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Mte1501 Assignment 2 semester 1 2024
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Mte1501 assignment 2 answers for semester 1 2024
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NAME & SURNAME: NOKUTHULA MAPUMULOSTUDENT NUMBER: 58208100
MODULE: MTE1501
, Question 1
1.1 True
1.2 False: Zeno of Elea proposed that a unit does not have magnitude and is not infinitely divisible.
1.3 False: Base 100, the ancient Greek numeral system, was also known as the Attic or Herodianic
numeral system.
1.4 True
1.5 False: Socrates did not deal in detail with mathematical questions in the early 4th century 300
BCE; instead, it was Plato who did so.
Question 2
Statement Appropriate explanations or
statements
2.1 According to Plato, it is a rough f. Mathematics makes sense when there is a
characterisation of real mathematics. connection structure and is independent of
human thinking.
2.2 Socrates’ view of the ordinary arithmetician a. Someone who deals with abstract concepts.
in Plato's Meno.
2.3 Powers of 10 from 100 to a trillion were c. Decimal place value number system.
evoked in Mantras.
2.4 What school was founded by Thales, who e. Ionian school – every triangle is a semicircle is
discovered the five basic theorems in plane a right-angle triangle.
geometry?
2.5 The Sulba sutras listed Pythagorean triples d. Simplified Pythagorean theorem.
and provided a simplified Pythagorean theorem
Question 3
Give a short response to the following question:
3. 1 The primary focus of mathematics education, as described in the passage, is the study of how
individuals learn and engage in mathematics across various contexts. This includes understanding
teaching methods, utilizing different media and representations, and examining the social aspects of
mathematical activities. Additionally, it highlights the role of professional mathematicians in
developing mathematical theories and applying them in different contexts, which suggests an
avenue for investigating the mathematical activity of mathematicians and its various aspects.
3. 2 Ziegler (2010), as per the passage, defines mathematics as a human activity encompassing
learning, doing, teaching, and fostering mathematical understanding through various means such as
media, representations, and social organization. Additionally, it highlights the role of professional
mathematicians in developing mathematical theories and applying them in different contexts.
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