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Miami-Dade College

Reflections

      I hope you all enjoyed your week off at the beach, library, pool or mall.  Regardless of what you did, you should now be rested and ready to continue your pursuit of great things.   If you need additional support in ENC 1101, you may want to register for the Academic Support Lab located on the second floor of the library.   I will be on campus during Summer A, so if you need any assistance you can email me at mcueto@mdc.edu.   Enjoy your new term.  Best wishes always. Scroll down for class pictures and more.     Marlene Cueto

 

 

 

 

 

 

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COLLEGE PREP PROFESSOR MARLENE CUETO

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May 8, 2006, First Issue

PROFESSOR CUETO’S 2005-2 CLASSES

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 1st place Osmel Guzman  

 2nd place Abeer Abushehadeh  

 3rd place  Rachetta Harvey

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                                                             

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                                                       Osmel Guzman

                                                        ID# X65793705

                                                                             Telephone # (786)-412-6739

                                                                      Prep course # ENC0021

                                                                      Teacher, Marlene Cueto

                                                              Reference # 332097

 

 

Mathematics is one of the forces that makes it possible for people to make smarter choices. Ever since humans have existed, they have had to make choices, and math has always helped them choose the wisest ones. I myself use math every day in my life. I use it when it comes to my school, major, and money.

    First of all, I utilize math at school in many different subjects. To begin, I use it in physics to solve problems. I apply the uniform motion formula if I have a moving object at a constant speed, and I know the time and the rate, and I need the to find the velocity. I also employ math in physics by using the Ohm’s law, which states that if I multiply the resistance and the current, I’ll be able to get the voltage. Second, I apply math in economics. I use it to translate from one currency to a different type; I multiply the amount of money that I want to translate by the value of the currency that I want to convert it to. I employ math to estimate the gross domestic product of a nation, by multiplying all the final goods and service products in a year by the prices, and then adding them up to get the total value of the country’s production. Finally, I employ mathematics in nutrition. I use it to determine the amount of calories in a meal; I add the amount of energy in calories that each nutrient yields in the meal, and it will give me the total calories the meal has. I also use it to be able to know how much of a nutrient somebody can have daily.     

  Furthermore, my major is architecture, and as an architect I need math to do my daily work. First, I need math to create designs. I have to use the geometric formulas to compute the area of the different rooms in my designs. I have to use the slope formula to determine how oblique a surface needs to be. Similarly, I have to employ math to do estimates. I have to estimate the quantity of materials that the construction requires. I also have to estimate the construction time and cost. Last, I apply math in the construction process. Some times I have to convert measurements between the metric and the imperial system, and I do these conversions by multiplying or dividing. I also employ math to translate measurements from the design size to live size, and I do it by multiplying by the unit indicated in the design’s scale. 

     Moreover, I employ math to make wise choices when it comes to my finances. To begin, I use math to proliferate my monetary income. When I was seventeen years old, I started working at McDonald’s for five dollars and fifteen cents per hour. I calculated that with a security license, which cost two hundred dollars, my income would increase to eight dollars per hour, and in a month I would have the amount of money that I had invested back. Now, I’m getting a gun license to work as an armed security officer. The license is going to cost me approximately four hundred dollars, but it will increase my salary to twelve dollars per hour. Using math, I estimate that the cost of the license is going to be recovered in three weeks by the increase in my income. In addition, I use math to prevent myself from turning into a prodigal buyer. If there are two pair of shoes, one costs forty dollars and lasts two months, and the other one costs eighty dollars and lasts six months, I would buy the eighty dollar pair because it’s cheaper in the long run. I also apply math to know how much I can spend on goods that are not essential by adding the cost of all my necessary expenses and subtracting the total from my monthly monetary income. To conclude, I use math to keep track of the balance of my finances. I have to add and subtract all the transactions on my checking account to my checking book to know my current balance. I use math to subtract all the things that I buy from my monthly spending limit on my credit card, so I don’t go over my limit.

As I have shown math is inherent in my everyday life, as it keeps on popping up in the many different areas discussed earlier on. It is not only important but also essential for me to obtain the successful future I thrive for.

 

 

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Mathematics is one of the forces that makes it possible for people to make smarter choices. Ever since humans have existed, they have had to make choices, and math has always helped them choose the wisest ones. I myself use math every day in my life. I use it when it comes to my school, major, and money.

              First of all, I utilize math at school in many different subjects. To begin, I use it in physics to solve problems. I apply the uniform motion formula if I have a moving object at a constant speed, and I know the time and the rate, and I need the to find the velocity. I also employ math in physics by using the Ohm’s law, which states that if I multiply the resistance and the current, I’ll be able to get the voltage. Second, I apply math in economics. I use it to translate from one currency to a different type; I multiply the amount of money that I want to translate by the value of the currency that I want to convert it to. I employ math to estimate the gross domestic product of a nation, by multiplying all the final goods and service products in a year by the prices, and then adding them up to get the total value of the country’s production. Finally, I employ mathematics in nutrition. I use it to determine the amount of calories in a meal; I add the amount of energy in calories that each nutrient yields in the meal, and it will give me the total calories the meal has. I also use it to be able to know how much of a nutrient somebody can have daily.     

             Furthermore, my major is architecture, and as an architect I need math to do my daily work. First, I need math to create designs. I have to use the geometric formulas to compute the area of the different rooms in my designs. I have to use the slope formula to determine how oblique a surface needs to be. Similarly, I have to employ math to do estimates. I have to estimate the quantity of materials that the construction requires. I also have to estimate the construction time and cost. Last, I apply math in the construction process. Some times I have to convert measurements between the metric and the imperial system, and I do these conversions by multiplying or dividing. I also employ math to translate measurements from the design size to live size, and I do it by multiplying by the unit indicated in the design’s scale. 

              Moreover, I employ math to make wise choices when it comes to my finances. To begin, I use math to proliferate my monetary income. When I was seventeen years old, I started working at McDonald’s for five dollars and fifteen cents per hour. I calculated that with a security license, which cost two hundred dollars, my income would increase to eight dollars per hour, and in a month I would have the amount of money that I had invested back. Now, I’m getting a gun license to work as an armed security officer. The license is going to cost me approximately four hundred dollars, but it will increase my salary to twelve dollars per hour. Using math, I estimate that the cost of the license is going to be recovered in three weeks by the increase in my income. In addition, I use math to prevent myself from turning into a prodigal buyer. If there are two pair of shoes, one costs forty dollars and lasts two months, and the other one costs eighty dollars and lasts six months, I would buy the eighty dollar pair because it’s cheaper in the long run. I also apply math to know how much I can spend on goods that are not essential by adding the cost of all my necessary expenses and subtracting the total from my monthly monetary income. To conclude, I use math to keep track of the balance of my finances. I have to add and subtract all the transactions on my checking account to my checking book to know my current balance. I use math to subtract all the things that I buy from my monthly spending limit on my credit card, so I don’t go over my limit. 

As I have shown math is inherent in my everyday life, as it keeps on popping up in the many different areas discussed earlier on. It is not only important but also essential for me to obtain the successful future I thrive for.