1. According to the text, measurement, time, and money are related in that each one uses numerical representations for concrete and abstract constructs required for general and workplace math literacy. 2. a. Tell the function of the specific unit. The teacher would say, “Yards tell how long something is. We use yards to measure objects that are about three or more feet long.” b. Illustrates the unit. The teacher would draw a yard length line on the board to show the students how long a yard actually
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The rhetoric refers to techniques to persuade the audience. When considering the rhetorical situation the first thing I consider is who is my audience? What does the audience already know? What does my audience care about? You have to find how I am going to communicate my message to the audience. Making sure that I convey a proper way to persuade the reader. After selecting a topic I need to think about specific questions I want to address in my research questions. I ask myself do I want my question
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In this module we are assigned to create an interactive project. It is quite hard to describe what exactly is needed to achieve something that is interactive. According to the Oxford dictionary (2015) something interactive can be defined in two ways, as following: “Allowing a two-way flow of information between a computer and a computer-user; responding to a user’s input:” “(Of two people of things) influencing each other” This is a very broad field with possibly infinite creations, which could
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All three of my tasks were selected from Teaching Fractions and Ratios for Understanding. The first task that I implemented with my small group was called Mr. Tall and Mr. Short, which was chosen as a way to develop and assess both Relative Thinking and Quantities and Change. In this problem, students are given measurements of two individuals in the unit of buttons, but only one of their measurements in the unit of paperclips. The problem is to find the other individuals measurement in paper clips
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Introduction Research is generally undertaken to assist in elaborating on and uncovering the complexities of real world problems. A problem statement was outlined and research questions were raised during the researcher’s literature review. This problem statement and research questions identified in the researchers literature review requires comprehensive and extensive research and analysis to facilitate the drawing of logical conclusions. The researcher’s literature review was based on addressing
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6.1) Comparison of three numbers Problem is of comparison of values among three values , a very simple problem. Here, the decision making process is done based on the value of the parameters a,b and c. The data types of all these variables are interger. 6.2) Binary search A binary search locates the position of an item in a sorted array. Binary search works by comparing an input value to the middle element of the array. The comparison determines whether the element equals the input, less than the
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BIM, which are the acronyms for Building Information Modelling can be described as a concept that makes up database that allows all building design to be present in one database. Due to this concept we are able to understand that the entire building cycle. BIM is the methodology that handles the facilitation of data that is integrated from numerous layouts; there is a combination of the data which forms the common operating picture for the entire lifecycle, financial and environmental assessment
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I have not been exposed to lot of computer science projects, only through class assignment. The hardest would be the 4th programming assignment I took in my second CS class. The objective was to write a while loop to convert numbers from decimals to any base less than 10 and a recursive function any base less than 10 to decimal in C++. For the first part of the assignment I wrote 2 different void functions to convert the decimal value to hexadecimal. I started by including my , and using namespace
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This unit comprises one of the heavier workloads as there is a graded exam in addition to the normally required discussion, programming, learning journal assignments and associated peer assessments. However, it is fortuitous that the Christmas holiday does not fall during this unit which should allow ample time to complete the required assignments. Foremost, I commenced this unit by opening my textbook and reading the required passages as assigned by the class professor. Consequently, the chapter
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Since I began the term at UoPeople this week is the most challenging week. I had too much on my plate: I had two graded quizzes to study for, I had a programming assignment and several writing assignments and weekly journals, including an assessment to complete. To be honest to I really give up because writing has always been a challenge to me before I enrolled at UoPeople. However I have been making some strides my writing skills since I enrolled here before these huge piles of assignments this
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