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Donald Duck in Mathemagic
I enjoyed watching the cartoon and learning new facts about what mathematics contributes to. I thought it was cool that music started by fractionating strings and using the different harmonies together years ago. Another thing I found interesting was all of the shapes that were brought to my attention in everyday life and nature. Even in art, such as the Mona Lisa. I was shocked about how music was discovered and how much it has impacted and benefitted our society. It is overwhelming thinking about how much difference math can make and has made. Presently, it keeps the order of everything that exists. Being able to visualize the different shapes that make up various figures was also pleasing. I liked that there was a different approach to show ways math contributes to everything. The example of the pool table when the fractions were lining up with the diamonds on the table so that Donald Duck could make accurate projections in order to sink his ball in one of the holes was intriguing. This video helped me realize how much mathematics and shapes are involved in our daily lives. They are in everything that exists. I thought it was very neat how different shapes were shown around different types of flowers and paintings were filled with basic shapes. I appreciated the variety of examples used to support the importance of numbers and shapes in everyday life and that it is related to Disney. I also loved how the narrator explains “only in the mind can we see infinity”. This video was fun to watch considering it involved math and Donald Duck from Disney. Donald Duck in Mathemagic land relates to Math120 In many ways. First, it is composed of numbers, shapes, proportions, fractions, and problem-solving. Donald also mimics the students in class because they are constantly discovering learning and solving new mathematical concepts. Ms. Kolva also explains real-world examples of where mathematical strategies can or will be used when teaching concepts to Math120 class as well. Another relation is zoom classes for Math120 and the private meetings Pythagoras used to have. Pythagoras used to gather in small groups to privately share mathematical ideas and our class does that on zoom. Through Zoom, only people who are invited or possess’ a private code has access to the online chat; just like members involved in Pythagoras’ private meetings. Donald Duck also sometimes has a hard time solving some proportions, problems, or equations as do students in Math120. Yet they both take any steps necessary to get closer to the solution and continuously attempt to solve the equation or problem. This film also relates to my field of study as well. Similar to Donald duck, I am metaphorically going on an unknown path attempting to solve all of the issues thrown at me and make everything makes sense. My field of study itself is unknown and it is general. There is a lot of analysis involved and my classes are diverse just like the variety of mathematical subjects in the video. Donald Duck and I are on a journey consisting of taking steps in order to problem solve and understand the material. We both actively analyze, measure, learn, make attempts, make mistakes, calculate strategies, and solve equations throughout different subject areas. Learning and problem solving are strong themes of the relation between my field of study and Donald Duck’s Mathemagic land. In addition, my field of study has many unpredicted outcomes, factors, and possibilities; such as concepts, equations, expressions, and proportions do. Shapes and numbers are also very repetitive in the video and my field of study. There are many strategies I will use to be successful in this field and Donald duck did the same in Mathemagic land. Importantly, this video relates to everyday life in various ways. Humanity cannot predict their future or path, similar to Donald Duck in this video. All we can both do is attempt to solve the problems we face and utilize mathematics for assistance. Using mathematics is beneficial and helps make things in life make sense together. Humanity also benefits from math entirely since it is severely relevant. We utilize math every day whether it be in a store, at home, or by operating technology put together by using numbers, formulas, and calculations. We benefited from music that derived from mathematical findings and live in houses proportionally put together amongst many others. Nature also possesses many mathematical features. Many kinds of flowers take symmetrical and asymmetrical forms and shapes. Calculated strategies are also used in games, sports fields, and many more. A massive amount of our world derives from mathematics and depends on it to make sense. Even our planet’s orbit, the telescope, and optical instruments such as glasses came from mathematics. It is heavily ingrained into our world, society and used as a functional system.
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