Harishankar+Krishnan+Unit+4

= How did the ancients use numbers? =  By : Harishankar Krishanan   INVESTIGATION   Identify the Problem

I must create a power point presentation about the number zero and roman numerals.
Explain the Problem ==I do not know what or how the ancients used numbers and that is what I am going to find out. I need to figure out this and present my work on a power point. I am clueless on how the ancients used numbers. Did they use Arabic numbers or Roman or was there a number system that everyone used even before that? That is what I need to research. I also need to know what makes a good power point presentation and then, include that in my research and analysis.== Research and Analysis

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Analyse the information you have researched here:
Zero is known as the unique number. It is not positive or negative number. It's sort of in the middle. It is a very important number because it is a place holder and it starts the even number chain. Zero and the number 1, made 10, is the first double-digit number for the Indian number system. Then the other numbers came along and continued this cycle. Zero and the number 1 are also responsible for the coding in the modern computer. Without the number zero, many things that we have now would only be a dream to all of us.

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We watched a video about two highly trained mathematicians who were given an equation to solve. One of them worked with the Arabic (Indian) numbers and the other worked with Roman numerals. The person who used the Roman numerals finished first but the person working with Arabic (Indian) numbers had a different answer. The Arabic (Indian) numbers had a much more accurate answer than the Roman numerals. It seems that the Roman numerals answer was less accurate than the Arabic (Indian) numerals. That is why the Roman numerals were taken over by the Arabic (Indian) numbers. It is much easier to know if you are being cheated when using Arabic( Indian) numbers. This is because you can calculate the money that is supposed to be given to you very quickly.======

**What makes a good power point presentation? **
 * Grab viewer’s attention. If the power point does not grab a viewer’s attention, then nobody will ever look at it. If someone actually does look at it, then they will just look at the first slide and then go choose some other place to find the information.


 * Be in detail. If the power point is not in detail and is only giving a few little bits, then it will not be effective therefore it won’t be commonly used as a source of information.


 * Not TOO complex. If the power-point is extremely complicated, then most people will not understand what has been typed. They also might not get plenty of information if there are so many other bits of information on that power-point.


 * Not TOO basic. If the power point is really simple and there is no decoration and just a blob of text, the reader, no matter what age, will just close it and look at another source of information. It should have some pictures and decoration so that the viewer doesn't get bored-to-death by reading it .

Design Brief I am going to create a power point presentation on how the ancients used numbers, for people who are in year six and in year seven. I am mostly going to make this power point in school I.C.T lessons, but I will do some part of every stage at home so I can get some extra time to do touch-ups. This power point will be finished by the end of May. It is going to be made so that people can learn about Roman and Arabic number systems and the number zero. It is also going to be made for teaching purposes so that other people can learn how the ancients used numbers. Product Specification My design must:
 * If the power point is a bit too colorful, the reader might not see the entire part of information which leads to the reader not get enough information and they will not use your power point as a good source of information. A good background and foreground format is to have a dark background color or design, and have a lighter color text color. If the opposite has been done, it is effective because the text stands out. Make sure the text stands out or is clearly visible. Do not make the background and text color very similar because it makes it harder to read the text and if people do look at that, they will think that it is not a good source of information.
 * be about the number zero and its origins
 * have pictures of the Roman and Arabic number systems
 * have 6 slides
 * not be too colorful
 * have correct and up-to-date information
 * have all six slides titled
 * title of power point
 * introduction of power point
 * historical facts about the Roman and Arabic number systems
 * introduction of zero in Europe ( how it changed Europe)
 * how maths expanded with the numbers of the Arabic number system and zero
 * the concluding summary of the power point
 * have a dark background and font color that stands out against the background color
 * not have the font size too big

Test Plan I will ask my friends to look at my final product and then I will ask them, if part of my power point presentation is about the number zero and its origins, and Roman and Indian number systems. I will ask my friends if it shows updated information. I will also ask my friends if a section of it is about Roman numeral arithmetic’s. I will ask my friends, after looking at my power point, to see if they learned anything from it. If they did, then that means that my power point is educational. I will ask my friends to look at my power point and then I will ask them if my power point was detailed. One other thing I will ask is that if they understood everything in the power point that I made. If they did not understand something, then it means that something in the power point is unclear. DESIGN Pictures of my designs

This is my design 1: This is my design 2: This is my design 3:

Analysis of my designs Design 1: My design 1 is colorful and I think its layout is fine and quite good actually. It is about the number zero, Roman and Arabic number systems. It has a section of the Roman numerals and the number zero. This design is quite complex according to the background. This design has very few notes but it is quite a colorful one and that means it would grab the viewers attention. That is in my research; to grab the viewer's attention. So I think that my design 1 is all right and has nothing bad in it. Design 2: I think that my design 2 is a bit dull and stationary. It does not have any notes on it. It is about the number zero, Roman and Arabic number systems. It does have a section for zero and the Roman numerals. It a bit TOO basic looking at the background color; this design has no notes and I am sure that this is the design that I am NOT going to pick to do my final product on. In my research, it is said that if a power point is dull and boring, the person looking at it will just close it and go to another source of information. Design 3: I really like my design 3 because unlike the others, it has a totally different pattern in its background. I think that it will definitely make sure that when a person opens it, they won't instantly close it and go to another source of information. It is about the number zero, Roman and Arabic number systems. It has a separate section on the number zero and the Roman numerals. It is a bit complex, but I am 100 per cent sure that I can make this type of background. It has few but important notes on it. In my research, it is said that the power point should not be too complex or too basic. I think that the layout is good and the background will grab the viewer's attention, which is also stated in my research. Over-all, I think this is the best design that I have made for this unit. I did not completely color this design. The rings are a bit larger and take up more space on each slide.

Justification for chosen design The design that I have chosen to make for my final product is design 3.These are reasons of why I have chosen this design out of all the others: I really loved the coloring choice and the background design. I think that this design stands out when compared to my other designs. It is not too complex or too basic. I think that the design gives the necessary information to whoever is making it, in this case, me. I think that the layout of this piece is very good. It is put in a way so the reader can understand the topic. The layout affects this because if you just jumble up everything, it will not make sense to anybody. It also is a bit more organized in terms of information. I think that this design is the best out of all because of the background and the layout. It does not have any bits of information on the edges of the area shown on the slide show. These are the reasons of why I am picking design 3.

PLAN power point, flash drive & design 3 || I managed to add some detail for the plan. || Go onto wiki-spaces and look at your design 3. Go onto power point and make it according to design 3. Add details to plan by going on to unit 4 page and click edit, then scroll down to plan and type the necessary information. || do the basic layout || Computer, mouse, keyboard, internet, power point, flash drive & design 3 || I did do some of it, but i was not able to fully complete it. || Look at design 3 on your wiki-spaces unit 4. Open power point and only put in the basic layout and text. If not finished today, come in tomorrow second break to complete basic design. If you have all-ready finished the basic layout of the power point, then start adding the images and the background. Add the animations last. Note: it is way easier to make the background and animations at school than at home. || the power point || Computer, mouse, keyboard, internet, power point, flash drive & design 3 || I did not do this because i forgot and i was playing with my friends. || Come in at break time. Look at design 3 on wiki- spaces. Go onto power point and finish off the basic layout of the power point. Once finished, make sure you start doing the pictures and the background. Remember that you don't have the special animations at home. || that are going to be on the power point. || Computer, mouse, keyboard, flash drive, power point, design 3 & internet || I have decided to combine the three parts so I can finish off the entire thing in 1 go. || Go onto the computer at home. Look at design 3 on your wiki-spaces account. Go onto power point. According to lables on the design 3, go onto Google images and search for those images. Do not do the background color because it is very complicated to do it on 2007. It is easier to do it on 2010. || plan so that your mark will not go down. Perhaps add some detail on what or how you are going to do for the power point. When you add detail about your create in your plan, it automatically adds detail to your plan which is this task! || background color for homework || Computer, mouse, keyboard, internet, flash drive power point and design 3 ||  || Go onto your power point presentation and right click your background. Follow your design 3 background and make sure that you only put in the photos that you specified in your design 3. The text you can type quickly at home but the background might be a bit too difficult to do at home. || internet, power point, flash drive and design 3 ||  || Open power point and go onto your final product. Go onto the animations part so that you can add the needed animations and transitions from slide to slide. Also do any last minute updates to the final product and upload it through iSpring free because everything is due today. || internet, final product and friends ||  || Ask your friends to open your wiki-spaces and view your final product. After they have viewed it, ask them to fill out the table for results of the tests in evaluation. || CREATE   Final Product media type="file" key="How the ancients used numbers.swf" width="390" height="390" Changes made to the original Design For my final product, I made many changes to it. First of all, I changed the background color because my friend reminded me that a background for a power point should not be very bright or multi-colored. So I made the background a multitude of blues which do not hurt people’s eyes. Another difference that I made in the power point was that I added two extra slides because when I made the final product, the ideas came to my head so then I made new slides for those ideas. Those new ideas were how much the numbers had changed and I knew I needed a bibliography because in the criteria, it clearly said: “…acknowledged sources of information…” which meant that I had to show where I got my information from. I did slightly change the layout of the information on my slides a bit because in my designs, I did not think that the information would take up so much space. I did change the pictures slightly because I couldn't find the exact thing that I wanted so I just improvised.
 * Dates || Stage || Work || Resources || Comment || Procedure ||
 * 6/05/13 || Plan || * Add more detail to the plan
 * Plan for create || Computer, mouse, internet, keyboard,
 * 6/05/13 || Create || * Start create but only
 * 7/05/13 || Create || * Come in during break time
 * Finish the basic design of
 * 11/05/13 || Create || * At home, get the pictures
 * 20/05/13 || Plan || * finish off the plan stage || Computer, mouse, keyboard, internet ||  || Go onto your unit 4 in wiki-spaces. Go onto the part for your
 * 28/05/13 || Create || * do the text, pictures and
 * 30/05/13 || Create || * Add the animations at school || Computer, mouse, keyboard,
 * 30/05/13 || Create || * Ask friends to do test for evaluate || Computer, mouse, keyboard,

Changes made to the Original Plan The changes that I made to my plan was that I changes some dates of homework because I was too busy studying for my exams and I was also a bit lazy. I also did have to change dates because on an unexpected trip to Lusaka, Zambia. I did also have to change my plan because one ICT lesson, I forgot my flash drive at home so I couldn't really do anything that day since all of my work was on that flash drive. EVALUATE  Results of tests on how well I did it: || Any comments: || Names: || number zero and it's origins. ||  || 9 out of 10 || It was so marvelous and fantastic!! May God Bless you!!! || Gurav Vats || multiple websites, yes it is updated. ||  || 6 out of 10 ||   || Harishankar Krishnan || there is a section about the Roman numerals ||  || 9 out of 10 ||   || Harishankar Krishnan || things from it. ||  || 8 out of 10 ||   || Harishankar Krishnan || that were unclear. I understood most of it. ||  || 8 out of 10 || it was marvelous a nd everything in your power point was clear and readable good job may god bless to!!!! || Colleen Nyirenda ||
 * The Test Plan: || Yes, I included it: || No, I excluded it: || Rating out of 10
 * Is my power point about the number zero and Roman numerals?  || Yes, it is about the
 * Does my power point show updated information?  || After checking
 * Is there a section about the Roman <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> numerals?  || Yes, in your power point
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Is my power point educational? || Yes I did learn some
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Did you understand everything in the power <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">point or was there something that was unclear?  || There were very few things

Recommendations for improvement I think that I could definitely improve. I can start by finishing the stages before their deadlines. I can also do my best not to get distracted and start talking like there is no tomorrow so that I can actually get a big chunk of my work done at school in the class time so that I don't have to do everything in the last minute as my homework. I think that I could also have put in more detail into the main parts of each stage and to look at the criteria to that I know exactly what it is that I have to do and what standard it must be in to receive maximum marks. Some examples of putting extra details into each of my stages are: Investigate: Try to explain the problem better and with more detail. The research section should be a bit more detailed saying why you chose those websites that you had shown on the research section. When you make a test plan, make it based on the specification of your designs. Just putting something random will not do and will make you loose marks. Design: Do not make the designs at home in the last minute just plopping something together. If the final designs are not very good then you will have to make up a design when you make the final product. That will take up extra time and that will lead to last minute finishing and standard of work being lowered. Plan: Do not ignore your plan. It is there for a reason. Add some more information on work and do not think that the specified due date for each entry is the next day. Try to put in some other steps like in the unit 3 plan which had separate steps at the bottom. Create: Self-evaluation of your execution of the design cycle I would have changed the way that I follow the design cycle by making a mental plan because when I make the plan that I did in this unit, I barely even followed it. So if I make a plan and if I do not follow it, what is the point of making a plan in the first place? It would be a complete waste of time. Another thing that I would change is something in design. If you actually write the things that you are going to type in your final product, it might take some more time on design but you would not have to stop every five minutes and think about what you are going to type. I think like this because I spent a lot of time just wondering in my mind "what should I type?" It would save up so much time if you wrote exactly what you were going to type in the final product. Of course there might be some changes, but that would not take up as much time as think what to type up most of the time and not doing the work. If I was going to re-do my final product, I would try to make it have some more information about the Abacus and how the ancients used Roman numerals. I also think that when I re-do my final product, I should not postpone it to the last minute and think that "oh I can do that tomorrow"and keep on postponing it. I could not finish it off because Mr. Mutasa said that the time was up and I had to up-load whatever was done because the deadline was on the 24th of May and it is now the 30th of May.