My Reflection in Learning English

Yesterday, March 12nd 2009, I got daily test in english lesson. And I consider that daily test as a self reflection in learning english. My lecturer, Mr. Marsigit suggest that the reflection can do whenever and not always to be reminded. So, I must always ready to face daily test.
Everyday we must study, study about whatever, not only study the lessons in class, but also will be better if we escalate object's scope that we will study. So we can improve our competent in daily life.
And then how we can get some references or information to be learnt? We can get that source from books, internet, etc. And with those sources, we can write a research. The research of mathematics may be.
How someone could be called competent in english and mathematics? If someone can do how to comunicate mathematics in english. How to write? How to translate? How to express? And so, we must work hard to get a good result.
Reflection can use to introspect our self, whether we have done the best or yet? And result from yesterday's reflection, I have to work hard to study and learning english.

The Meaning of Mathematics

In the second meeting in my english class, I can get some information and knowledge from our discuss. My lecturer, Mr. Marsigit, give me some lessons about the meaning of Mathematics based on How the type of Mathematics, how the object of mathematics, etc. If you learn Mathematics in school mathematics or university mathematics, you can get pure mathematics and applied mathematics.

1) Abstraction
Abstract is not same with abstract. There is differences between abstract and abstraction. We know that abstract is not concrete. We can't see, touch, observe, but we can imagine. On the other side abstraction is the value which is contained in mathematics.
2) Idealization
Idealization only in our mind. I assume that the characteristic of mathematics is absolutely true.
Definition of mathematics is science which is built deductively, consist of definition, axiomatic, theorem, lemma, formula, etc.
From the statement above, we know that the characteristic of mathematics is logic and consistent.

Mathematics consist of two :
1) Conjecture : predict, assume a problem in mathematics
2) Convince : deliver the result that we have predicted to others

Mathematics consist of three aspect :
1) Mathematics attitude
As mathematicians which have good attitude, we must always positive thinking, consistent, diligent and always have questions about problems
2) Mathematics method
How to learn mathematics? We can use one of some method of mathematics. They are deductive, inductive, syllogism.
3) Content
Mathematics consist of two :
1)Horizontal mathematics, example daily mathematics. The object of this mathematics is real object
2)Vertical mathematics :pure mathematics, which is develop in college.