Provoking Questions
Provoking questions (PQ's) are questions that make you think outside the box. They should challenge you and help you to connect your life, God, and society with what we are doing in class. If you have suggestions for PQs, then please ask and I'll gladly add them if I think them fitting for the subject.
You may only answer PQs that you haven't answered before, and they must be on a current or previous topic (don't skip ahead to topics we haven't covered yet). Below are all the PQs for the year, along with the unit they connect to. You can find our current unit labeled with your grades.
You may only answer PQs that you haven't answered before, and they must be on a current or previous topic (don't skip ahead to topics we haven't covered yet). Below are all the PQs for the year, along with the unit they connect to. You can find our current unit labeled with your grades.
Generic/Misc. (All units)
- Respond, Refute, Agree, Discuss, etc. the following statement: "God created the integers; all else is the work of man." -Kronecker
- Respond, Refute, Agree, Discuss, etc. the following statement: "The good Christian should beware of mathematicians. The danger already exists that mathematicians have made a covenant with the devil to darken the spirit and confine man in the bonds of Hell." -St. Augustine
- Look up any use of math in the Bible. Give the book, chapter, and verse, and explain what math is being used.
- Often people will say “I can’t do math” or “I’m bad at math” in conversations, however, you never hear someone say “I can’t write” or “I’m bad at reading”. Why is that? Why is it socially acceptable to be bad at math, but not bad at reading and writing?
- How do functions help us understand the attributes of God?
- How could society misuse functions and mathematical models on both personal and societal levels?
- Respond, Refute, Agree, Discuss, etc. the following statement: Jesus came to Earth to be an inverse. (Take this one seriously, it’s not meant to be silly.)
- In this chapter we met another number similar to pi in ? Both of these numbers occur throughout nature. How does the existence of such numbers help you believe or disbelieve the existence of God?
- Pi and both have decimals that never end, nor repeat (at least we think this). Does God know all of the decimals of these numbers if they are never ending?
- Respond, Refute, Agree, Discuss, etc. the following statement: Jesus has logarithmic properties.
- How can the “laws” of 45-45-90 and 30-60-90 triangles helps us learn more about the Nature of God?
- How can trigonometric functions and right triangles improve living conditions for society?
- Respond, Refute, Agree, Discuss, etc. the following statement: Humans are coterminal.
- Where has God been periodic in His creation?
- “Life on a cosine wave” – Write a 10 sentence or more short story titled this. (Be Creative!)
- Respond, Refute, Agree, Discuss, etc. the following statement: God likes to use radians more than degrees.
- How can your understanding of transforming trigonometric expressions help you seek to transform culture as “salt and light” in your community and world?
- How can parametric equations help us understand the dynamics of Christian marriage?
- Respond, Refute, Agree, Discuss, etc. the following statement: Transforming trigonometric expressions is an act of worship.
- What are different ways with which you cope with chance?
- How can you use probability to make wise decisions in your life?
- What is a greater risk, following Christ or not following Christ? Why?