Saturday, October 27, 2012
Unknown
My mind is turning into scrambled eggs!
What is x and y to the power of three?
Whole numbers, mixed numbers and absolute,
exponents, integers and factoring trees.
Terms, expressions and what is the root?
It all sounds like Greek to me.
I must write a poem for another class.
I’m running out of time much too fast.
So I’ll talk about digits and my reaction,
while I attempt to work these equations.
Mixed operations in an expression
must be done in the following manner.
Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally,
to help me remember the proper order.
Parentheses, exponents, multiplication,
addition or subtraction,
that is the order of proper action
for solving math, numbers and fractions.
With fractions when I multiply
it is best to quickly simplify,
the denominators remain...
Saturday, October 27, 2012
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Problem Solved!--Another Mathematical Success Story!
Jokes for Mathematics Teachers
A Priest, Rabbi and a Mathematician were waiting patiently on stage to be decapitated.
The priest put his head in the slot and the executioner pulled the lever; the guillotine blade came speeding down the track and stopped just a few inches above the priest neck. The priest proclaimed that God had intervened and saved him from execution; the executioner had to agree and let him go.
The mathematician had a disbelieving, puzzled, look on his face.
Next the Rabbi put his head in the slot, the executioner pulled the lever and the blade came speeding down the track and stopped a few inches above the Rabbi's neck. The executioner agreed that God had intervened again and saved the Rabbi also.
The Mathematician, more troubled than ever, put his head in the...
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Paspor
Setiap saat mulai perkuliahan, saya selalu bertanya kepada mahasiswa berapa orang yang sudah memiliki pasport.rus memiliki “surat ijin memasuki dunia global”. Tanpa pasport manusia akan kesepian, cupet, terkurung dalam kesempitan, menjadi pemimpin yang steril. Dua minggu kemudian, mahasiswa sudah bisa berbangga karena punya pasport.
Setelah itu mereka bertanya lagi, untuk apa pasport ini? Saya katakan, pergilah keluar negeri yang tak berbahasa Melayu. Tidak boleh ke Malaysia, Singapura, Timor Leste atau
Brunei Darussalam. Pergilah sejauh yang mampu dan bisa dijangkau.
“Uang untuk beli tiketnya bagaimana, pak?”
Saya katakan saya tidak tahu. Dalam hidup ini, setahu saya hanya orang bodohlah yang selalu memulai pertanyaan hidup, apalagi memulai misi kehidupan dan tujuannya dari...
Impome 2012
Impome in 2012 had begun with selection process from the committee since in October 2011. After selection on the bundle of requirements for students from many universities, the students who pass this part would be followed the next selection. The next selection in this program is an interview with the committee. Finally, the committee got 30 names of the candidates who have gotten this scholarship. 30 students would be divided into 2 universities, at Unsri and Unesa. In July 2012, The committee at Unsri and Unesa invited all students who had accepted in this program to meet with a lecture from Utrecht University in the Netherlands. He is Marteen...
Monday, October 22, 2012
Pertemuan Perdana Mata Kuliah Problem Solving
Pertemuan perdana mahasiswa program study Impome 2012 FKIP Unsri pada mata kuliah Problem Solving dengan pengampu Dr. Yusuf Hartono atau biasa dipanggil dengan Bapak Ucup, beliau menyampaikan beberapa hal pembuka terkait mata kuliah tersebut dengan pendekatan PMRI. Mulai dari penyampaian mengenai pembelajaran matematika pada umumnya saat ini di sekolah, tentang matematika dan materi problem solving yang akan diajarkan beliau kepada mahasiswa nantinya. Di dalam pendidikan ada beberapa hal yang perlu dimodifikasi sehingga memberikan suatu hasil yang maksimal di dalam proses mengajar dan pembelajaran matematika.
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IMPOME
The Information About Impome
I know that some of you will ask about Impome, “what is Impome?”. I got information about Impome from students who have gotten education about Impome and from weblog which I read. In my blog here and In the following text below, I will make several explanations about Impome. Impome stands for International Master Program on Mathematics Education. Impome’s program is cooperation among Freudenthal Institute of Utrecht University in the Netherlands, Surabaya State University (Unesa) in Surabaya and Sriwijaya University (Unsri) in Palembang. This program gives an opportunity as a education scholarship for the lecturers or the Candidates of New Academic Staff or many people always call this requirement when they apply this scholarship with Calon Tenaga Akademik Baru...
Saturday, October 20, 2012
Master Scholarships, Chulabhorn Graduate Institute & ASEAN Foundation, Thailand
The ASEAN Foundation and the Chulabhorn Graduate Institute opens the next batch of Chulabhorn Graduate Institute - ASEAN Foundation Joint Post-graduate Scholarship Programme in Science and Technology for academic year 2013.
The ASEAN Foundation and the Chulabhorn Graduate Institute (CGI) signed a Memorandum of Agreement to develop high quality human resources within ASEAN Member States through the offering of the Chulabhorn Graduate Institute – ASEAN Foundation Post-graduate Scholarship Programme in Science and Technology.
A number of scholarships will be awarded to ASEAN nationals (except Thai nationals) to undertake master’s degree studies in various fields in science and technology. The scholarship will cover tuition and other academic fees, round trip airfare, accommodation allowance,...
