Math

Question 1

Peripheral knowledge in math?

Answer 1

Using what you already know to learn advanced knowledge

Question 2

Evolutionary knowledge in math?

Answer 2

Mathematics as an ongoing process that attempts to answer open questions and resolve unsettled issues

Question 3

Axiomatic knowledge in math

Answer 3

The building blocks of reasoning
- “The only constant is change”

Question 4

Logical knowledge in math?

Answer 4

using foundational knowledge, mathematical language, and reasoning to figure out “if” “then” questions

Question 5

Inferential knowledge in math?

Answer 5

Using certainties to make inferences about uncertainties

Question 6

Scope of math?

Answer 6

1. A symbolic rep of IRL allows info to be communicated over distance and time
2. Helps yield understanding
3. used for hard IRL probs

Question 7

Perspective in math?

Answer 7

Constructivist
- Math = constructed by humans, objects of math don’t exist independent of us
Platonist
- Math exists independent of humans

Question 8

Methods and tools in math?

Answer 8

1. Notation
2. Sets and mapping
3. Fractals
4. Algebra