Saturday, November 21, 2020

Assignment 1 Reflection

 Pythagorean Triples have been a favourite of mine for many years, since we learned about them in high school. It just seemed to be an incredibly simplistic solution. In high school, we didn't learn anything about the history of Pythagorean Triples though, so this was a cool opportunity to dive deeper. For example, I didn't know that Pythagorean Triples went as far back as Babylonia, this shows the depth and complexity that the Babylonians were able to accomplish, very impressive. It was discovered that the Babylonians knew a form of this theorem because it was found on a tablet and the numbers were so large that it stands to reason that trial and error could not have been used. It is a shame that one side of the tablet was cut off however, it would provide great context on how and why this tablet was used. Aside from the history of Pythagorean triples, this assignment was also a fantastic opportunity to put myself in the shoes of a teacher. I am one of the few non-teaching majors in the class so this experience likely taught me more than it did most of the other students. I was able to learn about a subject, then think about how it could be most effectively taught, which was a lot of fun for me. Being a finance major, excel is always my go-to-method, but this also made me think about how other students would want to solve the equations. Overall, working with my teammates on this assignment was an extremely fulfilling experience, and one I hope to have again (excited for assignment 2!). 

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