Teaching math

— Teaching Math in 1950: A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of production is 4/5 of the price. What is his profit? Teaching Math in 1960: A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of production is 4/5 of the price, or $80. What is his profit? … Continue reading “Teaching math”

— Teaching Math in 1950: A logger sells a truckload of lumber
for $100. His cost of production is 4/5 of the price.
What is his profit?

Teaching Math in 1960: A logger sells a truckload of lumber
for $100. His cost of production is 4/5 of the price, or $80.
What is his profit?

Teaching Math in 1970: A logger exchanges a set “L” of
lumber for a set “M” of money. The cardinality of set “M” is 100.
Each element is worth one dollar. Make 100 dots representing the
elements
of the set “M.” The set “C”, the cost of production contains 20 fewer
points than set “M.” Represent the set “C”
as a subset of set “M” and answer the following question:
What is the cardinality of the set “P” of profits?

Teaching Math in 1980: A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of production is $80 and his profit is $20.
Your assignment: Underline the number 20.

Teaching Math in 1990: By cutting down beautiful forest trees, the logger makes $20. What do you think of this way of making
a living? Topic for class participation after answering the question:
How did the forest birds and squirrels feel as the logger cut down the
trees? There are no wrong answers.

Teaching Math in 2000: A logger sells a truckload of lumber
for $100. His cost of production is $120. How does Arthur Andersen
determine that his profit margin is $60?

Thanks to my esteemed brother Eric for supplying this item.

4 thoughts on “Teaching math”

  1. How About This

    Teaching Math in 2000:

    The Florida Election Law requires counties to submit their vote totals to the Secretary of State “within seven days of the election”.

    The Florida Supreme Court, relying on the “people power” clause of the FL Constitution, interprets “seven days” to mean “17 days”.

    What do you think of this constructive interpretation by the Florida Supreme Court?

    Do you feel that eminent judges who know best the inchoate will of the people should be bound by the constructs of Mathematic Laws?

    Tom

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