blog post

so this week went alright I think. I'll need to spend some serious time of the dev project because wow stressed on that. I have to do test corrections as well, and study for this exam so it's a pretty big work load for one class. I feel like I did pretty well on the test on Friday but I never know. I'm just excited for this year to be over

Blog post

This week was one of the better ones I have had in this class. Graphing felt rather easy still but writing equations not quite as simple. After some one on one help I felt much better and more confident in writing equations. I also felt really good about the test which scares me some but fingers crossed I did well.

blog and dev project

this week was really simple. i feel confident about the test. i cannot believe that this class is over though. it's been fun! this dev project really helped me alot.

Dev project from Alexandria Brown

alexandria and cassys dev project:
http://www.slideshare.net/AlexandriaBrown2/dev-project-48817460

Logan's dev

1) divide 4 out of the θ equation

2) make a baseline for what a regular cos(θ) five points would be

3) by order of operations now we multiply each of the values by 4

4) then we make common denominators between 8ths and 9ths and minus the equivalent of 4/9 in 72nds from each value

5) when we get these values we now find our scale which can easily be π/36 so each half a mark is π/72 which is what our values are in. This is what each x-value is equal to.

6) your y scale can be 1 this will make it easy to stretch your graph 3 boxes up and down

7) lastly take into account that you will have to move your graph three plots down from its original position and then plot the points

1) subtract 13 on both sides of the equation

2) subtract 5sin on both sides of the equation

3) divide both sides by 2

4) we know that sin=1 at 

π/2 so we now set what is inside our sin equal to this value and we can add or subtract 2πn from this value because it would be a coterminal angle

5)subtract 4π/3*(sqrt. Of 2) on both sides

6) multiply 4π/3*(sqrt. Of 2) by (sqrt. Of 2)/(sqrt. Of 2) to get the irrational off the bottom

7) make common denominators between our two values added and combine them

8) set this combined value equal to 8θ

9) divide both sides by 8

10) now add or subtract πn/4 to the value as many times within 0 and 2π

Last one

Last blog post! Last week of school! I felt the test Friday went well. I am feeling confident with my understanding on that unit. Also, I finished my DEV project after much work this weekend. I made a powerpoint but am confused with how to post it but we have emailed and you are going to help me so I think I'm set! This has been a long school year for me and I'm hoping to end on a positive note by getting a good grade on both the test and project as I put a lot of effort into both.

Blog post

We took the test Friday and I think it went pretty well. I forgot how to completely do some things but other than that I think I did fine. I just need to see which test to do corrections on.

Blog post

We took the test Friday and I think it went pretty well. I forgot how to completely do some things but other than that I think I did fine. I just need to see which test to do corrections on.

last blog post

The graphing has actually been pretty easy. except I am struggling with the graph to equation. I don't exactly understand how to get the b value, but I feel like if I get some more explanation in class I will be able to ketch on pretty quickly. This class has been some what challenging but I feel like if I would have had more one on one it would of understand more. The class some times makes it hard to concentrate.

Last Blog Post

This trimester seemed to fly by. This class has been a struggle for me and I partially think it's because I feel as though we went through every unit very quickly and partially because it's the last trimester of my junior year. This year has been filled with stress and never ending work. I am worried with how I did on the last test but I am going to continue to work on my D.E.V. Project and study for the exam in hopes to raise my grade, in the few short days we have left. Have a great summer break! 

Weekly Post

The DEV me and Austin worked on was finished this weekend- And I must say i am proud of it. It took a while to get everything together, but when it did it was a well created video.

The test on friday I must say as well as fun- it was hard, but that was to be expected and I checked all of my work twice before then turning it in. I felt really good about it - I learned from my past mistakes on the last test- and improved on this one.

Week 10 blog post

This week went good. I thought the test went pretty good even though our crazy sub was rushing me to finish it. My DEV project is almost complete.Hopefully I can continue doing well into Friday's exam!

Last blog

This week was a good week. I think I did well on the test. I knew most of the concepts so any mistakes were minor errors. The graphs make a lot more sense to me now. I need to spend some time reviewing and finishing up my DEV project. I hope I can finish the year with a strong grade and I have gained knowledge that I can use anywhere I go. 

Final Blog Post

At long last, I'm nearly out of Precalc. It has been long, difficult and not at all enjoyable. The DEV project Jake and I have been working on is nearly finished, the exam is right around the corner, then we're finally done. I need to study for this exam, as I am worried about my grade dropping further than it already has. With any luck, I can raise my grade with the DEV and the test corrections, and leave this class with a grade I can be proud of. Goodbye Precalc blogs, and may we never meet again.

Blog post

I think the test was easy. I'm not struggling at all. I have yet to start my dev project though

Almost the last blog post!

It's been real! :) Overall, this trimester was pretty great. I feel like I took in most of the material, and that I'm better off for next year in AP Calculus! (Oh goodness.... We grow up so fast!) Specifically, this week flew by in the blink of an eye. By the time it got to Friday, test day, I was nervous. After actually taking it, I feel pretty good about it (usually that means I failed it) The DEV project is due on Tuesday, so we're so close to being done! I better start studying it up for this exam.

D.E.V.

http://devtrig.weebly.com/

put some info for the graphing into the blue words below due to glare of graphite...

Week 6 blog post

Overall I felt confident over the materials this trimester. Our group finished our dev project. I think it's really helpful that we had more time in class to go over how to write equations and graph. The scale was confusing at the beginning and I made a few mistakes. I think I'll be fine for the final.

blog post 6

This week went well.  I think I did well on the test on Friday.  I have improved in the graphing unit and I have gotten better at writing equations.  I have to finish my D.E.V project and turn it in.  I hope I get a good grade on the project.  I am super excited for summer.

last blog post!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I think the graphing unit is going pretty well. It's just that writing the equations takes some thought and time but otherwise its fine. Also, I wasn't at school on Friday so i'll have to take the test on Monday after school if you're available. I kinda forgot how to do the csc, cot and sec stuff but i'll just have to review that before I take the test. But yeah, LAST WEEK OF SCHOOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :-) 

last blog post of my junior year.... minus the DEV project

I worked on the DEV project today, so that made my day 100 times better. The test today seems like it went pretty good. I should have gone over what sec, cot and whatever the other on is, because I totally forgot which ones went with what, and that was on the test. But I feel pretty good about the rest of it... so hopefully that doesn't mean I did bad on it. It is hard to believe that we don't have that much left of this class... AP Calc, here we come. (next year obviously)

blog post

I think that this week went really well. I'm glad that I got my homework backs from the last until along with the test so I can work on my test corrections. I feel as though this test went way better than all of the other ones. I studied for three nights for this so hopefully it pays off. I am very nervous for the exam and having to do the dev project too, it's a little stressful, but summer is in 5 school days so it's alright.

Blog post

Last week was a good week for me. I think I understood everything that was taught to me. The graphing of sin and cos came fairly easy to me. I believe I am ready for the quiz. I still need to work on other concepts for the test but I think this is one less concept I have to learn. 

Week whatever like 10 or something...

So I am writing this is class right now while everyone prepares for the quiz I already took -_-  anyways, I will make this one about connections to other classes I found interesting. It really is funny how physics seems to line up so well with this class and functions. During functions and physics one several formulas such as distance formula. Now with physics two and trig, while we learn about waves in physics, we correlate that to graphing sine and cosine graphs. They contain the same basic variables such as amplitude and frequency as well. Not much else to say besides that it is kinda cool how they match up and can make the understanding for each become greater. Yea that's it and this week I got it in early to make up for last weeks hour late post. So... Physics and precalc... Yea. 

blog post

it feels good starting a new unit, like a fresh start. the graphing is kind of hard and I would like to stay after to understand it because I'm seriously sick of not doing well in this class. but anyway, I think it'll be fine and stuff

blog post week whatever it is

I hate math. But staying after with mr. jackson and getting extra help is really working some magic on my understanding in this class. graphing has comes easily except for the scale part. I'm slowly getting it though.

Blogpost #4

I am so tired. I am so done with this school year and want it to be summer. This is only class left that I have to work hard at. At one point I felt like I was going to actually get a handle on my work and I felt like I was understanding a majority of the things but now I feel stuck again. I only have 7 days to change my grade and I'm going to do it. It's just going to be difficult.

week

I don't even know what to write anymore. It's the same thing every week. I'm not struggling at all, I have no problems. I'm doing fine. I need to start working on my DEV project though, I haven't even started it yet. Don't expect a lot from it, I'm not creative at all. I'll make the problems hard at least.

blog number

This week has gone a lot better. I feel like I understand the material and that things are going to be ok. Coming in and getting help in the morning has made me realize that the material really is not that hard but that I struggle to pat attention in the class because there is always so many things going on, but when there is no distraction I feel like I accomplish a lot.

Something "cool"

What I thought was kind of cool about this unit is how everything goes back to the unit circle. And how when you graph sin and cos it all has to do with the unit circle's x's and y's. I think it's kind of cool how almost no matter what you do to the equation it still has the same generic look to the graph just a little bit shifted left right up down or with a bigger amplitude.

Blog post

Well for starters I am late and I am sorry for that. Slipped my mind and I just bolted out of bed when I remembered this....  Anyways this is about a particular day. So it was Friday and I wake up early thinking okay I will get this quiz done with and not have to come in after school Tuesday to do it. Well turns out that the quiz wasn't even on Friday and no one told me. So besides waking up early for cedar point, I wake up even earlier to get the quiz done. To make matters worse I also was just standing outside wondering what was going on before me jackson walked up and said "yea did no one tell you?  There is no quiz today..."  So that turned out really well... Anyways I was able to take the quiz early and gotta say people were making way to big a deal about it Thursday. It was extremely easy. 

No on other word, yea I know this is late and excuses are excuses but it honestly has been a rather tough week for me and maybe with the fact that it is a longer weekend I could be let off the hook?  Not likely to happen just trying to be optimistic for once. Whatever happens I got it in at least. That's all I have to say and now I can sleep. 

Blog Post #5

This past week was better. The graphing problems I have not found much difficulty with and that's a good sign. Im really hoping I do well on the upcoming little test, in order to bump my grade up. I've also been working on my D.E.V. Project this weekend and I'm hoping that grade will also help to bring my grade up. This past Thursday was a little stressful with the scare of a quiz and having to make that up..so I'm glad that I won't have to worry about that. Hopefully this next week will continue to go well! 

blog

i'm actually feeling really good about this week! i did well on my test and it raised my grade alot. cassy and i got alot of our dev project done. and i just really understand this unit. i feel really confident to take the test on friday. this unit is alot of work but i seem to get it alot more than the others.

post #6

A couple of weeks ago we learned about sounds and waves and stuff in physics. We learned what a frequency is and about the amplitude and wavelengths and all that good stuff. It connects to this class because we are currently using them while we graph. 

blog post 5

I think that the graphing unit is going okay.  The hardest part is figuring out the scale for each problem.  I feel like I am going to do well on the quiz on Tuesday.  I have to work on my D.E.V. Project and get at least one of the two problems done.

blog post.

This week was a Roller coaster. The week started off well, with my understanding of the material. When Thursday came, well... I guess actions speak louder than words (so it's been said) and I believe my actions that day in class directly reflect my feelings. 😅 Also, I told Shay about the joke because it would have been awful for her to show up to the school to take the quiz and there not be one😬... moving forward, I would like to ace this last test this week and finish the class off strong. Ps: is it possible for us to get back our homework from the last unit? I need it to remind me of the past unit for my DEV project. 

Blog Post

This week held interesting ideals.

Graphs were never my forte- I could do them but took no pleasure in doing so- which make this unit for me which revolves around them a bit strange. Nevertheless, I will do my best in this unit despite that.

Having only two weeks left, I am a bit nervous about the end of the year. We havent gotten our last tests back and I'm curious to see how I did on it. I may be  little upseet about not being able to use that purple sheet of mine- I didn't realize I couldn't use it on the test so I studied with it; I just hope that wasn't my downfall.

Blog post 5

I did well on the test which I was very nervous on, so I guess that's good! Most of what we're learning makes sense to me, I guess it is just a lot of memorization and remembering how to do approach these new problems. Other than that, I'm feeling pretty confident.

Week 6

The graphing is easy for now. The chanllenging part is the scale, I messed up a few times in the practice packet but I think I'm better at it now. I got my DEV project's problem all done, now just have to explain how to solve the problem.

Blog post

This week was good because I felt like I understood everything. I also took the last test and got a good grade on it. I feel confident on what we're doing now. I think it's the functions that really messed me up. I think the rest of this tri will be good

Blog Post

I understand the stuff we are working on, It makes sense. My problem is, when I don't have my notes or other assignments in front of me I forget what order I am supposed to do things in. I also don't know what does what. I think looking over my notes more and studying will help with that. I am planning on getting the DEV project done this weekend so hopefully that works out. I struggle with knowing where to start when making a problem for the DEV project.

Week 6 blog post

This week was an interesting one to say the least. I feel like I understand the material enough. I still feel a little confused on finding the points on the graphing. I'm going to probably ask Tara to explain the negative equations for graphing. Also I'm going to have to study a lot this weekend for the quiz I have to take on Tuesday even though the whole quiz thing was a joke and there no quiz on Friday (I know I'm not suppose to know this). I'm hoping to finish my DEV project this weekend too.

new week in Trig

Most of this week in Trigonometry was spent catching up on what I had missed. After a Friday and a Monday off of class, I was not taught how to draw and determine points on the graph. Fortunately, all it took to learn was paying attention in class. For the most part, this unit is about altering the basic set of numbers for a sine or cosine graph using the equation given in order to make a new graph. You need to consider amplitude, shifts and wavelength, which is similar to a recent unit of physics B. Strangely enough, I will have had another Friday and Monday off of class due to the physics trip and Memorial day, but after that it's time to focus. After all, the school year is over in two weeks.

Muddiest point

One of my personal muddiest point is trying to remember what the variables do in the formula for graphing sin and cos functions. Especially which variables control the shifts. I am starting to get it and am hoping to finish the homework this weekend.

Blog post

I think the graphing is easy because I remember going over this stuff in algebra. Overall I'm just not struggling in this class I find it to be pretty easy.

Doors are locked

Please open one for the quiz. Hoping you get this message...

blog post 8

this week went okay I guess. I mean I feel like I understand things on the surface level but not to the point that I need to, maybe because we are just starting but I don't know. I know I will probably be doing test corrections on the other test, so I'll try my best to do both

Blog 5

This week was pretty challenging. This new unit was confusing me a lot. But I think I'm getting the hang of it. I plan on learning more about it next week and understanding it fully. I plan to use on problem from the first unit and one problem from the second unit on my D.E.V. I'm afraid if I wait for the third unit, it will take too long to understand how to do them, make up a problem and get it in on time. It was a good week all in all. I am a little worried about the test. Not sure I did as good as I had hoped. 

Week ? option 4

Yea, I am rather tired right now and I had just about forgotten this post completely.  Had just lied down when I remembered actually... Anyways, I honestly thought that the correlation between making our own units and the similarities of what we were taught about the unit circle was amazing.  The numbers that we had supposedly made up actually equaled that of the same measurements on the unit circle.  It makes sense when one takes the time to actually think of why that would be, but still, I find it rather fascinating.  I wonder now that we know this information where we will go to further broaden our views and yadda yadda yadda.  I had a moment of being awake, but I just fell asleep, brain shut off, so that's it then.

Reflection on day in mr jacksons class

one day that stands out to me in your class is the day when we first started the graphing unit. When we drew the unit circle and made our own unit of measure I was confused at first as to how it had anything to do with graphing. It was super straight forward and easy because you told us step by step what we needed to do so I didn't know how it was going to relate to graphing. However, once we got to the point where the unit circle was done and we started talking about sin and cos waves it all made sense. They all tied together and I finally understood what the point of all that was.

Blog Post 4-Connection

The test this past week I believe went well. I felt prepared for most things on it and I didn't find it as difficult this time around as I did the last. Beginning this graphing unit has been a little challenging because I have had to leave early and miss most of the lesson. However the vocabulary for this unit is familiar, making it a little easier. We are currently learning about periods, frequency, and amplitude in physics, so I'm hoping my understanding of this unit will be easier with the knowledge I have from other classes. 

blog post

I had the greatest "aahhh" moment with the extreme solving. I also felt pretty confident with the last test we took. It was a lot better than the quiz and previous test. This trimester has been flying by and it's crazy to think we only have a few weeks left.

Blog 5 or something like that

I think the test went as well as it could. I do believe I answered more question on it than I ever have any other one. But everything since the test has been extremely difficult and boring and I just don't understand it. Looks like I'll be staying after school soon.

blog

this trimester is going by extremely fast. its weird to think that the DEV project is due in like two weeks. i still think that trig is a little easier than functions was. im confident about the test that we took this week-alot more than any other of the tests or quizzes we've taken thus far.

Weekly Blog post

The test this week was actually...not as bad as I'd expected. Sure, I did have to come in before school the next day to finish and it took me a long time to do so, but it wasn't bad and I felt pretty confident about it.
The new unit were into thought is really interesting. Creating our own unit of measurement and using that to create a unit circle? That sounds like I could make a cool DEV problem if I kick it up just a notch.

weekly relection

This week was another one where I was only in class for a couple days. Somehow I'm still caught up with the work. I haven't been struggling with anything and I'm looking forward to another week, hopefully I'll be in class more.

Blog post 4

Something that was cool. I thought when we did the unit circle with our own measurements and we're all able to get the same graphs was pretty cool. We all had different numbers but it was still sweet that we could get the sin and cos graphs. 

Blog Post 4

This week went by very slowly...but everything seems to be clicking together. I understand most of what we have learned. I'm not ready for the DEV project, but I'm brainstorming ideas. And I feel like I did okay on the ttest.

Blog post

I'm feeling pretty good about everything so far. Not looking forward to the dev project but I'm not going to procrastinate!  But everything seems to be making sense and I think I did pretty good on that test. 

Blog post 5....What a day to miss

I thought the test went pretty well. But I'm really confused on the stuff that we started learning on Thursday since I wasn't there. So I guess I'll try to figure it out today or something. I will start working on DEV project as well this week. I'm starting to feel overwhelm with the conclusion of school coming closer, hopefully I can figure what I missed and finish my DEV project

blog post

this week went okay. I'm feeling good about the test. I'm really hoping I got a good grade. This week's material connected to physics a lot with the frequency stuff. That should be easier for me to understand since I'm in physics right now. I wish we could have three people in a group for the DEV project though because I really wanted to work with Shay and Laney but now we are stuck doing indivduals which I really don't want to do. 

math blog post

After missing two class days, Class was not much of a challenge for me. We started some new project concerning a blank unit circle, using unique units of measurement. Having nothing significant to measure with, I chose to use the width of my phone. As it turned out, one and a half phone widths was exactly the radius of the unit circle. This fortunate discovery resulted in highly satisfying data and accurate graphs. Obviously, I will be behind going into Monday, but what I did experience of class this week was simple and almost enjoyable.

Blog post 4

I think this week went well.  I felt good about the test on Tuesday and I am ready to move on to graphing with the unit circle.  So far, the graphing unit seems okay and I understand it.  Also, the D.E.V. project was introduced this week.  I have never done this kind of project before, but I think I will do fine.

Week 4 blog post

overall I'm doing ok in this course. I came up with one dev questions and are working on it. The graphing part of the unit circle is a little confusing today, but it's fun to see the connection between physics and precalc.

Blog post

I thought the test was easy and I felt confident about it. I think the unit we started Friday is easy because we learned this stuff in algebra 2.

Blog 4

Sorry it's late. But I figured I should still let you know how I'm doing. This week was a little easier than the others. Though I admit to still having a bit of trouble. I'm really getting the hang of all the (cos) (sin) and (tan) problems. I'm doing a lot better with the unit circle and I'm getting the hang of the algebra. I think this test won't be so bad. 

blog post 4

this week felt okay, I mean the last two days we didn't do much math which is okay because wow that stuff is hard for me. I'm glad that we have Monday to work on the review, hopefully I can figure out any questions before the test Tuesday. I studyed this weekend so hopefully that'll help

week 3

for most of this class I have been behind and not really understanding any of it but it really helped when you gave us that packet with step by step instructions of what to do. when you gave us the problems in two separate forms and than put them together it really helped me understand what was going on. This was the first week that I didn't cry when you were explaining things in class. I am still behind but I have been working to ketch up and I am really thankful that are giving me all of this time.

Blog post #4

I had a very big "Aaaahhhh" moment this week. Finally learning how to do the extreme solving was really cool. It was frustrating and took several days to understand, but I finally got it and feel pretty good about it also. 

Blog Post #3

This past week was alright. The extreme solving problems I have had a little bit of difficulty with because they are soo long. I just need to take the problems step by step and practice them more before our upcoming test. I'm nervous for this test but I know I am much more prepared than the previous one. I'm hoping it goes well and it will increase my grade even more. Thanks again for the field trip on Friday...it was much needed! 

weekly overview

Well this week was interesting. I really only had one day of class time if you don't count our little treat on Friday. Golf has really made me get behind but fortunately it's just homework I need to make up. The stuff we're doing isn't challenging and hopefully I'll be able to take the test without any setbacks. So far missing class hasn't been to bad but if I keep missing it the work might catch up with me.

Weekly post

This week was interesting! I made sure I knew what we were doing, despite worrying that a test was going to happen only to relax and learn when it was pushed back.

Still, going to get ice cream was..interesting. It was fun, but also weird and not very productive if I'm honest with myself. Anyway, I will do my best to work and be prepared for the approaching test on Tuesday- I will definitively do well on it.

Also, I'm wondering when we are going to begin the DEV? I had a lot if fun working on it last time, so I wished to know when to start again.

Blogpost #4

I actually understood some things this week so that was exciting. I feel like I can catch up and do better because AP Bio will be over so I can just focus on math because I have no other hard classes so we will see I just want to pass this class with a B and to hopefully be prepared for AP calc next year and I think I can do it.

Week 3 option 3

Well I gotta say this course has turned out to be a lot easier than I had first thought it would be.  All of that unit circle yada is extremely easy to understand and I have basically the whole thing memorized.  I finished the like 99% of the homework needing just one more page to be done and I gotta say, looking over the review packet I am surprised at how easy the majority of the things were.  I remember when we were first learning them they seemed impossible and extremely challenging but now, this whole unit is surprisingly simple.  So ya, not much more to add.  The course itself has been less challenging than I thought and I honestly don't need a calculator for the questions or the unit circle either which had been a worry for me at the start.  Don't really know what else to say so ya, that's it.

blog 3 maybe idk

this week was okay. these problems that we're getting are honestly just so long that i end up getting lost because it takes so much time. they're not too difficult though. im a little nervous for the test but it should be okay. thanks again for the field trip!

Blog post 3

This week went by rather smoothly, I feel like. I think I understand most of what we've learned. After going into more depth with the crazy long problems. The review packet also really helped, although I still have a lot of studying to do before I take this test on Tuesday!

blog post

This week went better . It helped a lot when you gave us the packet that slowly built up to the challenging problems. I need to continue to work on the review and hopefully I will be ready for the test. I'm a bit nervous but I'm hoping for the best. 

Blog post

This week was weird because I sort of understood what was happening but not really and I also was so not focused at all because of musical and my AP exams and I understood how to get the cosine sine or whatever by itself but then I didn't really know what to do with the inside of it like I felt like I always failed after that point idk I'm sure I'll get it sometime soon I just need to focus more and do more practice.

Blog post 4

This week went a lot better than last week. This week I actually understood the content we were learning and that was a good feeling. Also when I was unsure I actually asked questions. Asking those questions helped me to understand the material. I'm a little nervous for the test but I'm hoping it goes well!

Weekly math blog

At long last, my grade in trigonometry has risen to a B. My test corrections and free blog points have paid off, and the material is becoming easier to understand. The most recent test resulted in my highest test grade yet, thanks to some studying and memorization of the unit circle. This recent success in my most challenging subject has given me hope for the rest of the trimester.

Blog post 3- progress

I feel good about my progress in the class.  I think the extreme solving questions are easier to figure out now.  I am finishing the review and studying it for the upcoming test on Tuesday.  I know the material well and I think that I will get a good grade on the test.

3rd blog post

This week was helpful because we spent the whole working on the unit circle. It was confusing at first but now I begin to get it. I think I memorize the unit circle now and

Blog post 3

This week in trig has probably been my favorite. I feel as if I have actually learned something and understood the first time rather than struggling to grasp the concepts. I stayed after school in order to get help and it was extremely beneficial. I retook a quiz after Mr.jackson helped me learn the concepts again and did much better. I look forward to more quality time with jackson after school. Thanks for being great dude.

Blog post 3

I want to write about my progress in the class. When we first started I was having a lot of trouble understanding the material. But dice wee have started working on the unit circle I feel that I have gotten a lot better and hope to do well on the next test. I am deffinetly studying more still because I need to get a better grade on this on to try and bump up my grade.

4th post

I'm not struggling with the long problems. I actually like doing them. I wish we had more class time to work on papers.

Blog Post

On Monday we did practice with basic algebra. It really helped me understand what I was doing with sin and cos. I am feeling pretty confident with this! I am really glad that we kept going over it and that it was explained in another way. I wish there was an answer key for the past and current homework so I can see if i'm doing it right.

This last week

This last week was about the same as every other week. We learn something pretty easy and work on it for a couple days. But I was gone for Wednesday and Thursday because of golf. This is always hard since I have to make up work, luckily we didn't do much in class those two days. I'm looking forward to another good week.

Week 2- reflection

Having this class 5th hour and having to leave early for baseball so much has definitely proved to make it more difficult than it could be. I accel in math normally so when I wasn't quite understanding the material like I know I should be I knew something was up. I wasn't studying like I should be and I could tell that was playing a role in my grade. However, since I started studying more I noticed an improvement in my understanding of the material as well as my grade in the class.

Blog 2

This week we learned more problems using the unit circle. I learned how to simplify and solve these problems, which is proving to be difficult for me. I'm going to have to get myself to study a little more than usual, which is also proving to be difficult. I think these week was semi successful and I believe I'll understand the material eventually. 

blog 2

this week was okay really. im feeling pretty good about this unit! every time i see my grade in this class though i feel sad. lol no but i feel like im doing alot better in this class than functions. the only thing that i dont really get is what we talked about friday with the super long problems.

post #3

This past week really didn't go as I had expected. I would say that I understand the unit cycle fairly well and was feeling good about the quiz but then my quiz grade didn't reflect that.. at all. Also, the solving we did on Friday was confusing and hard. I understand about half of what was going on but then got super lost. Hopefully this week will be a lot better. 

post 2

I want to punch myself in the face everyday. I am so confused on everything that we are doing and I feel like I am falling behind. I want to cry everyday I am in that class. I know that if I come in you will help me so I am going to put the effort into doing that because right now this class is harder that physics!!!!!!

Week 2-Reflection Blog

This week went alright. I did better than I expected on the quiz, and I was happy about that. However this past Friday was frustrating. I was trying to understand everything and keep up but I felt like it was thrown at us all at once. I was confused during most of it and was overwhelmed with the amount of work we had to do for the one problem. I'm hoping I can catch up and have a better understanding of everything before this weeks test. I'm trying my best to raise my grade but it has been a struggle for me. If we could have a work/review day to help us all have a better understanding of these new problems that would be great. 

Blog Post 3

Personally, this week has been very stressful. Past weeks, too much time was given to work. All I did was sit around in class or work on other homework because I finished my assignments early. However, this week I felt very rushed. The homework keeps piling up, and we keep getting more and more worksheets. I feel like this part of the unit needs more in class work so our questions can be answered. Granted, we can always come in before or after school if we have questions...but I still feel like more time should be given in class to make sure everyone comprehends the newer part of the unit. Other than that, I seem to be understanding little by little of the newer problems.

post 2 option dos

Well, it was Friday, and I had not been having the best of days.  Then I come into class not knowing what I had missed from the day previous for I was gone due to a baseball game.  Anyways, I come in and we get thrown some crazy algebra questions, and my only thought was that this better not have been covered yesterday for I was not looking forward to being behind and working on catching up alone.  Luckily it seemed that not much had been covered the day previous with the quiz and everything and I was not to far behind and catching up was rather easy.  It helps that what little was covered the day before was also challenging for most of the class so it was covered more extensively that day and everything was okay for myself.  I was caught up and class seemed to be fine.  Then I learn that the quiz took some people the whole 40-45 minutes of class and that had worried me, but after I got it, I learned that it wasn't that bad at all and barely took any time at all.  Dividing without a calculator was a pain, but for the most part the quiz was easy and I was able to do it without my unit circle, only using the sheet to check my answers.  So all in all, while being an annoying day, it wasn't terrible.

Blog post #3

Tech week is over, I'm feeling better about the show, but my AP bio test is next Monday so I feel like I should focus on that. So I will get through this week finish the show focus on AP biology and then Tuesday I will get it together and focus only on math because I really do like math so I don't know what went wrong. I refuse to give up and I need to know this information for AP Calc next year so Tuesday is the day and will learn this math or die trying.

Blog post #2

Like you said during class one day I am in a bad math place right now. I am trying to hang on and pay attention but honestly my mind is occupied by the musical and I know that the musical isn't as important as my grade but I made a commitment and I really do enjoy stage managing. I'm just going to get through tech week and finish the show and then focus on math . But I honestly have no idea how to do anything.

3rd Post

I'll be honest, for the first part of the week I was sorta lost; I understood the basis of the concept but there were times that I looked up to the board and the gears in my head literally spun in overdrive trying to figure it out. I did get struck with a realization of understanding, but I'm going to look over it a few times to make sure I know what I'm doing now.

The quiz on the other hand was interesting; I knew the answers but didn't know the exact ones; only how to somewhat prove it through knowledge of the unit circle.

We have a test next week, something I'm going to study my life off for; I will succeed in this class.

Blog post for week 3

I feel like this week was very unsuccessful for me. In this class it is like I take one step forward and five steps back. Knowing the unit circle and the points on it was easy. And terminal points and coterminal angles was all easy but now I'm just barely understanding the solving stuff. Every time I think I get it Mr. Jackson makes it more difficult. Just keep trying to get through it.

2nd blog post

This week's material is ok for me. The shorten hours gave us more time to work on one assignment at a time. The extreme solving was confusing at first but now I began to get it. However, it is a time consuming problem and I hope we don't have to do a lot of that on the test.

Blog post 2

Muddiest point.  Having a lot of trouble on the tests and quizzes for some reason. When I do the homework I think I understand the content. But when the test or quiz comes I do really bad. I  going to try and study more and come in for help more often.

Blog Post for week 2

I don't like trig as much as functions. I'm having a more difficult time knowing what to do for every problem. I will need to start studying and looking over my notes more so I can understand what i'm doing more. I also find that by 5th hour I get really tired and sometimes zone out (no offense to Mr. Jackson) and then I get confused and lost. I'll have to try to really pay attention by asking questions or something.

2nd blog

This week was quite the struggle for me. The new packets we are getting are challenging. I'm figuring out some of them but the Extreme Solving is very confusing and I think we need to go through a problem again Monday, but slower and having you show all the steps this time. I know you thought we should be able to do the first steps on our own but some of us couldn't and it caused us to be lost the rest of the process. I also think we need some more in class work time to work on the packets where we can ask you questions while we are working through them.

Week 2

This week in math wasn't too challenging, thanks to the three day testing shortening the classes. We have continued to learn about angles and radians on the unit circle and how different angles connect to units of radians. The quiz went well, which feels like a first, but I hope not a last. In short, this week was positive overall.

3rd blog post

This week was frustrating for me. The quiz did not go well at all for me. That frustrated me because I know the information. One thing that confused me this week was that the day before the quiz we were working on problems that weren't on the quiz. I think that part of the day before a quiz could be used to review the problems that will be on the quiz. Besides that I will continue to review and work hard to raise my grade in this class.

Blog 2- class reflection

On Friday, we worked on the extreme solving equations.  It is tough to figure out these problems because there are so many different parts to them.  In class, we walked through the problems, but it was still hard.  During class, we also looked at graphs of equations and how they related to pi and 2pi.  I know that we just got started with these crazy problems and I know that I will get better at solving them.  But, for now, the problems are long and hard.

week 2

I mean this week went pretty okay, I don't know. The quiz was a big woops but I will just do more practice. I do really well on notes and stuff but I totally blank out when I don't have them. With the stress of three other core classes, it's so hard to keep up and do everything I have to for each class, but I'm trying my best and that's all that matters.

3rd post

The quiz was easy and I'm not really struggling with anything right now. I find this stuff pretty easy.