Final Course Reflection

Overall, this course was a great refresher to all the business courses I am usually enrolled in. It was eye-opening to be able to relay all this profound information to my peers and family members and teaching them about where all the important mathematical concepts came from (they might have enjoyed this course as much as I did from the sidelines haha). 

I honestly had no idea that ancient civilisations such as the Egyptians and Babylonians were the main leaders in groundbreaking theories and proofs. The fact that the Babylonians used a base of 60 was the main shock to me as I had no idea how to interpret their system into the base 10 that we use today. Another one of my favourite readings was the "Is Pythagoras Chinese" reading as it showed how in both Asian and Western cultures, they were coming up with the same ideologies and proofs but by using different methodologies of both teaching and solving. That reading also opened up my understanding of the different language barriers there might have been between different cultures. Therefore when we learnt about Arabic and Indian mathematicians and how their work was translated into different languages and then spread to Europe when translated into Latin was interesting to see. It definitely shocked me to see how even without technology back in those days, news and knowledge were also able to spread worldwide for all to learn and understand. 

I really enjoyed how we were all able to share our own research and content with the rest of the class and have it all archived for future reference if ever needed. Before this class, I had always dismissed the idea of becoming a teacher in my specific field, however after all the provoking lessons by everyone and seeing how creative teaching can be, I have definitely changed my mind. Thank you for such an engaging and well thought out course that opened my eyes to the rich history behind mathematics! 

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  1. Susan GerofskyJanuary 12, 2021 at 3:46 PM

    Thank you for your thoughtful comments, Margot. So glad you enjoyed the course -- and shared it with friends and family!

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