“THE ORIGINS OF MATHEMATICS”

T. HARRISOCTOBER 20148th Grade Math

SIOP

• INTEGRATING HISTORY CONTENT INTO MATH.• SHOWING THE FOUNDATION OF

MATHEMATICAL CONCEPTS• EXPLAINING HOW THE WESTERN CULTURE

INFLUENCED THE EUROPEAN CULTURE• INTEGRATING RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY

INTO MATH.

OBJECTIVE:

• TO WRITE A ONE-PAGE REPORT ABOUT THE HISTORY OF MATHEMATICS

• WHO DISCOVERED IT & HOW ANCIENT TOOLS INFLUENCE US TODAY?

• WHY IS MATH SO IMPORTANT IN EVERYDAY LIFE?

History of Math

• Read p. A4 and A5• Answer the Essential Questions in your one-

page report.• Tell who, when, and how mathematics was

invented.• List the topics discussed in “The Nine Chapters

of Mathematical Art.”

My Passport

• Tamra Harris• 1325 Red Banks Rd• Greenville, NC 27834• Female• Height: 5’5”• Weight: 165 lbs• Age: 22

State/Country

Places I have visited:

• Nassau, Bahamas • Kingston, Jamaica

Places I would visit:

• Top 5 countries• Historical towns/cities• Museums• Famous restaurants/hotels• National parks• Landmarks• Tourist locations

FORBIDDEN CITY• Lying at the city center and called Gu Gong in Chinese, it

was the imperial palace for twenty-four emperors during the Ming and Qing dynasties. It was first built throughout 14 years during the reign of Emperor Chengzu in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). Ancient Chinese Astronomers believed that the Purple Star (Polaris) was in the center of heaven and the Heavenly Emperor lived in the Purple Palace. The Palace for the emperor on earth was so called the Purple City. It was forbidden to enter without special permission of the emperor. Hence its name 'The Purple Forbidden City', usually 'The Forbidden City'.

FORBIDDEN CITY

GREAT WALL

TERRACOTTA WARRIORS

• The 1974 discovery of buried vaults at Xi'an filled with thousands of terra cotta warriors stunned the world.

KARST MOUNTAINS IN YANGSHUO

HANGZHOU “PARADISE ON EARTH”• Considered one of China's seven ancient capital

cities, Hangzhou was founded was during the Sui Dynasty, which lasted from 581 to 618. The city walls were constructed at this time and the city was linked to Beijing via the longest man-made waterway ever constructed, the Grand Canal.

HANGZHOU “PARADISE ON EARTH”

WEST LAKE

THE BUND, SHANGHAI

GIANT PANDA & CHENGDU

SILK ROAD

• The Silk Road is a historically important international trade route between China and the Mediterranean. Because silk comprised a large proportion of trade along this road, in 1877, it was named 'the Silk Road' by Ferdinand von Richthofen, an eminent German geographer.

SILK ROAD

REFERENCES:

• WWW.BIGIDEASMATH.COM• WWW.GOCHINA.ABOUT.COM• http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-

archaeology/On-the-March-Terra-Cotta-Soldiers.html#ixzz2gV3wFm3n Follow us: @SmithsonianMag on Twitter

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Rose_Hall_view_Jamaica_Photo_D_Ramey_Logan.jpg