mathematics

Mathis House

Mathis House is a mathematics topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Mathis House rather than just read about it. In short: The Mathis House, on E. Main St. in Lumpkin, Georgia, was built around 1840–45.

Key takeaways

Mathis House belongs to mathematics; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Mathis House to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Mathis House from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

The Mathis House, on E. Main St. in Lumpkin, Georgia, was built around 1840–45. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. It is a two-story Plantation Plain house, with Greek Revival details. Its "ornate entrance on the first floor with flush tongue and groove siding, and multi-paned trabeated doorway, along with the second floor entrance with fluted pilasters, are among the most decorative found in Lumpkin." It was one of four identical houses built within a 4 miles (6.4 km) radius; this is the only one surviving. By 1899, it was home of school teacher Miss Ernie Stevens and an "Aunt Penny McCullough", of whom locals were supposedly afraid. It was deemed "significant as a manifestation of the large but relatively plain farmhouses located on what were, at the time, the outskirts of Lumpkin." It was listed as part of a study of historic resources in Lumpkin which led to National Register nomination of 15 historic districts and individual buildings.

References

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Mathis House

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Mathis House claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In mathematics, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Mathis House before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Mathis House ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Mathis House

In research: Mathis House appears in mathematics research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Mathis House in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Mathis House is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Buildings and structures completed in 1845, Georgia (U.S. state) Registered Historic Place stubs, National Register of Historic Places in Stewart County, Georgia, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Mathis House outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Mathis House in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Mathis House means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Mathis House out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Mathis House in simple terms?

The Mathis House, on E. Main St. in Lumpkin, Georgia, was built around 1840–45.

Why does Mathis House matter?

Because it connects several mathematics ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Mathis House?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Mathis House.