Spirit Symptom from the Junior High School’s Student in Study Mathematics

This analyze is the result from observation about spirit symptom from the student of junior high school with give example mathematics question and dialogue:

1. Question:
Someday Hafid drive the car and he start at 07.00 am from A city to B city with average velocity of 60 km/hour. Meanwhile, Rois drive the car and start at 07.00 am from B city to A city with average velocity of 40 km/hour. If the distance of A and B city is 350 km, Hafid and Rois will meet at….
The solution:
From the question we know that
d = 350 km
v1 = 60 km/hour
v2 = 40 km/hour
we must find the time (t), so
time (t) = d/v1+v2
t = 350/60+40
t = 3 1/2 hours
start at 07.00 + 3 1/2 hours = at 10.30 am
thus, Hafid and Rois meet at 10.30 am

2. Respondent:
Name : Ulul Azmi
Class : VIII
School : SMP N 1 Moga
Address : Banyumudal, Moga, Pemalang
TTL : Pemalang, 05 Februari 1995
The event happened in Azmi’s house at 07.30 pm
Azmi’s answer:
Distance = 350 km
Hafid’s velocity = 60 km/hour
Rois’s velocity = 40 km/hour
So the time = 350/60+40 = 350/100 = 3,5 hours
All the time = 7 + 3,5 = 10,5
So Hafid and Rois meet at 10.30 am

3. Question in dialogue and answer from respondent:
a. In your opinion, the mathematics problem you have been solved is difficult, medium or easy?
b. How much time you need to solve the question?
c. Apart from the question, what do you like other mathematics question?
d. How was your feeling after finishing the question?
e. According to you, is mathematics difficult?
f. Do you agree if it said that mathematics is difficult lesson?
g. Do you like mathematics? Why?
h. What advantage do you get after studying mathematics?
i. Can you mention the application of mathematics in daily live?

Azmi’s answer:
a. The question is easy and I can do it well.
b. I need time five minute.
c. I like comparison problem.
d. I feel happy because I can solve this problem.
e. No, according to me, Mathematics is easy lesson.
f. No, I don’t. Mathematics is not difficult because mathematics can make everyone interested to study it.
g. Yes, I do. I like mathematics because the lesson interesting and the teacher teach mathematics attractive and clear.

h. The advantage I got after studying mathematics is I can finish the problem in mathematics and can applying it in daily lives.
i. Mathematics can be applying in calculation of trade.

Based on the observation above we can know that the question was given for respondent included to easy question. Respondent disagree with the statement which said mathematics is difficult lesson because mathematics is interesting lesson and we can able in mathematic if we study mathematics well. Mathematics can be applying in daily lives. The statement which said that mathematics is difficult can be erased.
Thus, we can conclude that the result of dialogue and given mathematics question for respondent is mathematics is not difficult. The problem about time, distance and velocity can be solved, so can erase opinion that mathematics is difficult. Last, it must be remembered that if we want to understand mathematics, we have to like mathematics and don’t think that mathematics is difficult lesson. If we believe, we can do anything.