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Mathematics: All Classes: Wednesday 15.2.6: 1. period: TEST

The tables and chairs have been pushed apart today, because today is Test Day, oh yes.

Charlie is looking very pleased with himself as he hands out the test papers. Then he goes to sit down behind his desk and relax with some Sudoku puzzles.

(ooc: You have until Saturday to do the test, but please sign in today.
The Advanced pair will be given a more practical test ~~as soon as I can think one up~~, so just sign in today and make paper airplanes or something.)

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This is where you should take the opportunity to grab some coffee, people.

Cameron signs in, suspiciously wearing the clothes from last night.

Pippi signs in and grabs some coffee.

Walter signs in looking awfully chipper. He doesn't look like he needs coffee, nor does he take any.

Signs in.

Logan signed in and grabbed coffee.

Molly signed in and watched Cam with concern once she noticed his appearance.

Angela signs in.

Victor signs in and tries today's blend. Not bad.

Susan signs in.

Broots signed in. Coffee is love. And life.

Pip signs in and pours himself a cup of coffee. No sugar, no milk, stomach be damned. He had fallen asleep late last night on the couch with Maia and if he wanted to pass this thing he was going to need to wake up fast.

John sigs in and caffeinates himself.

Chloe signs in way late because she missed the part about signing in that day, woe.

Please define the following mathematical jargons:

aliter
if and only if
handwaving

Cameron stares at the terms. He should know this, but his brain won't work and coming to class was stupid. After fifteen minutes, he gets up and hands in a blank test.

Charlie's eyebrows went up when he saw the test, then he looked up at Cam. He took in Cam's appearance, then said, "So... Want to take that F or take a different test on Friday?"

It took a moment for the question to sink in, but Cameron nodded. "If that's possible, sir. Thank you," he said gratefully.

Charlie nodded back. "I think I can arrange it." He held up Cam's blank test. "I know you can do better than this."

"Thank you, sir." Cameron repeated. Normally he'd blush or look nervous at the compliment, but it seemed like he was too tired for that too.

"You're welcome. Now, go, get some more sleep." Charlie waved his Sudoku book at him. "Go."

"Yes, sir." Cameron said and followed orders. Even if he didn't really have a room to go sleep in right now.

Aliter (http://www.google.com/search?q=define%3A+aliter&start=0&start=0&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official) - "Doing something differently." is Pippi's answer.

If and only if (http://www.google.com/search?q=define%3A+if+and+only+if&start=0&start=0&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official) - "Exactly what it says." is Pippi's answer.

Handwaving (http://www.google.com/search?q=define%3Ahandwaving&start=0&start=0&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official) - "Hello." is Pippi's answer.

1. aliter: 'otherwise' or 'by another way.' Used to announce to the reader an alternative method, or proof of a result. In a proof it therefore flags a piece of reasoning that is superfluous from a logical point of view, but has some other interest.

2. if and only if: a connective between statements which means that the truth of either one of the statements requires the truth of the other. Thus, either both statements are true, or both are false.

3. handwaving: Used to describe arguments that are not mathematically rigorous. ~~Or when muns are too lazy to copy wiki to pass their exams like this mun was very close to being, hee!~~

Victor smiled as he read over the test. Two of the terms were ones that he'd already defined in class, and he remembered the last one. yeah, studying was good.

1) Aliter - Latin for "otherwise" or "by another way".

2) If and only if - Used to show that if a statement is true, then the statement that it's connected to has to be true as well. The same goes if one statement is false.

3) Handwaving - Term to describe using mathmatical arguments that aren't neccissarily fully thought out or proven.

1. Aliter- a way of indicating that an alternative method is being used.
2. If and only iff- indicates the two statesments rely on each other for their truth. Basically they're true only if the other one is true.
3.Handwaving-describes mathmatical statements that aren't completely prove or thought out. Probably comes from that movie where the guy changes people's minds by waving his hand.

Molly's test:

Aliter - a different way of doing something.

If and only if - one thing is conditional on another thing to be true or false.

Handwaving - used to let you know when someone is making a guess on how a result is reached [[OOC: Step 1: Collect underpants. Step 2: ... Step 3: Profit!]]

[[OOC: OMG! It's still Saturday... in Hawaii?]]

"Mathematics is the language with which God wrote the universe" - Galileo Galilei

Write an essay of 100-200 words using the above quote as inspiration.

There are scientists who say that rather than having less belief in God after learning more about the way the universe works, they in fact have a greater belief in God’s hand in the grand design and order of the universe.

It may be small things, like the geometrically precise steps one can see in a chambered nautilus’ shell, or bigger things like the fact that bees use advanced geometry to communicate to each other the precise direction of a patch of pollen-bearing flowers. Those are two things we might see as random, but which are in fact, ordered with a precision that is above our ability to comprehend.

Everything, except perhaps human~~ish~~ relationships, appears to be mathematically explicable. Even things that we might think are purely paranormal.

Walter finishes up and hands in his paper.

Ignoring the idea of any commentary on the actual existence of a God, or what language he would potentially speak, it's pretty hard to argue against the fact that mathematics plays a role in every aspect of life. It's kind of frightening to think about what the world would be like if there was no system of mathematics for everyone to use and agree on. Time, money, size, etc. would all become obsolete and useless without a simple mathematical system behind them. So, I suppose it could be said that the universe was written using mathematics, because it's the backbone for too many things to simply say that it's an important subject to know.

Everything can be broken down into a mathematical relationship, from atoms and molecules, to colors, to anything that can be perceived (moreso visual or audio than taste or smell).
Mathmatics is used to properly calibrate everyday things, such as combustibility of fluids and solids and to calculate trajectories. It can measure essential nutrients, amino acids, vitamins, proper digestive reactions and such, but it can’t pinpoint the line between life and death, or between brain and mind. Yet.

The fine line between human and not human has been blurred with implants and synthetic body parts, as well as more invasive cybernetic devices, but the basic humanness cannot be measured or quantified, only qualified.

Galileo wrote that mathematics was the language with which God wrote the universe. With what we have learned in this class, I have come to understand what he meant, though I'm still not sure that there's actually a God. But mathematics plays a role in almost every element of science and nature. For example, naturally-ocurring shapes such as snowflakes follow goeometric patterns. In addition, mathematics are very important to human culture as well. Without number systems, time, money and distances could not be thought about. For these reasons, I believe Galileo may have had a point.

The computers are free for tycoon playing, you know.

Susan eyes the computers with deep suspicion, and pulls out a trashy romance novel to read instead.

Broots sat at a computer, doing something hopefully legal.

Charlie is deeply focused on his puzzles, but he might catch your arm waving wildly in the air. Maybe.

Pippi asks Charlie how math would figure into robbing $250,000 from a bank over the weekend to bet it all on black in Vegas and replace the base $250,000 back in the back before anybody notices if one were to win. (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0286947/)

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