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so im a little late but i been sick all weekend. last week we learned about derivatives and the many forms a question about derivatives might take. so the formula for the derivative of a tangent line is f(x)= f(x+deltax)-f(x)/deltax. say u had to find the derivative of x^3+3x:

the first thing u would do is plug in ur formula: lim over deltax -> 0 (x+deltax)^3 + 3(x+deltax) - (x^3+2x)/deltax

(x+deltax) (x^2+3xdeltax+deltax^2)

x^3 + 3x^2deltax + xdeltax^2 + x^3deltax + 3x^2deltax^2 + xdeltax^3 / deltax

which comes to: x^3 + 4x^2 + 4xdeltax + deltax^2

then u plug in 0 for deltax: x^3 + 4x^2

tada

Final Reflection

we learned a wide variety of things this year in advanced math. the year went by really fast, and i did have trouble on some things. trig was possibly the hardest thing this year, and precalculus is where we continue from next year. those who are in calc next year, get ready for more math videos. this class wasnt extremely scary as i thought it would be, i mean at least we got past 7 chapters, unlike chemistry. hopefully calculus wont be as crazy and confusing as this year

FINAL REFLECTION #2

Mkay, so my last Final Reflection seemed to be the wrong format. :x

So i'll just talk about my year in this one, instead of explaining something we should already know. :)


K, so I definitely wish I could say "i SO could have done better", but really, this year I tried my hardest and still didn't do as well as I'd hoped. Unfortunately, math club or not, Math is my worst subject. I can learn something in class, retain it for 55 minutes, but when i'm alone and having to comprehend what I learned that day, I'm S.O.L. Everything with numbers and variables seems to go in through one ear and out of the other. What's the most frustrating part about it all is that I LEARN IT, but then... I forget... EVERYTHING. Sorry for the hour of complaints and whining, just thought i'd let this out on my last blog. For the optimistic and HAPPY things about advanced math, I really did learn quite a few things that I will take with me next year in Calculus. Advanced math really helped me on ACT too! I had fun in the class when I understood something, stressed when I didn't, and triumphed when I finally learned. Advanced math is filled with many mixed emotions, assignments, blogs, and EDEE. Too bad we lost our only senior, and too bad he was the one to make the class interesting! On the bright side, I think we learned a lot more when he was gone. :p

I hope next year I can take what I've retained, written, and studied with me to calculus and succeed as much as I'd hoped for THIS year. I'll try harder next year, and hopefully over the summer, my summer packet will help me to remember everything and refresh my memory for a fresh start in calc!

I hope this blog, and all of the blogs I re-did or sent in late can help me go from a C to a B in this class! :)

All in all, i enjoyed my year with you guys!


THANKS B-ROB!
Can't wait for calc!





HAPPPPPY SUMMMMMMMER<3

Final Reflection

We learned sooo many things in advanced math this year. I really didn't think that we could learn so much in just one year. Of course there were things that i had no clue how to solve or i didn't understand at all. But I eventually asked a friend or re-read my notes and then I understood better. In the middle of the year i had to get a tutor:/, which was a wastee!, because this guy had no clue what he was doing and didn't know what we were learning because his class hasn't gotten to it yet, so i was screwed. The only thing I knew how to do was the problems with the trig chart because i made myself memorize that thing because I knew i was going to need it with pretty much every problem. There were also a lot of things that I understood very quickly and they were easy for me. The tests in this class were pretty hard, but I mean if you studied they were probably very easy, ha. But as of right now, my notebook went missing:( The last thing i remember doing with it is giving it to Jammi to copy some notes, and she said she doesn't have it. Everythinggg is in there, all the tests that need to be turned in and my notes, study guide..everything. I don't know what to do. Im about to cry. But anyway, this class wasn't as bad as i thought it was going to be, but I am definately nott taking calculus next year! I can barely hang in advanced math, there is no way im going to be able to keep up with the people in calculus. BYEEE!:)

FINAL REFLECTION

Yes the year is finally coming to an end. It's been a very good year and i am very proud of all of the things i learned in adv math this year. I learned so much and ms robinson has been by far the absolute best math teacher i have ever had. Even though her work can sometimes be a pain i will be always greatful for the things she taught me and the stuff we did in her class. She forced us to learna and retain the information. I never had to do so many chapter test and keep redoing them. The bridge project was super fun too, boy how i love to stay up all night and make bridges haha. One thing I found out in advance math is you have to learn your formula's and there are plenty of them to learn. If you dont know your formulas it is hard to even try to work a formula. I always think subjects are going to be hard at the beginning of the year, but it turned out not to be so bad. A few of the things we learned at the beginning of the year were easy, then it kept building up from there. I'm glad I got to know some of the concepts that we have learned, and I enjoyed doing other activities that helped me understand things better. Im glad we did so much work with the trig and the trig chart. We finished 14 chapters of math and begin working on calculus stuff. I know im ready and prepared for next year. O, we also read a book that was super easy and helped with me in english as well. Well this has been definitly a year to remember, i wouldnt have gotten stuff like this at lutcher. Thanks for everything and i shall be seeing all of yall next year. I'm still preparing for our final exam, and i hope i do well. Happy summer to everyone!

Final Reflection

We learned a lot of things this year in Advanced Math. I always think subjects are going to be hard at the beginning of the year, but it turned out not to be so bad. A few of the things we learned at the beginning of the year were easy, then it kept building up from there. I'm glad I got to know some of the concepts that we have learned, and I enjoyed doing other activities that helped me understand things better. The bridge project demonstrated good trigonometry usage and it was fun doing. Also, reading Flatland was also "fun", being that we kinda had a break from doing a lot of math. I actually might have learned a life lesson through this book though -.- but, overall, this class was pretty easy, sometimes, and sometimes it was difficult. But, I'll say one thing for sure, this year FLEW. Where'd the time go? Oh well. Well, I still don't understand limits completely, so I guess I'll have to study up some more, and hopefully pass this final exam Tuesday. At least it's multiple choice and has some easy beginning chapter material on it. Okay, I'm done now. HAPPY SUMMER.

final ONE!!

well we learned a lot of stuff this year, like 14 chapters of stuff to be exact. from having a formula for everything to reading a book about dimensions to having to memorizing the TRIG CHART!!. i think everyone had a successful year with everything we learned this year. some things were easier than others and some were really hard to get the concept. like logs and triangles were some easy things we learned this year. and a thing i never caught on to was the trig identies. overall i think everyone learned a lot that will be useful in college.