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Exploring the Essence of Mathematics: A Journey with David Lofte

Join David Lofte in his engaging general education mathematics course, where you’ll explore the various definitions and philosophies of mathematics. With a rich background in mathematics, having earned his degrees from Sonoma State University and pursued further studies, David combines academic expertise with personal passion. Participate in group discussions to define mathematics, debunk common myths, and discover its beauty beyond calculations. Get ready to appreciate mathematics as a science that reveals order in the chaos of our world.

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Exploring the Essence of Mathematics: A Journey with David Lofte

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  1. Welcome to Mathematics for General Education with David Lofte

  2. Dave Lofte • I was a student at Hartnell from 1999 to 2006! • Majored in Mathematics at Sonoma State University.  I graduated in 2008 • I Received my Masters in Mathematics in 2010, I kept studying for another year before moving back to Salinas

  3. There was Hockey at DU

  4. Outside of School...    I have a family. • I am Married to Leanna Lofte, she is also teaches at Hartnell. • I have a 2 1/2 year old daughter

  5. and a brand new baby!

  6. I like Surfing

  7. I enjoy Drinking Beer, er Sampling Beer.

  8. Video Gamesare fun.

  9. Things that need doing! Syllabus Survey Attendance

  10. What is Mathematics? • Break into groups of 3-4 and come up with a definition or your best description of what mathematics is.

  11. What is mathematics? •  "A mathematician is a blind man in a dark room looking for a black hat which isn't there,“ Darwin • "Mathematics is the subject in which one never knows what he is talking about nor if what he says is true” Russell

  12. What is mathematics? • "Mathematics is the science of saving thought“ • "Mathematics is persistent intellectual honesty” • “Mathematics is intellectual adventuring” Lofte

  13. What is mathematics? • "The mathematician studies numbers and geometric forms“ Renyi • "mathematics is arithmetic, music, geometry and astronomy“ • "There are now at least five distinct sources of mathematical ideas.  They are number, shape, arrangement, movement, and chance.“ Stewart

  14. What is mathematics? •  "the study of mental objects with reproducible properties is called mathematics.“ Davis • Mathematical haiku: "Fire and Ice, Strange anomaly, The flame of intuition, Frozen in rigor.“ O’Brian •  "Mathematics combines two opposites, exactitude and freedom.“ Nevanlinna

  15. What is mathematics? • "But the supreme value of mathematics, insofar as understanding the world about us is concerned, is that it reveals order and law where mere observation shows chaos.“ Kline •  "Mathematics provides the dies by which science is formed, and mathematics is the essence of our best scientific theories.“ Kline

  16. Math myths • Mathematics is only Algebra, Calculus and Differential Equations. • Math is all figured out! • Only guys are good at math. • Some people just aren’t good at math. • Only Genius’s are good at math! • MATH IS NOT CREATIVE.

  17. Homework • Comment somewhere on my website.

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