A Blog concerning some things algebraic managed by students at The Park School of Buffalo.
Friday, January 21, 2011
Philosophy
Here, please post all of your philosophical thinking about mathematics. This has been a popular suggestion from our class and a philosophy thread is very necessary.
Is zero a special kind of number? using the phrase x=2x we can assume that it is a number and not a property that acts like a number. But the equation x=x^2 conflicts with this because there are two answers. Its place as a placeholder is also conflicted. We cannot also prove its existence because it only claims what is not there. Is it reliable? discuss!
Zero is just an odd number. Like Trevor said 0 has its own category, but the number is very debatable. Some people might argue that 0 is a whole number but other may argue that it has no value.
i believe that a number is the representation of a quantity of things, and that 0 is not a number because it doesnt represent a quantity. (i dont believe that nothing is a quantity). i believe that 0 is the starting place for the rest of the number line, both positive and negative. i also dont think its a number becaus its 1 away from 1 but doesnt have fractions of it. o_0
I wonder if there is any math behind braces? I think there could be a problem that we could do. If there was a gap between 2 teeth, braces would be put on the teeth. If the chain on the braces pulled the teeth together at a constant rate, and we knew that rate and the size of the distance between the two teeth, we could calculate how long it would take until there is no gap between the two teeth.
That's a good question Trevor and one with an answer I am sure. It is absolutely a RATE question but we would need to know if it is linear? You may easily track the progress of your braces by noting the the change over time.
Is zero a special kind of number? using the phrase x=2x we can assume that it is a number and not a property that acts like a number. But the equation x=x^2 conflicts with this because there are two answers. Its place as a placeholder is also conflicted. We cannot also prove its existence because it only claims what is not there. Is it reliable? discuss!
ReplyDeleteAccording to our current number system, zero has its' own category - a whole number.
ReplyDeleteWho 'created'the mumber system?
ReplyDeleteWas zero always included in this system,or did it come later?
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DISCUSS!
Zero is just an odd number. Like Trevor said 0 has its own category, but the number is very debatable. Some people might argue that 0 is a whole number but other may argue that it has no value.
ReplyDeleteThat's an interesting question Kendal. What does everybody else think? Does zero have no value or is it a whole number.
ReplyDeletei believe that a number is the representation of a quantity of things, and that 0 is not a number because it doesnt represent a quantity. (i dont believe that nothing is a quantity). i believe that 0 is the starting place for the rest of the number line, both positive and negative. i also dont think its a number becaus its 1 away from 1 but doesnt have fractions of it.
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I agree with Robert. Zero is known as a "place holder."
ReplyDeleteI wonder if there is any math behind braces? I think there could be a problem that we could do. If there was a gap between 2 teeth, braces would be put on the teeth. If the chain on the braces pulled the teeth together at a constant rate, and we knew that rate and the size of the distance between the two teeth, we could calculate how long it would take until there is no gap between the two teeth.
ReplyDeleteThat's a good question Trevor and one with an answer I am sure. It is absolutely a RATE question but we would need to know if it is linear? You may easily track the progress of your braces by noting the the change over time.
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