B.O.B. - AIn't nobody got time for math

Well, this last unit was hectic to say the least. The material was not very complicated, but being a part of the musical made it very difficult to keep up on the homework. Even with the time given in class, I found I was unable to get any work done outside of the classroom. I was able to take the test on time, because the information given in class was exactly what I needed to know. I don't have any specific problem spots in this unit other than not having time for the homework. But, with any luck and with the absence of the musical, this unit will go much more smoothly.

This past unit in class had some rough spots but overall was pretty easy to grasp.  I personally had a lightbulb moment in class the day I stopped trying to understand every individual detail of a concept and started looking at the concepts as a whole. I found that the unit circle could be related to the musical circle of fifths. Sometimes there was so much information given at one specific time, I found it easier to learn to just try a problem on my own and then ask questions later in the lesson.

Goodbye for now...

Some of you I'll see in a couple of days, some will never have me as their teacher again.  Thank you for the time we spent together learning.  I'm always here if you need anything!

Jackson

D.E.V.-Video link

Mr. Jackson,
Below is a the math video that doesn't have sound in my powerpoint.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fmL4Fe2CUg&feature=youtu.be
Emily

Dev Elliot D

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BxE_sZXFKOxYbG03MnJkSjFnM00/edit?usp=sharing
Powerpoint in link provided

This was a good way to finish off the trimester to prove we have learned the material and as a partial way to study for the exam. By demonstrating our knowledge base of the subject, we will become more adept at utilizing it. One way I could have improved upon my project is to have spent more time on it and made it alot more intricate, or possibly cover more units, or going more in-depth as to what the variables do.

D.E.V. Big Pappa & Morgan E.

Big Pappa:  I chose these concepts because I believe they are somewhat challenging yet, with enough time, are easily understandable.  These concepts are the ones I understand thoroughly and are a good representation of what I have learned this trimester.  I believe this assignment was an exceptional way to wrap up the trimester in that it provided substantial review before the exam. 

Morgan: I thought this was a good project way to end the trimester. It was a good review over every unit that we have done so far. I think that one way that the project could be in proved is you do show us how to create our own problem that would help me a lot because I would get almost all the way through a problem then i would realize that it didn't work, and that was a pain to have to go through and redo the problem. I chose the concepts I did because they were the concepts I was the most comfortable with. This problems show an overview of this trimester because these these problems cover almost all of the units that we went over in this trimester.

D.E.V.

Reflection:
I chose these concepts for my D.E.V. project because I really enjoyed these concepts.  They were challenging at points but still nice enough to understand and not feel completely over whelmed.  I feel that these problems provide an accurate sense of the trimester.  There is a variety of different skills involved in these problem sets, such as factoring and simplifying.  I feel content with what I took away from these units.  This project was beneficial to my education in many ways.  I had to manage my time wisely, and self motivate.  Most teachers give you an assignment and constantly remind you of  it, while this assignment was given well in advance and I didn't have a teacher breathing down my back to make sure I completed it.  I was responsible for my own schedule.  This also served as good review while preparing for the exam.

I learned log before，it good review for me.I think my best part is expand each log

Zach & Abe DEV

Abe:

We created chose these math concepts to help us review for our exam, we chose a website format because we thought it would be easy access for anyone who would like to use it later, and we chose the Lord of the Rings theme because we thought it would attract people's attention/it is awesome.  These problems provide a glimpse into each unit our this trimester and provides a step by step example of how to get those problems done.  I didn't learn any new material but it did provide a good review for the exam.  In the future I would not like to repeat work, re-go-over work but instead to learn more.

www.lordofmath.weebly.com




Zach: 

Why did you choose the concepts you did to create your problem set?
We thought that creating a website would be easy and fun. How do these problems provide an overview of your best mathematical understanding of what you have learned so far?
We used a more real but creative way to show how the problems can affect life. To show our understanding of the math Did you learn anything from this assignment? Was it educationally valuable to you? (Be honest with this. If you got nothing out of this assignment then say that, but be specific about what you didn't like and offer a suggestion to improve it in the future.)
I did not learn anything new it was more of a review which i did help me remember and understand what we did earlier in the Trimester. 

Lordofmath.weebly.com 

Dev project - Alli Hope and Abbey Soule

Click to view blog

DEV

 http://prezi.com/42lw_jm8skf0/present/?auth_key=n2jnjcj&follow=wx9nj1vucksq

This Prezi took quite a bit of time for me, but I think it was worth it.  I really enjoyed this project, even if it was hard and time consuming.  I attempted to span as many concepts as I could with my four problems, but I suppose Mr. Jackson will be the judge of how well I did so.  This assignment also helped me dive even further than I had previously into topics, and truly understanding how they work. I also learned that procrastination is a huge enemy of mine.  I knew that before hand, but didn't quite kick it the way I should have.  I tend to think about what I am going to do for more time than I actually do it, which can be problematic.  Nevertheless, it's done, and I can say I and proud of my work.

D.E.V. Project

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/08tawizo5ms57g9/tMORZY74fT?m


I chose the 4 problems:
Completing the Square
Long Division
Diving Rational Equation
Expansion

I chose these because these are some of the strongest types of problems for me. I tried to make it as challenging as possible and worked hard on this project! I hope you enjoy it!

I used various units for this project! i had strong points in each unit and the I picked the best ones out of them. I made them challenging and surprisingly at times they were challenging for me to solve, and I was the one that created them! I made it themed and brought out my nerdiness and love for this movie series! This project took me forever and I worked hard! but in the end the result I think is so worth it! Hope you like it just as much as I do!!

B.O.B. - Reconstructing Logarithms

Basically the only problem I had in this unit was the problem I have consistently when trying to figure out logarithms: how to rearrange them into exponentials. After three or four successful reconfigurations, though, I catch on. This unit wasn't very difficult otherwise, except for some of the adding logarithms problems where I was confused the order of steps needed to finish the problem, but once again, with a little help from Mr. Jackson, all my questions were answered. :)

DEV project- Morgan and Margaret

https://www.dropbox.com/s/iej6xd6azgfkkiw/Final.pptx

D.E.V. Jason and Devon

https://www.dropbox.com/s/9kt8e6eixkk2pq9/Math%20Project.pptx

-Jason and Devon    2nd Hour


Jason's Reflection:
                For the most part our project went very smooth.  We spent a good chunk of time right from the beginning setting up how we wanted our problems to work out and what kind of format we wanted.  Most of our problems are set up to include almost an entire unit worth of material.  It was nice for me cause i could easily see the different things we have learned this tri being used with the kind of questions from the unit that we would see them in: a sort of timeline or summary of the class.  Because of this fact, these problems show my best understanding of the material.  I spent time bridging mathematical ideas into different questions to show i really knew how to do it.  Overall, i believe this project was educationally valuable.  It not only served as a review for the unit but it also helped point out little errors i had been making in some of the math.

Devon’s Reflection:

                We chose to use PowerPoint to supply information on how to solve pre-calculus questions. We tried to make every unit incorporated and display how to solve many complex functions. The power-point part was easy, the videos on the board took a long time and we spent a majority of our time planning and creating the questions. These questions display our understanding because of their complexity and the amount of detail spent solving the functions. I used most of the skills I already knew so I don’t think I gained too much information, I did learn better skills with power-point but my math didn’t advance. In the end the power-point wouldn’t upload on my computer and Jason had to bring his laptop and download it through that. All together things went pretty smoothly and it turned out to be a fun assignment. 

Shaun and Dillon Dev

Link to our project: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ezkczPZlSjyOj9owtnPPPBbtN7R0-5EsKMcy9yclqq4/pub

Shaun’s conclusion: 

For my Dev project I chose a solving rationales problem and a quadratics problem and Dillon and I worked together on a grouping problem. I chose the solving rationales problem because I understood it well and it seemed to be a harder concept for others. I chose the quadratics problem because I wanted some review on quadratics and I wanted to make sure I could still write problems in terms of y. we did the grouping problem together because it took us a while to come up with the problems. I thought that these problems cover what we learned because I did a problem that was easy for me; one that was more difficult that I needed review for it and then one that took both of us to create. From this project I learned that in class we do a good job of always using our previous units so we don’t forget anything. This project was a good review for any small things that I might have forgot how to do. I also learned that it is much easier solving problems then it is to create them because to create them we pretty much had to start with an answer and work our way back to what the starting problem would be.

Dillon's conclusion 

                       For my Dev project I worked with my partner Shaun on 5 problems.  We split up the work a little bit and did 2 problems each and the last one together.  I did a dividing by polynomials problem and a rational problem that is made into a graph and the last problem we worked together on was a grouping problem.  Overall I chose to do these to problems because I felt that they had a lot of little things in them that if you messed up then you would kind of screw up the problem and felt I needed to work on this.  In the long run the project was a bit difficult but pushed Shaun and I to get creative and think about these problems from a different perspective than we have before.  This became more interesting because on problems like dividing polynomials it became a lot more difficult to make a problem because making a division problem starting from the answer and going back is a lot more difficult than it should be, but helped me see a lot more small mistakes I had made in previous answers.  I think that is project was well worth doing because it helped us look back at problems and refer to our notes a lot and kind of reviewed the old problems we have not done in awhile.  In class I feel that we do a great job on reviewing past material that we learn and that this project will be very helpful for the exam.

B.O.B. Reflective Comment

This last unit was pretty easy. I have a couple more questions to ask before the exam, but all in all a not bad at all. Also some of the stuff we discussed helped for the ACT. So that was a bonus! Actually all the stuff we learned this trimester was very helpful for The ACT and both days of MME. Thanks Jackson

 

DEV. Corie and Savannah

https://www.dropbox.com/s/roz35w97kby5s46/DEV.pptx

Savannah's Reflection:  This project ended up being a lot harder than i thought it was going to be.  It was very time consuming and had its difficulties at times. In our project we started off with the easiest problems first and then worked our way up to the harder ones.  One problem I'm glad we did was an inverse problem because I always struggle with them but after this project they seem much easier to me.  I love the project because it's lord of the rings based and it was very fun to create and actually made me remember how to do certain problems from different units.

Corie's Reflection: I found this project to be a bit difficult. It wasn't impossible or something that was super hard on me, just more difficult than I originally thought it would be. Plus this project ended up being very time consuming. Coming up with a problem could take anywhere from five minutes to an hour of working. Plus doing this with powerpoint made it very time consuming, going through and explaining a problem, with animations and trying to make it creative could take 2+hours of work, for one problem. I did like the project based on that we were given a lot of independence for how we wanted to go about it, especially with the creative aspect. I think the units we chose were very good to show how Savannah and I understood this class. We did problems that we found a bit challenging at first but learned later on how to do them well. So this showed what we learned throughout this class. This project made me really learn about how precious time is and what needs to be done with it. Also it put me in the teachers position, which I had never been in before and found somewhat difficult to do. Overall I think it's a very good project and fun to do, as long as you don't procrastinate too much.

Misty Mountains

Soundtrack

Shire

BOB Logs

I personally loved this unit.  I had a very small understanding of Logarithmic functions before hand, but now have a fairly good grasp on them.  This unit especially helped me further in my AP chem. class, since we have been using logs in the last few units.  I always enjoy learning what is behind the math, rather than just how to use it, and this unit definitely helped me with that.

D.E.V-Project Emily

https://www.dropbox.com/s/hvift4uzunxfdl7/D.E.V.%20project.pptx
Reflection:
This project honestly was kind of hard for me. It looks easy on paper, but it really was not. It's something that can be done in an half an hour, but done well? No way. The thing I had trouble with was creating problems and finding the best way to solve them. A lot of them I had to check my work more than once, because each time they just wouldn't add up. A lot of the times it was simply, that I forgot to distribute a negative sign or added something wrong, but because of that I had to erase everything and start over. The problems I created weren't super hard but to me these problems were kind of hard. I tried to tackle the type of problems that I struggled with the most. One of them was dividing polynomials and factoring them by grouping. I actually struggled creating this problem the most. I also had a friend check over my work to make sure I was actually solving the problem right. This project was difficult but, it was also fun for me. I got to play around and experiment different ways on how I could explain how to solve the problem. I also had fun creating funny cartoons to go along with it. I hope that through my project you can tell that I did take the time and effort to think things through and how much fun I had creating horribly stick figures.

(I also had trouble with the video it wouldn't play with sound no matter how much I tried. If you have problems with the video please tell me and I can try to fix it. )


Below is a the math video that doesn't have sound in my powerpoint.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fmL4Fe2CUg&feature=youtu.be


Thu

Dev

https://www.dropbox.com/s/7v74u0j689k5z6z/DEV%20project.pptx

Patrick's Response:   I have chose four problems that reflect my ability in the class. They show the abilities i learned over the course of the class.  The project forced me creative during mathematics class.  It showed my ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide.  I found this project to be easier than a test, but more time consuming.  I am glade this class is almost over.   

Log BOB

Solving logarithms and exponentials was completely manageable for me. Changing from logarithm form to exponential form and exponential form to logarithm form was just a matter of following the patterns. Then, applying that to an equation wasn't that hard. It was nice to follow and understand something we were learning.

a haiku about this unit:

math is really hard

but i can follow patterns

maybe i will pass

Logs BOB

This unit wasn't that hard for me at first but then I missed a day and it seemed like i missed a lot but then after a few of the papers we did it all started to come back to me and now I think this was a pretty easy unit.

DEV Harris

https://www.dropbox.com/s/4rha42m0ty2d9r2/Developing%20Expert%20voice.pptx


Harris' Reflection:  choose the Problems that I did because they were from units that  understood well. except for the dividing/multiplying/adding/subtracting rationals,  that was the one unit that  felt that i could use some work on, and by doing a DEV problem on it, I was able to better understand it. These Problems provide an overview of my mathematical understanding because they show what I have learned over the course of the class. I struggled with all of them a little, but in the end I feel like I got a good understanding of them. I feel like this project has taught me how to formulate my own ideas into problems for others to solve, and it has also taught me to not procrastinate, I probably shouldn't have waited until the last two weeks before the project was due to start working on it.

BOB #3 Logs

This unit was probably the hardest for me, I don't really know why I have used logs like a million times it's just sometimes the rules just don't make sense to me. I finally got my act together though even with the crazy schedule this past week. Overall I would say it was a pretty good end to the tri.

Dev Project

This project was a little crazy for me, after basketball season got over I kind of forgot what I need to do because I didn't really have my daily routine any more. I finally finished it though, this project helped provide a good review right before the exam, some of my problems took turns even I hadn't thought of yet. I tried to make the problems at least a little challenging yet still tried to include all of the units I think I finally accomplished my goal. This project really show me that teaching is hard and I will try to think of this now every time I'm about to criticize a teacher, because honestly they have a tough job and I didn't even have to deal with students!

http://prezi.com/b5ey0_qilkto/untitled-prezi/?utm_source=website&utm_medium=prezi_landing_related_solr&utm_campaign=prezi_landing_related_owner

Alexis' DEV

http://mathprojectalexis11.weebly.com/index.html

All of my problems and reflection are in this website so hopefully it shows up! 

B.O.B Logarithms and Exponentials

The Logarithm and Exponential unit was pretty straight forward for me.  I learned the unit really fast and did not seem to have a problem doing any of the problems that Mr. Jackson gave me.  It was a lot easier than the first unit we did.  Turning logarithms into exponentials was quite easy for me and vise versa.  I thought that the whole unit was a breeze and could do it all over again.  If we would have had a test I probably would have done very well on it.

Log & exponential BOB

I liked this unit the most I think. Too bad we didn't have a test on it, I probably would've done the best I've ever done on one. But one thing was kind of difficult for me and it was when two logs are equal to each other and you have to combine them into one. I got help from mr Jackson and I understand now, but that part of the unit was the hardest for me.

Logarithms BoB

My "muddy point" of the logarithms unit would have to be the natural log and continuous sections as well as switching between log and exponent form.

Just memorizing the switching formulas (logbA=C , B^C = A I think) was quite a chore at first, but after a bunch of practice, I kindof mastered it.
and thinking about the continuous concept was a bit difficult to understand at first, for example i thought it meant like, it was constantly growing, not like over a year, the population has grown by 5%. I thought of it more as its growing by 5% every minuscule amount of time.
If that makes any sense at all.

B.O.B

Considering the fact that this unit was only four days long, I was doing really well in the beginning. Then I missed the day where we learned most of the information about solving logarithms due to the school supplies drive. When I came back, I thought I had learned what I missed and was able to us it... then I got to the trimester review. I tried to look back on the papers, but I still couldn't understand what the problems were even asking me. I asked for your help and felt a little better, but was still was not feeling very confident. Altogether I would say this unit was not my strongest.

B.O.B. - Reflection

I really didn't even know what a log was before this unit. It was difficult to switch between log form and exponential form at first. With practice, though, it became easier. This unit was really short and I was gone the very first day of the unit. Even with being gone I was able to catch up pretty quickly. I feel nervous for the exam, but I'll be ready after I finish the review.

B.O.B. Reflection

At the beginning of this unit i had no idea what a log even was.  I've come a long ways since then.  I can now simplify logs, solve them, and know how to change them to their exponential form.  I think the hardest part of the unit for me was the bases.  I didn't really understand it at first but after i figured out how the log changes to it's exponential form and learned the change of base formula it made sense.  Now hopefully i can do good on the exam.

-Jason

B.O.B. Muddiest Point

The logs and exponential unit is really simple, I understand that... But because of the ACT and MME, I haven't gotten a chance to actually sit down, and work my way through the unit. If I look at my notes, I know what I'm doing, but I haven't studied it quiet yet.
So I guess right now, the whole unit is my muddiest point... But Now that ACT/MME testing is over, I can finally sit down and work my way through the unit!

B.O.B.- Progress

I've worked with exponential but, not so much logs. The first time I even heard of a log in math form was in my chemistry class. I didn't really get what a log was for or what it did in chemistry. Luckily, we only worked on logs in chemistry class for less than a week. Learning about logs in functions, I felt that I got a better understanding of what logs are. I also found the changing of bases hard at the beginning, but after looking at a couple problems I understood what was supposed to go on top and what was supposed to go on the bottom. I didn't feel that this unit was either hard or easy, but just right in the middle. So far, I don't have many issues with this unit my only question is that how do we does this problem relate in the real world? Just a curious question.


Thu

Log B.O.B

This unit took concepts that I had a little experience with and took them further.  The change of base formula was extremely helpful as I did not have the new operating system.  It was neat to see this apply in other areas as in AP chem we were just dealing with pH and logs(pH=-log( [H+])  I feel like this unit went by very quickly  but there wasn't a lot of depth to the concepts which was okay with the limited time constraints (i.e. snow days, ACT/MME).  This unit felt fairly easy for me and I hope it goes well come exam time.

*The other day you said you were frustrated with the content of the blog posts of some people.  I guess I don't feel like I have a firm grasp on how in-depth or much you want us to talk about each unit.  This would help as I have you again next tri 1st hour.

B.O.B Logs and Exponentials

I was able to find problems from this unit in the "real world." There were a couple problems on the ACT and MME. When I saw them I got really excited because I knew exactly how to find the answer. Not only did I see problems from this unit, I also saw problems from other units. I never would have thought that I would find logs and exponents on the ACT and MME! So, THANKS JACKSON!!!

B.O.B. Log's and Exponential's

Have you come across something we discussed in class out there in the "real world" or another class? Describe the connection you made.

The couple days in class when we went over logs and exponential actually helped me a lot on a couple problems on the ACT because we had just reviewed them/learned more about log's and exponential's I was able to answer the couple questions that I ran across on the ACT. Another time that I used log's was when I was in my physics class and Shoemaker started to wrote a couple log problems and because we had just done them in class and learned them I was able to use what i learned to figure out the answers to the questions. That is how the logs and exponential's unit has helped me in the past two weeks in my Physics class and on my ACT.

Thanks,
Morgan Ekovich

B.O.B

This unit was probably one of the easiest and shortest units we have had.  Through the unit I didn't really have any troubles with anything and thought it was all pretty easy.  One thing that I thought was neat was learning about the new program in the calculators.  It's nice not having to do an equation when you don't have a log base of ten and just typing it into the calculator.  It made things much easier and moved along with the process faster.  This trimester has taught me a lot and I'm excited for next tri.   

B.O.B. Logs and Exponentials

Throughout this unit I have studied very hard and maintained homework habits in an attempt to better myself. Although I was studying more, I still had trouble with the concept of a log to the power of a log. It took me awhile to figure it out, and I feel as though I fully understand the concept. Whenever I need to know more, I will definitely study to improve my understanding.

Exponential and logs

Exponentials and logs was a quick unit. I had a habit of not doing well with logs and was nervous to have only a week and was expecting to be left behind. What I found difficult at first was remembering how to convert between forms. I found, later that it wasn't as hard as I made it seem and I give credit to you for supplying good teaching techniques. Exponentials can be fun In a sense I particularly enjoy solving. This is Devon with my last B.O.B signing out

Connection to another class

Yet again, AP Chemistry and precalc tied together. Although very different concepts, both classes are using logs right now. I understand the logs in precalc, but sadly, that did not help me in chemistry. They are used very differently. We are using logs to find pH in chemistry now and it's quite confusing. I thought it was neat that logs can be used for two very different concepts in two very different classes.

Bob

This last unit has been one of the most useful.  Most all of the class has been review, but my knowledge on logs was quite limited.  So the short unit on logs has taught me the basics.  Now i just wish i could of taken the class last year, when i scheduled it.

Tori, Hannah and Nathan DEV

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/55848637/DEV%20project.pptx
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/55848637/DEV.docx

Nathan Reflection:
I felt that this project allowed me to go back through previous units and remember why we did certain things and how we did those.  Looking at problems from the point of creation makes you think more about the process and helps you understand what you are supposed to be doing.  I liked how we could work with groups and they could give you feedback on how to improve your problems and solve them.  This project gave me a great review of previous units and allowed me the freedom to apply these concepts into real-life situations. 

Hannah's reflection:
The main reason that I chose these problems was because I felt that I excelled at these topics. I wanted to choose topics that I thought I could explain and teach the best. Also, I wanted to cover as many units as possible for a better review. Since these problems cover multiple topics, it shows that I understand the material and can teach others, not just do things because Mr. Jackson said it works. I learned quite a bit from this assignment. I already understood each unit individually but having to put them together into one project and explain each was a great review. However, I did not like the pressure of using different media tools. I felt more concerned about earning bonus points with creativity than the actual work. Overall, I felt the project provided a great review.

Tori's reflection:
I chose the concepts I did for my problem set because I felt I was good at farmer Ted problems and graphing polynomials. I understood the concepts and enjoyed doing the problems. The problems provide an overview of my mathematical understanding because in this project you had to explain the concept and prove that it worked and not just because Mr. Jackson said so. I definitely learned that explaining why concepts work is very difficult. I will now have more respect for teachers because explaining why material works is very hard.

Afsheen, Meg, Colleen D.E.V. Project

https://www.dropbox.com/s/dgax2t99obw18lu/D.E.V%202.zip?m

Instructions:
Download ZIP file from DropBox
Extract 2 files from ZIP file
Open PowerPoint
Enable editing
Play PowerPoint
(This way, you can hear the music!! Or should be able to...)

Colleen:

                I chose the two concepts of polynomials and radicals because I understood the polynomials the best and understood the radicals the second best. This made the difficult task of coming up with two problems slightly easier. These two units came naturally to me and I enjoyed working with them very much. From this project I learned that making the problems is so much easier than solving them.

Meg:

                I chose to create problems using the polynomial unit and the quadratic unit. I chose the polynomial unit because that was the unit that I understood the most. I chose the quadratic unit because I understood it the least and needed to review some of the concepts. Although I did not fully understand the quadratic unit, I used the one concept that I understood the most for my problem. I really enjoyed the polynomial unit and thought it would be a fun way to incorporate Hawkeye's character. This project was really fun and I enjoyed working with my group. I found it a very fun and challenging way to review the different math concepts we learned this trimester.

Afsheen:

                I chose to recreate problems from the Functions Basics unit and from the Quadratic Functions unit. I chose an expansion problem from the Functions Basics unit because I felt I needed more practice in that. With so many variables to F.O.I.L. out, more and more practice with that would be helpful, despite the fact that it is a basic skill. I chose a completing the square problem from the Quadratic Functions unit because this is a series of steps that I forget if I don’t practice it enough. Because I sat down and thought about what I was creating, and how to explain it, I believe it will stay in my brain a lot better.

Logs, What I thought was cool

I had previously learned that when typing log base Y (X) of different bases into my TI-83 I have type then in as Log base 10 (X)/Log bas 10 (Y).  But apparently it just compares the ratio of the original segments (X and Y).  So I could type in ln(X)/ln(Y)  or really any base over the same base of those two variables.  I found that quite logical and very cool too.

B.O.B. Exponential and Logs

        This whole unit seemed mostly just review. Exponential were always easy for me. It is a strong a unit to end on up on. This unit was the first unit were i was able to basic work after school activities and school work very well. Hopefully i can end the trimester on a good note. With a good exam.

B.O.B. Rationals

                The Rationals Unit over all was easy for me but i had many days i missed and many days were I had so much on my plate I was stressed. It took to some time to figure out how to balance work and Robotics, and School it was a pretty good unit to start getting in to that role. Time to get in the real world now. It's time to put the big boy pants on.

B.O.B

This unit was so much easier than the other two. I'm a lot more satisfied with my grade on the test. I was able to understand the content a lot faster. Maybe that was because we learned smaller amounts of information at a time, but either way. I'm satisfied with the past unit and am creating 2 problems that come from the content we learned within it.

B.O.B. Progress

I believe that this past unit was my best.  I understood all the material, from finding the necessary information to plot points of a graph to using the sine charts to determine end behaviors.  Even though it all went by fast i feel i did very well on my test and all my homework was a breeze.  Now i need to start looking back on the various other things we've done this tri in preparation to our final exam.

B.O.B. Similarity to the” Real World”

In this trimester I have the MME Prep which helps kids get better ACT scores. Well these past few weeks we have been doing review on Math with Mrs. Ford. We have reviewed and taken notes on Pre-Algebra, Geometry, and Algebra 2. We also have been reviewing formulas and so on and so forth. But when we were reviewing we were doing some of the formulas we used or mentioned in this class like Circumference, logarithms and area and so on and I thought it was cool how sense we already did a review or already did things with those formulas/that section of math I felt super ahead and on top of things cause it was really easy to understand what she was saying.

Thanks Jackson!!!!

B.O.B. - Reflection

This unit was pretty easy for me. The only thing that I struggled with was the graphing of equations with two vertical asymptotes. After practicing it for a while and getting some help I understood it pretty well. All in all, the rational functions unit was probably the easiest unit.

A little pep talk...

B.O.B

This unit was probably one of the easiest units for me. The one thing I had a little bit of trouble with was adding and subtracting fractions. When changing the denominator it some times confused me but after some help I finally got the hang of things and know how to do it.

B.O.B. -Rationals Unit

Through this unit of rationals I had many struggles and on of the struggles that I had was when we learned the sign charts. I had a hard time remembering what way each graph would go and how to make the sign charts. But after I went in and go help a couple mornings in a row and I got help on the weekends from Hannah after getting more and more help I have started to realize that I understood the concept a lot more but the one down side is that I don't think that I studied or worked hard enough because when it came time to take the test I had forgotten how to do the sign charts and graphs. That was my biggest struggle of the unit that I faced.

Morgan Ekovich

B.O.B

I found this past unit relatively easy, and more of review from Algebra 2. I did have slight trouble at first with simplifying common rational expressions. I was always adding things wrong, and forgetting to multiply the numerator by the same thing as the denominator. But after going over it with you/Savannah, it became very simple.

B.O.B

I felt that the Rational Functions unit was the easiest unit we had done in a long time.  I know since it was so short and quick to learn I understood and liked it the most.  Also that there was not a lot of information that we had to learn throughout the unit which I also liked.  The hardest part for me was how to find the x-intercepts, y-intercepts, vertical asymptotes, and horizontal asymptotes in the beginning.  Though i soon caught on very well how to find each one and an easy way to remember how to find them.  The graphing was really easy for me because you had already found all the objects that you needed to put on the graph all you had to do was put it on and you were all set.  I believe the chart for 3 asymptotes was very easy to work and to figure out as well.  I did not have a problem in that area and look forward for Calculus now.

BOB

Simplifying rational equations was my favorite part of this unit. It was the easiest thing we've done in a while. I really like factoring and factoring the different parts of the equations and seeing how they simplified was interesting to me.

Rational Functions B.O.B

My favorite thing that we learned this unit was sign charts. I thought it was really cool that you could find the direction the graphs would go just by figuring out if the answer would be positive or negative. It was also the easiest thing that I learned this unit. I understood sign charts better than anything else.

B.O.B. - Rationals

In the beginning of this unit, I struggled hardcore with drawing the graphs when there was more than one vertical asymptote. Generally, when an equation is negative, it has a negative sign out in front of it to signify it, but in this unit, this was not the case. This really bothered me when attempting to draw the graphs, because when the curves ended up in the top left and bottom right (negative) areas of the graph without a negative sign in front of the equation, I struggled trying to understand whether or not my sketch was correct. However, Mr. Jackson explained the concept to me, and it much more sense after that.

Bob

I have found the rational unit to be a good learning experience. Al thought the unit was short, i feel like i learned a few important bits.  Graphing the rationals was fairly easy.  I plan on using some of the knowledge learned on my DEV project.

Muddiest point

I think my muddiest point in this unit was the adding and subtracting of fractions. I was able to get a common denominator but once I did, I struggled to actually get the final answer.

B.O.B.

I really enjoyed this unit.  It engaged me well and was mildly challenging.  I felt fairly confident in this unit and felt alright on the test.  I fell ill the weekend before the test, but I was able to catch up and pull through.  I am looking forward to using this unit in my D.E.V.

I feel graping the picture is hard，I am hard to find x-int and what number chose，but now I get it.and simple is very easy.o(^_^)o

B.O.B.- Rationals

Throughout this unit I had a problem with graphing the middle part of the rational. I did not know how to make the graph bend or bounce correctly. Although initially I could not properly graph the middle graph, I eventually found that you just have go give your best assumption as to whervthe graph should bend or bounce.

B.O.B-moment of clarity

For this unit things seemed a little murky for me, there was nothing that I was really certain about. I had a mild understanding of graphing, adding, dividing, multiplying, and subtracting rationales but I had trouble solving. This was the most difficult thing for me to understand. I know it's not very hard to find a common denominator to multiply everything by, but I found it confusing. I didn't realize that you didn't  have to always  multiply the rationale  by the same fraction. I guess that was common sense, but I take some rules too seriously. I also had to solve some problems more than once because I kept forgetting some steps. One of the steps I forgot was distributing the leftover fraction. I had trouble with this issue working on one of the problems. I had erased my work and started over at least twice on this problem with no luck of solving for x. I leaned over to a friend and asked him to look at my work. He pointed out that I forgot to distribute the leftover fraction to my numerator. I was like "ohhh" I should have realized that from the beginning. Although, I feel that I have improved from the beginning of the trimester, there are still a lot of things I have to improve on. I hope the D.E.V. project will help clarify some thing for me.

Thu

"Muddy point" of Rationals Unit ((BOB))

My muddy point during the rationals unit would have to be finding the slant asymptote of an equation due to my previous troubles with long dividing and the problems it posed. Being a short unit, there was less to understand, but it was all harder to understand in general compared to previous units.

Progress

I thought that this was going to be my hardest class and take up all of my time, but it has been alright. The first unit was the hardest for me but since you put past material on tests, I feel more confident about it. I have kept up with all the homework and understood all of the material that we've covered. I am feeling more and more confident about the final exam because we always use old units in our homework and on tests. All in all, I think that I have made good progress in your class.

B.o.b on rationals

The rationals unit was sadly one of my least favorite. I enjoyed the everything rational portion, it tied into algebraic equations, which I enjoy. The part I didn't like was the graphing and finding the asymptotes, for some reason I found it hard to do. I had a hard time visualizing what it looked like and not knowing for sure how it will end up. Over all I learned fairly quickly, I believe you did a good job teaching, and am hoping I did well on the test.

Rational B.O.B (#3)

So far this course has been pretty easy I honestly thought it would be a lot harder. Either way I have learned a lot while taking this class. Well that's pretty much it up to this point I hope to keep learning a lot more though.

Rational B.O.B.

This unit was somewhat difficult for me. I was able to pick up on the multiplying, dividing, adding, and subtracting fractions pretty quickly. But when it came to graphing the rationals, that's where everything got tricky. x-intercepts and especially horizontal aymptotes were the most difficult for me to understand. More the asyptotes than x-intercepts. But I was able to somewhat understand how to find them when it came to the test.

Rational B.O.B

fractions, no one likes them, and that's before you start putting the alphabet in there. but it makes sense now, adding and subtracting fractions took a little while before it clicked in my mind, but eventually I understood it. wow multiplying and dividing rationals is easy, easier than I expected. It feels like reveiw when we work on asyptotes because we learned about them in algebra 2, so I understood those perfectly, except for how the line can sometimes cross the asyptote, is it supposed to be a line where the input yields an error, so how can that happen with the line going over it?

Polynomial B.O.B

I remeber back in elementary school, when we were first learning of long division, I couldnt understand it at all, but now that we're doing it with polynomials, I have a good grip on it. I also never new that factoring polynomials above 3 terms would be so easy. all around I had a good understanding of this unit

B.O.B. Polynomials

Polynomials was probably one of the easiest units all around, and there was little that I struggled with. However, one thing that I found tedious and annoying was using the Factor Theorem, particularly when you're given a number with a million and a half factors. It's not that it was very hard, just time consuming and a bit ridiculous at times. Overall, though, this was definitely the best unit, and I look forward to working with polynomials and applying them to future units.

B.O.B.

This unit I felt pretty well about everything except for long division. It seemed hard at first but after doing the examples i felt better about it and did pretty well on the test.

Progress in the course

I have not been doing to well in this class and I was really hoping to get a good grade on this unit's test. When we began learning about graphing polynomials all I could think was "Oh no! I'll never understand this when Jackson isn't here teaching." As we got further into the unit everything just cam to me and I got the best grade on a test in pre-calc functions that I've gotten yet. Now my grade is up and I am more determined to get a better grade in the next unit. This class, so far, has also helped me learn new study habits.

B.O.B. Reflection

For the most part i felt that i understood this unit quite well.  Some things seemed hazy when they were first introduced but once i started doing them they became easy to understand.  Also, unlike in some of the other units, i felt that i was able to recognize exactly what method of solving to use when presented with a problem.  My quiz was pretty good other than one or two little errors.  However, when i got to my test i had a couple problems that kinda threw a stick in my wheel.  This has been the case with most of the other tests.  I guess i'll have to go back and see if i can spot the reason for this trend.

-Jason

BOB polynomials

I particularly enjoyed this unit.  I found it easy in a way that I understood it well, but challenging in a way that I still had to put thought into my work.  Also I felt pretty confident on the test, especially because i was actually able to do the extra credit this time!  I hope our next unit is similar to this one, because it was very enjoyable.

BOB Reflection day

Last Thursday and Friday were pretty rough for me, I could not focus because I had just found out that my grandpa was about to have surgery. Although at the end of the hour I had gained the confidence I needed to make it through the rest of my day. I'm not really sure what it is but first hour this tri is just a great way to start my day.

B.O.B

Polynomials was a fun unit. We had a lot of things to learn but the stuff we did learn was interesting. Long dividing with numbers is terrible but with functions was fun for me. I'm glad to have done well on the test and hope the next unit is just as fun.

Muddiest Point

The muddiest point for me with polynomials was graphing.  At the beginning of the trimester, our teacher was sick for several days and we were left to problem solve our way through.  On the second day I finally realized that by splitting each section of the polynomial (while it is in vertex form) you can look at it as many individual graph meeting together.  Along with the end behaviors sheet the sub gave us I was able to figure out the graphing.

DEV - Nian

-3 to the both side，take out the 2.c value is equal to [-b/2]^2,so we get the 225/16.then multiply 2,add -7. then factor the equation .then factor divide 2.both side square root，then both side odd 15／4

both side subtract 16，take out the 3.factor mulitiply together equal -6,odd together equal to-5，get x value equal to -1，and 6

divide is mean mulitiply inverse，so time to 6n +6／42n +66.then the number they both have.do the cancel .get 4／10，they both have 2 then get 2／5

the base must be same ，then they can odd together .time the base also need to time the topic.I time 2k^2 is cancel the base.doing the same odd together I get 5k equal1，divide 5.k equal to 1／5

Summary/Reflection:

those question concepts from the notebook  those question is best understanding.I learned polynomial function so far.I did no learned anything from this assignment.But it good review for me.~_~

Ideas that were cool in this unit

In this unit I thought that it was cool to be able to use long division to factor.  I remeber the frustration in elementary school and thinking when am I ever going to use this beyond this unit?  For this concept to come back was neat.  Factoring did not seem to give me a lot of trouble and I felt that this unit ran fairly smoothly.  Factoring by grouping was a new idea to me but once I had practiced it a few times, it made sense.  I liked how finding the domain came back from the first unit and applied again.  This made for good revview and preparation asthe exam draws nearer.

B.o.b

For our latest unit I found the factoring with sum of cubes, difference of cubes, and difference of squares challenging. Once I did some problems I started to understand it more but the set up with the problems really threw me off. Grouping and doing long division problems I found really simple for this unit and I had expected the long division to be the hardest.

B.O.B.- Moment Of Clarity

So, I somehow managed to get through my whole math career not understanding how to factor. But I completely understood grouping. Turns out, I knew how to factor, I was just missing a few little links. After getting some extra help from Mr.Jackson, I totally understood everything in this unit. This is the first time i've felt confident in this class. YAY!

me when I got it:

B.O.B. A Spark of Realization!!

In this unit I could not grasp how to graph polynomials for the life of me. How the bounce and curved were supposed to look was very irritating and bugging me so much. Then! I kept looking and looking at examples and practicing them and it all clicked! FINALLY!! Man it is a true statement when people say “practice makes perfect”.  Also thanks Mr. Jackson for answering all of my questions and being so patient with me on that section.

B.O.B. Progress

I don't want to jinx anything, but I think as we get farther into the trimester I'm beginning to understand things better. Not necessarily, that I find everything easy, but they weren't as tough as stuff we learned at the beginning of the trimester. I struggled, but managed to work through the things I couldn't solve before. The thing that I found most difficult was factoring by group. I'm usually really good at factoring and this seemed easy enough at first, but when the powers and the coefficients became higher it became more difficult. Especially the ones that we did by dividing polynomials was really hard for me to solve.  I don't think there really was a "moment of clarity" for me. If the problem didn't work out like I wanted to, I just erased it and started over. I kept trying to solve it until I got it to factor out. Hopefully, for the next unit I won't find such things as difficult.

Thu

B.O.B.- Moment Of Clarity

At first when we started to learn how to do long division I was a little worried because it looked very complex. When we started I couldn't get the hang of it because I couldn't remember what to divide by  and multiply. Once you get the hang of it, it's pretty easily.  It's just annoying after awhile because it takes so much time to get through.

Muddiest point

My muddiest point was graphing, I think. I understood it in time for the test but sometimes I would get confused on what the graphs looked like for their degrees and "a" values. Sometimes the amount of x intercepts wasn't enough or something and it would leave me really puzzled. But like I said, I understood by the time of the test and understand now, how to graph and what the graphs look like.

Moment of Clarity

There was a time in this past unit when I had a moment of clarity. When Mr. Jackson first intruduced long division I didn't understand at first how to do the problem and every time I would try and do some of the practice problems I would either forget a step in the process or I would just forget how to do the whole process in general. But once I started to come in early and get help and get help from my friends that have already had the class I started to understand and learn the process a lot better than when I started. So by the time it was time for the test I was able to remember the whole prcoess. That was my moment of clarity in this past unit.

B.O.B.

Looking back on the last section of the class, most of what we have learned extends my learning a little bit.  Most of what we did was either review or combining 2 or more things we/I have learned in previous classes. I will admit it has been a long time since the last time i had practice long division  so nice review there.

Muddiest Point

I think the most trouble I've ever had in any math class, was when we had to graph equations in factored form.  I just couldn't grasp the concept of "bouncing" and "curving" through the x-intercepts. I spent a lot of time looking over my notes, and I never achieved that "ah-hah" moment where I started to understand.  I finally just stayed after school for 20 minutes with mr.Jackson, and I left his classroom with complete understanding of the concept.  Thanks Man

B.O.B Moment of Clarity

In the beginning of this unit i did not understand how the graphs would go a certain way or point which way or what.  I also didnt understand the curve and bounce and how to determine that right away.  I did start getting it when i started looking at the answers on your website though.  Once i found out how to do the problems i seemed to have a steady ground.  I found that if you just pay attention on the equations then you can make since of what the graph will look like.  That made it just so much easier when we had to make equations instead of graphs.  Now after finishing the unit i understand it all.

Muddy point

This unit was something I'm not used to and I grasped most of the concepts quite quickly, especially the factoring by grouping, that one was actually a little fun. However, my muddy point was the long division. I haven't done long division since 5th grade, and even then, it wasn't so intensively complex. It was extremely difficult to grasp the concept, and i still don't understand it completely.

B.O.B

The thought of doing long division again made me pretty nervous. It's something we had not done in such a long time!! But with polynomials? The thought got even scarier! But as soon as we went over it in class, it was actually kind of cool how it all works out. Long division was actually my favorite part in the unit.

I feel graphing is very hard.They are used odd and even know is both side or different side and the positive and negative I know that is going up or down and power of 2 is bound and power of 3 is curry.now I am get it but also no very well to used it

B.O.B

As the trimester goes on the units seem to be making more sense. Even when I think back about the first unit right, I still feel like it is the most complicated concept for me to understand. Graphing the polynomials and factoring were easy to figure out. The long division took me a little bit longer, but in the end I felt pretty comfortable with it all.

B.O.B - Moment of Clarity

At first, doing the long division was really difficult. It was hard to remember each step and just not messing up the positives and negatives. Looking back on it now, though, I'm not sure why I had so much trouble with it. It seems really simple. Once you said, "divide, distribute, subtract, drop", it was easy to remember the steps. Also, with practice it got easier. Now it's really easy, it's just kind of a pain in the butt because it takes up so much space on the page 😒

Real world connection

I'm in AP Chemistry and right now we are learning about finding solutions for cubics using the + or - d/a. I thought it was cool because we had just learned it in Pre Calc so that helped me during class. It's still a bit fuzzy because I have to apply it to Chemistry but already learning it in Pre Calc definitely makes me more comfortable with it.

B.O.B. Polynomials

Polynomials are functions that have exponents greater than one. There are. So many complicated things to know about them that one could make a dictionary full of information based upon polynomials. Although this unit on polynomials was complex, I was only stuck on one thing. I did not know how to remember to always look for a greatest common factor. Going over my notes, I was able to find it easiest to look for a greatest common factor before I did anything else. Finding this out greatly improved my ability to correctly factor, so my problem was solved.

Muddiest Point

The hardest point for me in this unit was probably taking my time and reading a question before answering.  I missed 5 points on the front page of the test alone for not reading where to put what information.  I need to slow down on tests and think what needs to be done.

Quadratics B.O.B.

This unit was altogether not too difficult, but there were some things that tripped me up. The Quadratic Madness homework sheet was where I had the most trouble, probably because I wasn't here when we got it or went over it in class. The questions about writing an equation with the vertex given and the two numbers whose product is a minimum were where I had the most trouble.

All I had to do was talk to Jackson, and everything was cleared up.

My B.O.B's for units 1 & 2

BOB Functions
My personal "Muddy point" during the functions unit was first starting off because of all the time off from math I'd had. However, starting off with something so simple as interval notation was a good, light start into the class. It eased into the class itself.

BOB Quadratics
This unit had alot more "muddy points" than the previous, but started off on much more of a hard note. Completing the square was a difficult concept to grasp, but after some practice, gaining more finesse wasn't difficult. Making A ≠ 1 was about the same way. 

Quadratics B.O.B.

The quadratics unit was very easy for me, most of it felt like review from Algebra. The new thing that i learned was how create a formula base on another formula. It was very helpful in physics when that is what i need to do with a Tension lab. Overall the unit was good i am hoping for some new challenges to come.

I was learned the graping the picture then find the x and y intercepts is very cool

B.O.B Muddiest point

Overall this previous unit went quite well.  It was easy for me and understood most everything.  However, i did have problems with 2 questions on the test.  One was the question that used _( _ ) = etc.  I guess i just forgot that other variables can be substituted for f(x) and solved like a normal quadratic.  The second question was the one that had you solving for x in a linear equation.  I know it was extra credit but it kind of bothered me that i couldn't figure it out.  I guess i'll have to look back at my notes and refresh my memory.

Jason

Reflective

So far this course has been really easy unlike other classes pre-calc just makes sense the numbers all seem to work and it just seems natural. Really the only troubles I had during the quadratics unit was getting this blog done. Having finally figured out what I'm doing I'm looking forward to the rest of the unit.

My Muddiest Moment/ Unit observations

My Muddiest moment came in the few days when we had to complete the square.  The detail involved in trying to remember each step made it difficult to recall everything come test time.  while the process made sense, I needed a way to remeber the steps in order to complete this process.  Other than that, this unit ran pretty smoothly for me includeing the farmer ted problems.  I think a lot of the concepts. My comfort level was a lot higher for this unit in terms of concepts.  Hope you feel better Jackson.

B.o.B.

I think for me the hardest part was switching between the different forms and also trying to understand the x/y intercepts at first but overall most of it seemed and felt pretty easy.

B.O.B

What I found hard to do in this unit was finding the dimensions when given an equation. I got the concept but it seemed like I was always doing the problem wrong or I would miss a step. Became very frustrating. A lot of the time I'd get an outrageous number and assumed I was wrong but then I'd be right. Dimensions are annoying.

Muddy Point

The hardest part of this unit for me was remembering that I didn't need to complete the square for every problem and that I could use the -b/2a. To remember this I would write that formula at the top of every page of my worksheets.

B.O.B. 2 -Question #5

5. A comment about something that you found very hard to understand but now you get it! Describe what sparked that "moment of clarity" and what it felt like.

Throughout this unit I had certain times when I struggled. One time when I struggled was when I didn't understand how to complete the square. When we learned it I understood it but then we took a break from practicing it and learned something knew. I should of kept practicing it even though we weren't practicing it in class that is where I could of done better. But once I started comming in early I started to understand it more and more each time now you coul give me any completing the square problem and I could solve it. Now that I understand I feel alot better about doing it on the test. My moment of clarity was when I started comming in to ask questions and get help now I know that when I don't understand something I need to come in right away and get help. That was my moment of clarity and that is what I'm going to do next time I have a question I am going to go in and get help right away and not wait till the last minute to get help.

B.O.B. 2

The hardest part of this unit is when we had to switch between vertex, standard, and factored form. Finding the x-intercepts and the y- intercept was pretty easy but switching to vertex form stumped me. With some help from my friends that took this class before I figured out how to switch them without problems.

B.O.B. Number two

I have found a large majority of this class to be a review or extension of what i have learned in previous math classes.  I have found most the lessons easy to understand. Most of the homework is easily completed in class, although i find it quite repetitive.  That being said I have still learned a fair amount of new math skills and refreshed alot of what I have learned the past few years.

B.O.B no.2

Over all I enjoyed the unit, the creating applied functions was probably my favorite, "what's your function" in particular. I had a rough time understanding how to complete the square at first because I hadn't learned it before. After I learned the secrete though I quite enjoyed it, other than it being so time consuming. Thanks for being such a great teacher and keeping the unit interesting.

B.O.B. reflection

This unit was fairly good for me except for the test.  I did all of the homework for the unit, studied for the test, and still feel that I didn't do as well as I would have hoped.  I think in the future I will simply require more out of class time with Mr. Jackson to help me be more prepared for the test.

Something cool i learned

I thought that maximizing and minimizing areas and perimeters was cool because we learned what these equations apply to in the real world. I'm glad we learned where some of these equations apply in the real world because i don't like learning something and not seeing where it relates to the real world.

B.O.B. Muddiest Point

This unit was a lot easier than the last one, for me. I understood most of everything but the hardest part for me was probably completing the square when the a value wasn't 1. I had to get extra help from mr. Jackson and he gave me a separate handout to help. But overall this unit was way easier and I liked it a lot better.

A particular day in Jackson's class

Last Wednesday, January 16th, was the first day I had gotten back to school since I had been sick. I had missed two full days of school already and the class had started learning a new part of the unit. It was the portion about Extremes. I was expecting to understand it right away but I didn't. It was really hard for me to grasp because I hadn't seen it in class. I had to ask Afsheen and Colleen for help about ten times that day. It was really difficult but I think I understand it now.

Progress

This unit on quadratics I found was easier for me than the last unit. Quadratics is actually one of my favorite units. I like the fact that it deals just a lot with factors. I know my basic multiplication pretty well and so thinking of numbers that multiply to get "c" and add to get "bx" was pretty easy. I had no problem solving and  factoring the quadratics. For the most part I understood everything we were learning and things were pretty clear. The only thing that really had me confused was the extreme values section. When we were isolating certain variables and then plugging it into another equation. I understood what the question was asking but I didn't know what was supposed to go into what. I didn't understand why you had to isolate y and plug into a equation with x. As I worked on the assignments though, I think things began to better understand it. The first couple problems were hard, but as more and more problems came kept I found them not so challenging anymore. I think I really just needed an example to follow by.

Thu

B.O.B

In this unit I caught myself slipping behind.  I missed two days of school because I was sick and started not understanding what I was doing.  The papers "Applied Functions" and "Constructing Functions" became very difficult for me when it was not supposed to be hard.  I went into school in the morning on Wednesday and at ties to get help from Mr. Jackson.  After him explaining some of the problems and helping me with them I started understanding it.
We then went to the next paper "What's your function".  I had to really pay attention to what the wording was telling me to do or else I would not understand the problem at all.  But during all of those hard aches and tough problems for me something clicked and I started understanding it more and more.  I feel confident with this unit now and cannot wait to go to the next!

Progress

I think I have progressed a lot in this class. I felt a lot more comfortable with this unit. I felt like I understood it well and I actually enjoyed doing some of the problems.... Weird I know... I still needed help with some things but overall, I feel better about my test and understanding. I also like the fact that the tests are accumulative which will help with the exam.

B.O.B. Muddiest Point

Personally I think that this unit is not too bad. But domain and range I feel is everywhere in this class! It’s not that it is hard to find. But there are just so many ways to find them and I find myself at times not so sure which way to find it. I am freak out that I won’t remember a way or that some of the problems are similar to others that I will get the steps of one mixed up with another. But I just got to keep practicing and memorizing all the ways and it will be just fine……..I hope.

B.O.B. Muddiest Point

I understood this unit a lot better than the last one! But that doesn't mean I didn't have some downs...
The part that I struggled with the most was working with volumes. Now I look back and understand it a lot better, but I do know that was the part that I struggled the most it.

B.O.B

To me, the quadratics unit was much easier than the past one.. but that never fails to make me feel nervous about the test! I always feel so confident before tests, then just go blank during them. I think I got better at time managing when it came to the homework aspects. Also, while doing the homework I didn't have to use the answer keys as much! Overall, I think everything went okay.

B.O.B. Moment of Clarity

I was working on the extreme values worksheet and I could not figure out how to do it and what I was even supposed to do. My moment of clarity was simply asking Mr. Jackson how to do it. When he explained it I realized I was making it way more complicated than it really was!

A reflection on a particular day in Mr. Jackson's class

One day we were doing interdependent work. I wasn't understanding the concept we were working on and I went up to Mr. Jackson and he helped me step-by-step for each problem. That was very helpful because I work at a slow pace. Having days like that make it easy to go at the pace I need and seek help.

Quadratics: Things to know/Study Guide

Things to know & study guide from Steven Jackson

B.O.B. number 2

2. A reflection on a particular day in Mr. Jackson's class.

I enjoyed the day when we started learning about farmer Ted problems. I believe that the farmer Ted problems will be the easiest for me to understand because it is just equations and plugging in the correct numbers for the correct term. That is one particular day that I enjoyed. I know this might be short but you sold it doesn't matter the length just what is written in it.

2nd B.O.B.

Often I had trouble deciding if I should complete the square or just use the opposite b over 2a formula. I usually went with the latter, but only did so if I did not have the time. Also, when I was working on a Farmer Ted problem, I forgot to take away one side of the rectangle, and I had to do the entire problem again. Altogether, this unit seemed to be more of a trap of sorts, but it was not as difficult as I had presumed.

A reflection on a particular class

My Advanced Theatre class right now is going very very well. We started a play and myself along with two other students were chosen to direct it. This is my second time directing a play for Advanced Theatre and I'm super stoked about it. Last time I was only about half the class was in my play and the other half was in another play, but this time I (and the two other students) get to direct the whole class. We perform on Feb. 11, which means we have a lot of work to do! I'm excited to jump into it and work with a lot of new people. Theatre classes are always so fun because you get to watch people break out of their shells and let loose.

I hope this was what the prompt was asking for.

BOB Reflective

So far this course has been pretty easy, going in I had heard mixed reports of what it would be like most  not so good. I honestly thought at one point that this class was going to be my hardest yet. Although struggling to keep up with the homework was a little challenging, things ended up great in the end.  However I think it was a good relatively easy introduction to what this class will be like for the rest of this tri. In fact I think this may even end up being my favorite class.

I am very hard to understant transformation。because right and left i did not know is -or+on the function,now I get it。

B.O.B. A little late

      Looking back on this past unit, it was given a lot of hype. Everyone said it was hard and a lot of work. Yes it may have seemed like more busy work then other classes I have had in the passed. But overall it was still fairly start forward and easy. There was many times when I look at something and figure most of it out without much explanation. Hopefully most units all like this one just with a little less endless work that drive information into my skull, like a hot drill goes through butter.