I didn't notice that this reading was due the same day as the get-to-know you questionnaire!! Sorry it's late!! I also didn't realize/forgot soon after lecture that the blog posts are due the midnight BEFORE lecture and thought they were due by 5 pm day of lecture... but at least I realized my mistake early! I will definitely do them on time in the future!
Difficult:
The Euclidean algorithm! (Still!) Dr. Cannon did the Euclidean algorithm different than any of the other professors or even any of the textbooks that I have come in contact with, but I think I either lost, misplaced, or threw away my notes on it, because I really can't remember how we did it, though I remember the general ideas. The "normal" way is super difficult for me to use, because that's not how I learned it. I seriously have this problem at the beginning of every school year.
Reflective:
I thought it was really interesting how they said in the first chapter that "modern cryptography is a field that draws heavily upon mathematics,computer sciences, and cleverness" and that they made cleverness its own "field" so to speak. I feel like helping students develop cleverness in a constructive way in the classroom and help them recognize that being clever is a skill--even if they aren't the best at mathematics or computer sciences. And if we can find a way to bring opportunities into the classroom for students to extend their 'cleverness,' this could really help students better understand mathematics because if we can make that connection between the mathematics and cleverness, then they will see that they can do mathematics and be more confident in their mathematical ideas.
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