Prompt: Describe your response to the quote: "The true spirit of delight...is to be found in mathematics as surely as in poetry." - Bertrand Russell.
* It says it will be used to get a clearer insight of my interest in mathematics.
"The true spirit of delight... is to be found in mathematics as surely as poetry." (Bertrand Russell). What would my response be? I would say the quote means that there is a happiness to be found in mathematics. Not only that but I would agree with Bertrand Russell's quote. Above all, I feel like this quote relates to me, describing exactly how I feel with math.
The quote means that a person can find happiness in math like one would a poem. A poet, for example, can read a line of the poem and understands what it represents. In the same way, a mathematician can read an equation and figure out what it means. In simple terms, it expresses that a person can love math just like a person can love poetry. The quote tries to explain the sense of challenge when the equation is presented to me, a sense of excitement while solving, a sense of achievement I feel when I found the answer. The quote explains the is a true state of euphoria in math.
Secondly, I agree with Bertrand Russell's quote. People can enjoy learning about certain subjects because it is interesting to them, it is an idea or concept that makes sense to them, or because they are just born with the talent of succeeding in the subject. Another reason I agree with his quote is because there is a teacher at South Granville High School who demonstrates this every day. The effort he gives and how he makes students apply it to different concepts shows that he really enjoys math. I am one of few, who would actually prefer him as my math teacher and accept the challenge.
Finally, I feel that this quote strongly applies to me because I enjoy understanding why a formula works, knowing there is a definite answer that can be proven, and the feeling it gives me when I find it. For example, I came after school and asked about the Pythagorean Theorm. And the feeling it gives to know what to do in such a pattern and knowing that it works makes me feel accomplished. So like the quotes implies, it is not something taught or learned, but it is a natural enjoyment of learning mathematics.
"The true spirit of delight... is to be found in mathematics as surely as poetry." (Bertrand Russell). This quote for the most part means that some people find happiness in mathematics. I completely agree wit Bertrand Russell. With all of this in mind, I feel that this quote can definitely be applied to me. Last but not least, I am supposed to make one last impacting sentence. This took me about nine hours to get what feelings and expressions I had onto this one paper, so it's clear to see I have some serious interest in mathematics.
* It says it will be used to get a clearer insight of my interest in mathematics.
"The true spirit of delight... is to be found in mathematics as surely as poetry." (Bertrand Russell). What would my response be? I would say the quote means that there is a happiness to be found in mathematics. Not only that but I would agree with Bertrand Russell's quote. Above all, I feel like this quote relates to me, describing exactly how I feel with math.
The quote means that a person can find happiness in math like one would a poem. A poet, for example, can read a line of the poem and understands what it represents. In the same way, a mathematician can read an equation and figure out what it means. In simple terms, it expresses that a person can love math just like a person can love poetry. The quote tries to explain the sense of challenge when the equation is presented to me, a sense of excitement while solving, a sense of achievement I feel when I found the answer. The quote explains the is a true state of euphoria in math.
Secondly, I agree with Bertrand Russell's quote. People can enjoy learning about certain subjects because it is interesting to them, it is an idea or concept that makes sense to them, or because they are just born with the talent of succeeding in the subject. Another reason I agree with his quote is because there is a teacher at South Granville High School who demonstrates this every day. The effort he gives and how he makes students apply it to different concepts shows that he really enjoys math. I am one of few, who would actually prefer him as my math teacher and accept the challenge.
Finally, I feel that this quote strongly applies to me because I enjoy understanding why a formula works, knowing there is a definite answer that can be proven, and the feeling it gives me when I find it. For example, I came after school and asked about the Pythagorean Theorm. And the feeling it gives to know what to do in such a pattern and knowing that it works makes me feel accomplished. So like the quotes implies, it is not something taught or learned, but it is a natural enjoyment of learning mathematics.
"The true spirit of delight... is to be found in mathematics as surely as poetry." (Bertrand Russell). This quote for the most part means that some people find happiness in mathematics. I completely agree wit Bertrand Russell. With all of this in mind, I feel that this quote can definitely be applied to me. Last but not least, I am supposed to make one last impacting sentence. This took me about nine hours to get what feelings and expressions I had onto this one paper, so it's clear to see I have some serious interest in mathematics.