First Quarter Reflection

Some characters of a good mathematician are thinking of math problems for things they see.  They can think of questions to go with a filing cabinet, a keyboard, tiles.  Another is writing down what they are calculating in their head.

One of my strengths as a mathematician is subtracting fractions from a whole number.  I look at the problem and an answer just pops into my head.  Same thing with subtracting decimals from whole numbers.  I believe` that the process is that I add the fraction of decimal left to equal a whole, and then do regular subtraction.  I think this is a bit useful, because if you have 4 whole somethings, and you need to get a big amount of it, while still having a decent amount left, you might want to see all the possibilities before deciding what amount to take away.