Welcome to Prefrosh Math Class

What Math Number are you?1 – Confident; sure thing2 – Ok, average 3 – I don’t like it, but I can probably do it4 – I struggle no matter how many times I try

1. Introduce myself with a handshake2. Walk into a room of strangers3. Walk into a room of Jesuit seniors4. Make my parents proud of me5. Write a quality paper6. Follow directions7. Take a math test8. Ask a question in math class9. Solve a mathematical equation10. Explain a mathematical equation

Arthur Benjamin: Math is Beautiful

Arthur Benjamin: Sequence of numbers

Scavenger Hunt!•Each day we will go on at least one scavenger hunt which will indicate the beginning of your break.

•Your goal is to try and find the location given the clues from Mrs. Matta

•If you find the correct location, you will find a sheet of stickers, make sure you put the sticker on your paper and answer the question!

•Each sticker and correct answer will receive 1 bonus point towards your final average!

The clue of the day is….Locate Mrs. Mattacchione’s math office. How many windows are in the office?

Conrad Wolfram: Today’s Math Class

Mathematics VocabularyTypes of math elements:

• Prime vs Composite numbers• Rational vs Irrational numbers• Real vs Imaginary numbers• Positive vs Negative vs Neutral numbers• Natural vs Whole numbers• Variable vs Constant

Math verbs:

• Add, multiply, exponents, parenthesis• Subtract, divide, order of operation

• Functions

Prime verses Composite NumberDefinitions:

Prime – An integer greater than one is called a prime number if and only if its only positive divisors ( factors) are one and itself.

Why: One is not a prime number by this definition but also because of the purpose of primes. Euclid needed to know when an integer n factored into a product of smaller integers, hence he was interested in those numbers which did not factor. Two is the only prime even number

Source cited: http://primes.utm.edu/notes/faq/one.html

Inspiration or Interesting Article: Adam Spencer: Why I fell in love with monster prime numbers

Interesting Fact: The Fundamental Theorem of Arithmetic: Every positive integer greater than one can be written uniquely as a product of primes, with the prime factors in the product written in order of nondecreasing size.

Source cited: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/composite+number

Prime verses Composite NumberDefinitions:

Composite – An integer greater than one is called a composite number if and only if the number can be divided by at least one other integer besides itself and one without leaving a remainder.

Example to compare and contrast prime vs. composite number:

3 is a prime number because its factors are only 3 x 1 and nothing else24 is a composite number because its factors are 1 x 24; 2 x 12; 3 x 8; 4 x 6 which has more factors than just 1 x itself.

Study tonight: •Math vocabulary•Make a list of your daily routine rounded to the nearest ten minutes.

Mathematics Vocabulary

Types of math elements:

• Prime vs Composite numbers• Rational vs Irrational numbers• Real vs Imaginary numbers• Positive vs Negative vs Neutral numbers• Natural vs Whole numbers• Variable vs Constant

Math verbs:

• Add, multiply, exponents, parenthesis• Subtract, divide, order of operation

• Functions