Algebra Two
Usually in math, I am super confused and I don't like it at all. This ends up being a bad experience for me and I hate math. This year, as I approached Algebra Two, I was very closed minded. We had a new teacher and I didn't want to learn. I took an unexpected turn though...my teacher is helping me enjoy math and understand it more. Effi is quirky, fun, and great at explaining difficult concepts. I am beginning to not dread it anymore and I have realized a lot about it. Also, math is going to be very useful in the next year or two because I am going to start taking the SAT's and ACT's. Math is elegant, it's in almost everything we do, but half of the time we don't even think about it. Math is applicable in so many ways, it's the thing that connects the whole world. Nature functions on mathematics, and so does every culture. It's the universal language that ties everything in this world together. It's absolute, it's irrefutable, and it's always right. No longer am I drowning in the ocean with questions, but I am starting to appreciate the beauty of math.
Final Reflection
I am not one to really like math. Although this year hasn't been different, I have been engaged in the content like never before. I have worked hard to stay with class's speed and my teacher Effi has been wonderful to work with. She explains difficult topics very well, and has some interesting projects, which is difficult to do in a math class. Although I didn't always have too much enthusiasm, I was always learning new content. My perspective on math may have not changed, but I have learned a lot of math concepts and how math is applicable to my life. I feel more than ready to enter Pre-Calc, and start taking college tests! This was one of the best math classes I have ever taken. One of my favorite projects from this course was the last project we did: teaching about a concept we learned. My partner Natalie and I picked conics, and made some hilarious, informative videos about it. We cover how to use conics and how it is used in everyday activities and professions Enjoy!!
Defining Math Terms
Relation:
A mapping, or pairing, of input values with output values.
Domain:
The set of input values.
Range:
The set of output values.
Function:
A relation for which each input has exactly one output. If any input of a relation has more than one output, the relation is not a function.
Linear Function:
A linear function can be written in y=mx+b and m and b are constants. The graph of a linear function is a line.
Relation:
A mapping, or pairing, of input values with output values.
Domain:
The set of input values.
Range:
The set of output values.
Function:
A relation for which each input has exactly one output. If any input of a relation has more than one output, the relation is not a function.
Linear Function:
A linear function can be written in y=mx+b and m and b are constants. The graph of a linear function is a line.
Math Exam Project
For our first project in math, we had to create 10 problems that could be picked for the end of the semester exam. Over the first semester, we have gone over chapters 1-5 in our math books, and the 10 questions had to encompass something that we had learned in those chapters, One ridiculous problem, three hard, three medium, and three easy. Also, three of them had to be from chapter 1-3, three of them from chapter 4-5, one including factoring, one including a matrix, and one word problem. Here are the 10 questions that I made up and solved, but I do not have the solutions digitally, so it is just the questions.
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Nature Graphing Mini-Project
In the Nature Graphing Mini-Project, we had to draw a nature scene, whether it be mountains, or the ocean, or fjords, but it had to be something in nature. Then we found lines in that picture and graphed them and found the slope using different equations to find the slope. I really liked this project because it showed me how math is applicable to my everyday life. I'm surrounded by nature, and after doing this project, I have begun to notice all of the lines and geometrical patterns in nature.
Weakness and Strengths
I think that my strength in math is being able to retain information. Once I understand the concept, I always remember it and how to do it, The only way I can retain information however, is if I really, really, really, really understand the concept and how it applies to all mathematical situations. This leads me to my weakness. I tend to be distracted in class/don't listen sometimes. This causes me to not understand the concept and then when we move on to a new topic, I am entirely confused. I think that if I advocate for myself more when I don't understand something, and try to be more attentive in class, then I will do much better off.