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 * A. Record here 3 Math Questions raised in class that interest you. Then under each write your answer/s and reflect on your process for expanding your knowledge in that area.**

At its closest point, known as the perihelion, the Moon is only 363,104 km (225,622 miles). And at its most distant point, called aphelion, the Moon gets to a distance of 406,696 km (252,088 miles).
 * Q1.Does the distance of the moon and earth change overtime? **


 * Q2.How many moons would fit inside of earth? **
 * The moon could fit in our Earth approximately 30 times! **


 *  As many things as I have read so far, ideally, up to 49 moons could fit if divided mathematically. However, due to the spherical shape, we have to allow for empty space between the spheres inside the Earth. So the number would be considerably lower. This is the only answer I can find that says approximately 30 times. It's rather misleading. **

The largest crater Tycho is 85 km's in diameter, named after the Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe (1546-1601)
 * Q3.What is the diameter of the largest crater on the moon that can be seen on earth by the naked eye? **

 " Short answer: too many to count. Approximately 300,000 craters (with diameters down to 1 km) are visible from ground based telescopes; high-definition photographs from lunar probes reveal millions of craters; extreme close-ups show countless microscopic craters.  There are estimated to be roughly 300,000 craters wider than 1 km on the Moon's near side alone.  Well, that no-one will ever know my friend. But a good estimate would be around 5000-10,000!"
 * Q4**. How many craters are there in the moon?

**Q5**. What is the Escape Velocity of the moon?  Escape velocity is the speed of zero (addition of kinetic energy and gravitational potential energy)

 2.38 km/s

Approximately 1km/s
 * Q6**. What is the velocity of the moon?

Mars is nearly 500 times smaller looking than the Moon! Although the Moon is actually about half the diameter of Mars, the Moon appears a lot bigger because the Moon is much closer to us than Mars
 * Q7**. What is the size of the moon compare to other moons?


 * "Instead of having "answers" on a math test, they should just call them 'impressions", and if you got a different "impression", so what, cant' we all be brothers?| Jack Handy 1949-**

Handy through this quote expresses that we shouldn't really always get the answers, and just prove our selfs to an answer that we believe in, these crete differnt impressions that make the world somewhat interesting. This is why many math equations that have to be proved have many ways to be proved correctly.


 * "Mathematics is neither physical nor mental, it's social." Reuben Hersh, 1927**

I agree with Hersh, that Math is very social for the fact that much debate over the subject occurs. It brings people tohgether to disccuss and understand equations, to add on to an understanding are shortcuts in mathematics that are taught from person to person.


 * To speak freely, I am convinced that it (mathematics) is a more powerful instrument of knowledge than any other..." Rene Descaret, 1596-16**

Rene is trying to explain how math is powerful into creating what we understand things around us. Math is powerful in the way it is used to understand the basics, to the more complex of understanding the world we live in. Every job involves math, whether a mathematician to just even being a writer or reader, for example the splitting of chapters, and placing page numbers in every novel. For example how we discovered that the moon is a sphere, and the inventions and ground breaking discoveries made throughout history.

Math helps me understand the world  Math is probably one of the most important subjects that are needed throughout life. However, it depends on what one will excel in the future, how much math is needed for a certain major. However we all need at least the basics of math to help us understand the world. Simple lines can be math; example of these are lines that separate the left and right on road, also lines used in maps to determine countries, even though using lines is not calculating deeply to figure them out, people still have to remember to keep in between the lines when driving, and also be able to identify the border lines that are drawn. Other basics are the metric systems like meter, kilometer, Mile, Celsius, Fahrenheit etc.. For example kilometers in a car the indicator tells how fast we are going, and also signs on a highway tell us how far we are. Knowing this determination of numbers helps one understand distance, and speed of something, usually one would only identify when shown. However determining these takes a higher level of math, but once this is done they help people who understand the basics of math understanding distance and speed. Another major metric systems used by all is temperature, Celsius and Fahrenheit, this helps to actually determine how cold or hot something, whether one needs a jacket or not. Letter about Mathematician

Dear unknown Friend,

I’m writing and informing you about a quick-witted mathematician, I am writing this through a class of intensive understanding of Theory Of Knowledge; an example of a task in this class is where we write letters to people about mathematicians. This task however helps us to give us not only an understanding of a mathematician, but also an understanding of writing a short genuine bold essay. Anyways, the mathematician I choose to write on is Blaise Pascal, he had simplified math to a great extent through the use of Pascal’s triangle. Since personally in my math class I have looked into the Pascal triangle, his name appealed to me. Pascal shows his precociousness and excelled in a great deal of mathematics only when he was 16, making him already appealing to French mathematicians. However continuing through his life he continued to be a great mathematician, and in 1655, at the age 42 he had collected results on the triangle from records and had used it to solve problems. This had caused him to get the theory names after him. Questions that raise up to me are what about others who discovered the Pascal’s triangle, why didn’t they continue and solve problems? Also how Pascal at such a young age, what influenced him? I used three different websites to understand this mathematician Wikipedia, a kids site for simple version called Fact monster and finally saint Andrews university site.

Sincerely

Rami Itani
 * Why is it that mathematics is considered to be of different value in different cultures? **

**Statement:** · Industrial cities of the past have shown to have needed math for development. o Examples: In Stalin’s Regime society had been forced to value math and sciences, this was because of the great industrial growth that he planned for nation. So in schools during the regime had heavily taught Mathematical skills and did not focus greatly on subjects like English, and History.

· Math for a African or Arab nomad or for a European farmer in the countryside may not value math as much as places where industry is heavily used for development. o Example: A African or Arab nomads, will follow a tribe around building small huts as an abode temporarily in different places, they do not have the knowledge or time to create a geometric blue print for a hut, there goal is just find good land and new livestock in the new inhibited area. o Example: AEuropean Farmer in countryside would probably use more math than nomads, for the reason that some industrial technology is introduced for easier farming, this is where knowledge to know how to use these technologies is needed.

· Countries with a good economy must be doing well under marketing, which include industry. This shows that many cultures who would value math more, will have better economy because they are able to do well industrially in producing products, selling, trading etc.. o Example: China today is shown to be becoming a super power economically, this may because they value math greatly in the country. This also shown between American and European mathematicians where the Chinese have shown to excess against them. o This can be proven by just looking around the room seeing that most of what we use everyday is made in China, including this laptop which says ‘designed in California. Assembled in China,’ this means that even the apple company that is not based in China surely still profits in creating the products. This shows how industry is heavily used in the area, and trading helps for these industries to grow. What countries have in the past shown to Value math, and also show a good economy like china? Research: Is being a farmer included into heavy industry where math is used heavily?
 * Questions that can be raised: ** Research, Logic: