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The most important that students needs to know is what is math all about?Math is essentially just applied logic. Students use their intelligence to come up with unique and increasingly efficient methods to solve some problem.Then why math is important? Math improves problem-solving skills, as students often run into roadblocks when solving problems and have to work to surpass them and avoid them in the future.
Here is the general student opinion of math at Palmer. Some students find math challenging and fail to see its relevance in their lives; however, Mr.Li works change this and makes math fun for students through contests and entertaining games. How do teacher engage students who dislike math? Mr.Li works toward making math fun for Palmer students through his use of fun games and activities related to math, not just note-taking. Mr.Li took number theory at UBC and loved it. He recommends that all students take number theory.
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Palmer certainly offers enough math courses to ensure that students always have a choice of what courses they wish to take, with AP courses as well. Palmer also participates in contests such as the Gauss, Pascal, and much more.What does math teach students outside of the curriculum? Outside the curriculum, Palmer's math program teach students how to manage their personal finances, such as taxes or grocery shopping, in the future.
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What is something that Palmer does better than other schools is Palmer puts heavy effort into preparing students for post-secondary mathematics courses that lead into programs such as engineering, accounting, or the sciences in general. The impacts of math are on the Palmer community, as well as society as a whole. Math builds the general IQ of communities through forcing logical thinking and problems solving; at Palmer in particular, Mr.Li notes that students that excel in math generally go on to be organized and intelligent students.
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