Math Blog QQC Due 2/21/12

"Better fitness was correlated with higher IQs, even among identical twins"

How much can I change after exercising?

With each article I read related to this, I see a very strong need to work out. I'll keep this in mind for the future, and I plan to work out more during my college years.

Math Blog QQC due 11/4/11

"Although we could now write numbers down and say them concisely, we had not thought of everything. Or to be more precise, we had not thought of nothing. Zero had not been invented -- and that was a big problem."

What would happen if the number system was changed back when it was being first created to not have the same words or symbols that reflect or numerical system?

It is interesting to know when numbers were created. Sometimes I've wonder on things such as this. Almost like asking "how was bread first discovered?" It is good to have background knowledge and knowing how our number system came to be!

Math Blog QQC due 10/12/11

"You know, just about every sport is in some sense a ream sport. No one does it alone"

How should I change in order to develop more of a growth mindset instead of a fixed mindset?

I really enjoyed reading this article. I had seen the movie "Moneyball" before hand, and had heard of Beane's struggles. Hearing about the two opposing mindsets helped me to recognize why certain things went on in the sports I was in. Also now I can look at other aspects of life and ponder one whether I could tackle a problem with a growth mindset at all.

Math Blog QQC due 6/17/11

"This was the first American-discovered planet, and no one was going to be distracted by the thought that it was really just a distant icy dot. It was named Pluto at least partly because the first two letters made a monogram from Lowell's initials. Lowell was posthumously hailed everywhere as a genius of the first order, and Tombaugh was largely forgotten, except among planetary astronomers, who tend to revere him."

Why do people have to be so ignorant and not realize the true founder of discoverer of a discovery?

It amazes me how one person manages to discover something important and if they aren't fast enough to take the responsibility for it they can be forgotten. Dropped like they did not exist, I wonder how these inventors and discoverers react when they are ignored or left not to be acknowledged.

Math QQC Due 6.10.11

"How do they know what goes on inside an atom? And how, come to that- or perhaps above all-can scientists so often seem to know nearly everything but then still can't predict an earthquake"

How much of what we know will be applicable in future years?

It is a vastly interesting point of view, that everything we hold to be true is actually undetermined. We hold certain "truths" but we cannot entirely tell whether or not they are real. Most things are theoretical, and with science, certain theories could be proven wrong later down the line.

Math Blog Test

This post is labeled with a tag called "math", this is to help others locate the specific math part of my school blog.

Semester 2 Blog 12

Dear Obama,
regarding the events happening in the Middle East and North Africa, it is strongly suggested that you should consider instituting the Marshall Law in these countries. The Marshall Law, if used effectively, could "combat poverty and disease and allow the continent access to markets in the industrialised world". There is an opportunity for the US instituting the Marshall Law in these countries besides the growth of those countries. We can build a trade relationship with countries such as Libya, and Afghanistan. As it is, there are forces that dislike our occupation in such countries, but if we were to build up the countries, and help them prosper and become independent, then they could become mutually allied with us, or at least not against us. This would take a load off of debt that has been growing due to the war in Afghanistan and our efforts in Libya. Gordon Brown, the British Treasury Chief Gordon Brown has suggested some movements to instituting the Marshall Law. I like his idea of erasing debt, "Brown proposed erasing all the debts African nations owe to multilateral institutions like the World Bank, the African Development Bank and the International Monetary Fund." If we were to do this, erase the debt off the slate and allow those countries to grow and develop, then they could eventually assist us in efforts in the future such as stopping terrorism and keeping UN law enforced.
This quote sums up my feelings about the Marshall Law to be used in the 21st century,
"'A new Marshall plan should enable us to improve economic relations and development, but also improve security in the region. We cannot open a channel for a huge influx of desperate persons coming to Europe. We call for a new plan for the European Investment Bank to invest in the region, as was done by the EU to improve stability in the Western Balkans back in the 90s', said Franco Frattini, on behalf of the PA-UfM's Italian rotating Presidency."

I hope that you consider these actions.
Thank you for your time Mr. President,
Sincerely,
Tomas Pena