Sample Web-Search from MATH 030 – Fundamentals of Mathematics

MATH 030 – Fundamentals of Mathematics

Name __________________________

Web-Search Assignment

Directions: Browse the Internet to answer the following questions.

1. A website that is free and provides lots of information is www.math.com. It has quizzes, practice problems, and activities for every skill you are required to master in the developmental MAT courses. Visit the website and perform the following tasks.

a) Under the tab marked Homework Help, click on the Basic Math link in the Select Subject column. Click the link for Fraction-Decimal Conversion. According to the information found here, what would be the fraction equivalent for the repeating decimal 0.000267426742674…? Write the rational number in the space below.

b) Under the tab marked Practice, under the subject marked Hot Topics, click the link for Fractions and take the Unit Quiz. Write the problems and your responses in the space provided.

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c) Under the tab marked Games, scroll down the page and click on the link for The Tower of Hanoi. Can you play the game in only 7 moves? Write the number of seconds it took to complete this task in the space below.

2. One skill you are required to learn in this course is how to determine the “Least Common Multiple” of 2 or 3 different numbers. The Internet has several “tools” which allow you to find the “Least Common Multiple” of 2 or 3 numbers. Visit the web-site www.mathisfun.com. In the “Search” box, type the letters “LCM” and press “Enter”. Use the “tool” provided to answer the following questions.

a) What is Least Common Multiple of 56, 78, and 23? ___________________

b) What is the Least Common Multiple of 14 and 48? ___________________

In the “Search” box, type the letters “GCF” and press “Enter”. Use the “tool” provided to answer the following questions.

c) What is Greatest Common Factor of 56, 78, and 23? _____________________

d) What is the Greatest Common Factor of 14 and 48? ___________________

3. Who was Euclid? List 4 known non- math related facts about the historical figure known as Euclid. List any websites used to find your information.

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4. A famous algorithm was named after Euclid called the Euclidean Algorithm. It has been said that the Euclidean algorithm has many theoretical and practical applications. Find the Wikipedia article titled “Euclidean Algorithm” and list four of these uses in the spaces below.

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5. Use your favorite search-engine (Google, Yahoo, Yahooligans, etc.) to determine the definition of an “irrational number”. Write the definition you find in the space below. Provide the website used.

a) An irrational number is …..

b) Provide 6 examples of irrational numbers.

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6. Who was Leonardo Fibonacci? List 4 known non-math related facts about the historical figure known as Leonardo Fibonacci. List any websites used to find your information.

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7. A “sequence” is a “series”, or list, of numbers that are in some particular order. Using your favorite search engine, search “Fibonacci Sequence”, and answer the following questions.

a) Provide the first 20 entries of the Fibonacci Sequence.

b) In your own words, explain what is happening in the Fibonacci Sequence.

c) List five things found in nature said to exhibit the Fibonacci Sequence. Provide a short explanation in the spaces provided.

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