Rabu, 25 Maret 2009
Some Great Vidoes
Last Thursday I got many experiences again from the videos that played by my English Lecturer, Mr. Marsigit. He played six videos that very interesting. But, I think either my ears or the speakers are not good enough. So that, there were just a little information that I can review from that day. But it doesn’t matter because from that little information I caught, I could get a lot knowledge. Here are some of the reviews.The first video was titled as Dead Poets Society. I do not really know the meaning of the title and the relation between the video itself. However, there, a lecturer said to their students who were waiting to look for something more than an hour. Then, the lecturer said that they had to look at things in different way. He asked them to stand up in front of the class one by one. Then he said that if they had to know something they had to try. They had to try to find their own voices. Some sentences from the lecturer gave me a new paradigm. In my life, I usually look at things in the same way how people around look at them. There is no different idea to look in other ways. Therefore, when some problems come, I just solve it by some solving problems that have been there before. However, after I listened from the video I am aware that what I have done is just followed others and there is no creativity there. Therefore, I would like to change my mind, to start new things, and do better by looking at things in different way. I think those sentences said by the lecturer in this video were very great.The second one showed a young boy that became a motivator in a stage. He was about ten years old and I think it is very unpredictable when a child in that year can speak up in front of many people. He gave many spirit words, but the most important word that I could catch is that he can be anything, do anything, and dream anything because he always believes himself. In addition, the third was about a song by two boys which one of the lyrics is a question. Moreover, the question is what you know about Math. They said about some subjects in Math like trigonometry, integration, etc. It showed to me that there are many things in Math that I have not known yet. Even, I have been familiar with them. However, in fact there are so many things that I should learn more. The fourth, fifth and sixth videos will be showed in another posting.
Rabu, 18 Maret 2009
My Reflection in Learning Mathematics
My Reflection in Learning Mathematics
Last Thursday, 12th of March, I had a surprised English test from Mr. Marsigit. That was really difficult for me to remember some familiar words in Mathematics but they were missing from my mind. It was really funny to be thought, because I usually use those Indonesian words in my class, Mathematics Education but what a shame am I when I didn’t know the English words.
I know that I would never be a perfect person, but I am aware in that day, that there were a lot of things that should be known. And from Mr. Marsigit, I can study a lot and learn how to improve my knowledge. For example through posting some blogs to him, I can improve my knowledge and know how to use some references.
Well, talk about last test in Thursday, I got an important big experience about how important an honesty is! Not just in some test, but truly in our daily life. It was very important to have and to take everyday.
Learning Mathematics also always need that honesty. Because Mathematics is honesty itself. 5 + 3 never equals as 10, but it always equals 8. That’s why, it is important to know what we will have in learning Mathematics. It’s not just some pure theorems which always related to some formulas or numbers, but it has some application to our daily life.
Pure Mathematics is always started by our assumption and then It is followed by some definition of a certain concept and there will be some axioms. But, when we talk about pure Mathematics, it is an analyze, not an experiment. So that, its truth depends on our logic. That’s why we need logic when we analyze Mathematics.
When I listened about what is explained by Mr.Marsigit which has not been familiar to my ears, I am aware that there is just a little that I have known about Mathematics.
Even though, when Mr. Marsigit talked about one of his follower from California who wants to do research in Indonesia related to Mathematics. That was very great for her because she was in age to me. And when we are compared, there will be a lot of differences in achievement between her and me.
Look around to the world, I can’t talk many more. Because there I should be aware that a lot of things I have not been known especially in Mathematics. Even, in elementary school or Senior High School I may be proud of ourselves that sometimes I got a good mark, but in fact it gives no wonder because there are many more things which should be learn. It is proved that I am nothing.
And the important thing is a changing. Nothing is better without any better changing. Therefore, I should move!
Last Thursday, 12th of March, I had a surprised English test from Mr. Marsigit. That was really difficult for me to remember some familiar words in Mathematics but they were missing from my mind. It was really funny to be thought, because I usually use those Indonesian words in my class, Mathematics Education but what a shame am I when I didn’t know the English words.
I know that I would never be a perfect person, but I am aware in that day, that there were a lot of things that should be known. And from Mr. Marsigit, I can study a lot and learn how to improve my knowledge. For example through posting some blogs to him, I can improve my knowledge and know how to use some references.
Well, talk about last test in Thursday, I got an important big experience about how important an honesty is! Not just in some test, but truly in our daily life. It was very important to have and to take everyday.
Learning Mathematics also always need that honesty. Because Mathematics is honesty itself. 5 + 3 never equals as 10, but it always equals 8. That’s why, it is important to know what we will have in learning Mathematics. It’s not just some pure theorems which always related to some formulas or numbers, but it has some application to our daily life.
Pure Mathematics is always started by our assumption and then It is followed by some definition of a certain concept and there will be some axioms. But, when we talk about pure Mathematics, it is an analyze, not an experiment. So that, its truth depends on our logic. That’s why we need logic when we analyze Mathematics.
When I listened about what is explained by Mr.Marsigit which has not been familiar to my ears, I am aware that there is just a little that I have known about Mathematics.
Even though, when Mr. Marsigit talked about one of his follower from California who wants to do research in Indonesia related to Mathematics. That was very great for her because she was in age to me. And when we are compared, there will be a lot of differences in achievement between her and me.
Look around to the world, I can’t talk many more. Because there I should be aware that a lot of things I have not been known especially in Mathematics. Even, in elementary school or Senior High School I may be proud of ourselves that sometimes I got a good mark, but in fact it gives no wonder because there are many more things which should be learn. It is proved that I am nothing.
And the important thing is a changing. Nothing is better without any better changing. Therefore, I should move!
Rabu, 11 Maret 2009
What is The Meaning Of Mathematics
What is The Meaning of Mathematics?
Everyone knows about numeric. Even when they can't read. Why? Because, be aware or not, numbers which is became a big part of Mathematics has been closer to us, even to people in some years ago. They knew how to sell and how to pay in their life, even they knew about accounting. Though, that was the old one and not like the modern one like we have today.
Mathematics, become so popular because when we entered our first grade of Elementary School or our Kindergarten, we had been familiar with numeric.
But, before we run out with Mathematics, do you know what is the meaning of Mathematics?
From www.knowledgerush.com, Mathematics is commonly defined as the study of patterns of structure, change, and space; more informally, one might say it is the study of 'figures and numbers'. In the formalist view, it is the investigation of axiomatically defined abstract structures using logic and mathematical notation; other views are described in Philosophy of mathematics. The word "mathematics" comes from the Greek (máthema) which means "science, knowledge, or learning".
It will be so different when we talk about learning Mathematics in University and in School. Because learning Math in University means that we have to learn the pure and the applied Math, while learning Math in School means that we are just learning Pure Mathematics which is according to Proffessor P.J. Giblin, The Head of Department of Mathematical Sciences from University of Liverpool, means as mathematics which underlies all applications. We just learn some theorems and we don't have to know what's the proof.
When we talk about what will we learn, we may talk about the objects. While the objects of Mathematics are abstraction and idealization. Abstraction means a characteristic when something out of physical thinking. It can't be touched but it has a value. That's the important thing that we have to know. While according to www.changingminds.org, idealization is the over-estimation of the desirable qualities and underestimation of the limitations of a desired thing.
Mr. Marsigit gave an example of idealization when he taught in last Thursday, that there is nothing perfect in this world. Even, a needle which is popular as a pointed thing in this world is not truly pointed. Why? Because it has so many molecules and it consists a lot of atoms which have a circle shape. So, it's not really really pointed.
While the characteristic of Mathematics are logic and consisten. Mathematics is not just about numbers and calculation. But it gives us a way to think critically about some probelms in our life. Mr. Sukirman, a lecturer of Yogyakarta State University ever gave a question, "Why do we learn Logika Himpunan?". He said that we didn't need that theorems or some other proofs of the Logika Himpunan itself, but we need the knowledge as a bridge to make our mind think critically so that we can apply to our reality.
That' sthe fact. Mathematics is not just theorems. Because the main power of Mathematics is to make our critical thinking.
Everyone knows about numeric. Even when they can't read. Why? Because, be aware or not, numbers which is became a big part of Mathematics has been closer to us, even to people in some years ago. They knew how to sell and how to pay in their life, even they knew about accounting. Though, that was the old one and not like the modern one like we have today.
Mathematics, become so popular because when we entered our first grade of Elementary School or our Kindergarten, we had been familiar with numeric.
But, before we run out with Mathematics, do you know what is the meaning of Mathematics?
From www.knowledgerush.com, Mathematics is commonly defined as the study of patterns of structure, change, and space; more informally, one might say it is the study of 'figures and numbers'. In the formalist view, it is the investigation of axiomatically defined abstract structures using logic and mathematical notation; other views are described in Philosophy of mathematics. The word "mathematics" comes from the Greek (máthema) which means "science, knowledge, or learning".
It will be so different when we talk about learning Mathematics in University and in School. Because learning Math in University means that we have to learn the pure and the applied Math, while learning Math in School means that we are just learning Pure Mathematics which is according to Proffessor P.J. Giblin, The Head of Department of Mathematical Sciences from University of Liverpool, means as mathematics which underlies all applications. We just learn some theorems and we don't have to know what's the proof.
When we talk about what will we learn, we may talk about the objects. While the objects of Mathematics are abstraction and idealization. Abstraction means a characteristic when something out of physical thinking. It can't be touched but it has a value. That's the important thing that we have to know. While according to www.changingminds.org, idealization is the over-estimation of the desirable qualities and underestimation of the limitations of a desired thing.
Mr. Marsigit gave an example of idealization when he taught in last Thursday, that there is nothing perfect in this world. Even, a needle which is popular as a pointed thing in this world is not truly pointed. Why? Because it has so many molecules and it consists a lot of atoms which have a circle shape. So, it's not really really pointed.
While the characteristic of Mathematics are logic and consisten. Mathematics is not just about numbers and calculation. But it gives us a way to think critically about some probelms in our life. Mr. Sukirman, a lecturer of Yogyakarta State University ever gave a question, "Why do we learn Logika Himpunan?". He said that we didn't need that theorems or some other proofs of the Logika Himpunan itself, but we need the knowledge as a bridge to make our mind think critically so that we can apply to our reality.
That' sthe fact. Mathematics is not just theorems. Because the main power of Mathematics is to make our critical thinking.
Senin, 02 Maret 2009
An Introduction To Bahasa Inggris II
Some people say that English is fun and easy. Look around! A lot of children in Australia or England or in other countries are very good in speaking English.(Of course?!) But some other people say that English is difficult and annoying! The way to spell or the way to understand what is the meaning of some sentences make them say that English is difficult.
But well, English is so easy when we have a strong willing to study it. Dr. Marsigit, one of an English lecturer in Yogyakarta State University said that we have to search by ourselves to learn English. He will give the 15% and the 85% is ours.
A man who have visited London for the first time in 1975, said that there were some ways of precondition to work due to communication in English, especially in the class of Bahasa Inggris II. They are:
1. Motivation
Someone who have strong motivation will work hard to do something. For example, in learning, maybe someone study because their parents ask him or her so that in the future they hope that she or he will have better life. In another condition, maybe someone study because of someone he or she loved.
But the highest motivation in doing everything is for Allah. We may do learning for our parents, to get some good marks, or others but the main point that we should have is that we do learning for Allah. To say thanks for everything given by Him, and to understand more that Allah is The Greatest one through objects we are learning about.
2. Attitude or behavior
A boxer will do a lot of exercises and eat some vitamins to get strong body. He will exercise regularly so that he win in some competitions. That's a boxer. What about a student, especially a university student?
University students have to behave as a university student, not like students of elementary school who always wait for their teacher to get some homework. University students have to search by their selves. Not just listen and write in their books when the lecturer is teaching, but they have to find some references to get the complete one. There are a lot of facilitates like library and internet to use.
3. Understanding
It's just the same with reading a French newspaper but we don't know what's the meaning when we don't understand about what we are learning about. We always listen and write what the lecturers say, but if we don't understand at all, we have nothing. Because what is the most important to do in our learning is understanding. Than we can do some other way like exercise or do practices when we have understood what we are learned about.
4. Skill
We live in globalization era and the technology is so wonderful. If we can not use the modern technology, we will be 'an outback human'. There is no different with people who can not read any letters because in the past they don't studied . Skill is very important for us who want to survive in the globalization era. But it does not mean that we have to follow what the most people do, because we have ourselves religion and we have ourselves God. Not only hard skill that we must have but also soft skill. Through some training or learn from books or join a seminar we can increase our skill.
5. Experience
Experience is the best teacher. That sounds very familiar in our ears. Because from elementary school we have had that sentences in the wall in our classroom. Through learning from many subjects, we are wished to have a lot of experiences. Not always go to abroad or other places that we have not been visited before, but from the subjects we are learning, we can get a lot of experiences. Join some organizations or competitions will increase our knowledge too so that it can be our new experiences.
6. Communication
That will be very funny when someone does not need any speaking to others. We live as a social creature and we need communication, of course. The most important between a lecturer and the students is communication too. Because without any communication, we won't understand about what others mean. Through Bahasa Inggris II, we are all wished to communicate well especially in English. Not just know about the grammar, or vocabularies, but know how to speak. And the important thing that we should know is what knowledge we are learning for.
Either life or English is a choice. It depends on our selves from what side we want to see. But, whatever English that we have to learn in Bahasa Inggris II is from and for ourselves, not the others even the lecturer.
But well, English is so easy when we have a strong willing to study it. Dr. Marsigit, one of an English lecturer in Yogyakarta State University said that we have to search by ourselves to learn English. He will give the 15% and the 85% is ours.
A man who have visited London for the first time in 1975, said that there were some ways of precondition to work due to communication in English, especially in the class of Bahasa Inggris II. They are:
1. Motivation
Someone who have strong motivation will work hard to do something. For example, in learning, maybe someone study because their parents ask him or her so that in the future they hope that she or he will have better life. In another condition, maybe someone study because of someone he or she loved.
But the highest motivation in doing everything is for Allah. We may do learning for our parents, to get some good marks, or others but the main point that we should have is that we do learning for Allah. To say thanks for everything given by Him, and to understand more that Allah is The Greatest one through objects we are learning about.
2. Attitude or behavior
A boxer will do a lot of exercises and eat some vitamins to get strong body. He will exercise regularly so that he win in some competitions. That's a boxer. What about a student, especially a university student?
University students have to behave as a university student, not like students of elementary school who always wait for their teacher to get some homework. University students have to search by their selves. Not just listen and write in their books when the lecturer is teaching, but they have to find some references to get the complete one. There are a lot of facilitates like library and internet to use.
3. Understanding
It's just the same with reading a French newspaper but we don't know what's the meaning when we don't understand about what we are learning about. We always listen and write what the lecturers say, but if we don't understand at all, we have nothing. Because what is the most important to do in our learning is understanding. Than we can do some other way like exercise or do practices when we have understood what we are learned about.
4. Skill
We live in globalization era and the technology is so wonderful. If we can not use the modern technology, we will be 'an outback human'. There is no different with people who can not read any letters because in the past they don't studied . Skill is very important for us who want to survive in the globalization era. But it does not mean that we have to follow what the most people do, because we have ourselves religion and we have ourselves God. Not only hard skill that we must have but also soft skill. Through some training or learn from books or join a seminar we can increase our skill.
5. Experience
Experience is the best teacher. That sounds very familiar in our ears. Because from elementary school we have had that sentences in the wall in our classroom. Through learning from many subjects, we are wished to have a lot of experiences. Not always go to abroad or other places that we have not been visited before, but from the subjects we are learning, we can get a lot of experiences. Join some organizations or competitions will increase our knowledge too so that it can be our new experiences.
6. Communication
That will be very funny when someone does not need any speaking to others. We live as a social creature and we need communication, of course. The most important between a lecturer and the students is communication too. Because without any communication, we won't understand about what others mean. Through Bahasa Inggris II, we are all wished to communicate well especially in English. Not just know about the grammar, or vocabularies, but know how to speak. And the important thing that we should know is what knowledge we are learning for.
Either life or English is a choice. It depends on our selves from what side we want to see. But, whatever English that we have to learn in Bahasa Inggris II is from and for ourselves, not the others even the lecturer.
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