Friday, October 16, 2009

Freewrite on Divide and Zero

Divide
  • Sharing of same amount amongst people
  • Cut something in proportion to each other
  • Separation of an object into pieces
  • Mathematical operation
  • Sorting into categories
  • Opposition to multiplication
  • Division

Zero
  • Nothing
  • Neither positive nor negative
  • Indication of none; non-existence
  • Often compared with infinitely as extremes
  • Degree zero is when water becomes ice; when rain becomes snow
  • Represented by a symbol, a circle 0; unity
  • A number can have infinite number of 0 in front and it doesn't change the values
  • Not in possession; do not have
  • Zero, zero, zero; something you don't want to get in your tests and quizzes
  • Help demonstrate tens, hundreds, and etc.

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