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|From Math to Computing: Is It a Palindrome?

In this 45-minute class, learners identify and create palindromes and use them to play fun games. In doing so, learners build logical steps for determining if a number is a palindrome. These steps are building blocks for computing.
Professor Kitty BS ChemE-UVa; MBA-Case Western
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1 live meeting
45 mins in-class hours

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Math comes alive for young learners when they begin to see the logic and games in the patterns that numbers make.  Exploding that fascination while they are school-age can get them to open up to foundational skills for strong computing. Who knows? You learner might be the next Steve Jobs or Bill Gates! You kid can develop math skills. All it takes is a can-do attitude-- a confidence that says, every problem has a solution, and I know how to find it.

That's why concepts like the palindrome become so useful to a growing mind. So useful that many companies use puzzle questions related to the palindrome during job interviews. Case-in-point: Airbnb recently reported using a palindrome puzzle to figure out how quick on their toes job candidates were during their interviews. 

Get your child a leg up early in life!

Whether you learner is just curious about math puzzles, or you and your learner would like to see progress in math skills that lead to practical abilities to perform in any thinking job, this concept is one you don't want your child to gloss over.

The goal for this class is to be able to explain how a list of logical instructions (precursor for computing) can be applied to a number to answer this question, "Is this number a palindrome?"
Learning Goals
At the end of this class, your student will be able to say, "I can identify a palindrome number. I can create a palindrome number given most positive integers. I can create and use a list of logical mathematical steps to determine if a given number is a palindrome or not."
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Parental Guidance
Necessary prerequisite knowledge: Please make sure that your learner is comfortable with adding large numbers including carrying. Helpful, but not necessary perquisite knowledge: It may be helpful, but not necessary, for your learner to understand what a remainder is and can divide a number by 10 and drop the remainder. If not, I can easily explain this in class. If you would like to have your learner gain this specific skill, have him/her enroll in my class titled: "From Math to Computing: What Do We Need a Modulus For?"
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Paper, pencil, and a brain ready for thinking fun!
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
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Teacher expertise and credentials
South Carolina Teaching Certificate
South Carolina Teaching Certificate in Science
South Carolina Teaching Certificate in Mathematics
Master's Degree from Case Western Reserve University
Bachelor's Degree in Science from University of Virginia
As a chemical engineer and project management professional in the world of information technology consultants, I've completed over five levels of college calculus and applied mathematics and used these math and computing skills throughout my career. 

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Meets once
45 min

Completed by 9 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 11-15
2-10 learners per class

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