Geometry / Mr. Hansen
11/28/2008 [rev. 4/19/2010]

Name: _____________________________

Thirteen Fourteen Things to Learn for a Lifetime

 

First Semester

1.

What is mathematics?

2.

Explain induction and deduction.

3.

Remember the X (explain forward and backward chaining).

4.

Remember the bamboo!

 

 

 

Second Semester

5.

Prove that the angles of any triangle add up to 180°.

6.

Bad news . . .

7.

Courage . . .

8.

What is the purpose of a high school education?

9.

What is the purpose of education in general?

10.

What is meant by a scientific theory?

11.

Define one of the following terms (your choice): chaos, miracle, causation, solution, locus.

12.

Explain the concept of formulas. Use the words parameter and parameterized in your explanation.

13.

Convert $1 billion to human terms (i.e., per person in the U.S.). Do the same for $20 billion, $700 billion, etc. Speed is required: no more than 3 seconds per computation.

14.

Flow!