Unit+1+Journal

U﻿nit One Journal

1)List the math classes you have taken during high school. Write a few sentences describing your feelings toward math and why - either a good experience or a bad one. Think about what type of learner you are describe the best methods teachers use to help you understand the topics. Please describe your goals after this year - do you need this class to graduate and you are a senior, are you here for MCAS reasons, or what math class or classes do you plan on taking next year?


 * I took, Algebra 1 and Geometry. I have a positive feeling toward Math. I never hate it, because it is one course you will need for your life after ELA. I never get to fail math... always doing a good job. In math, I learn fast, but I sometimes get confused. My goal is to have a good Senior year and to get prepared for college. No, I am not a senior. Since I didn't take my MCAS yet, I can say yes. I don't know yet, but I will know soon. **

2) Look at the following, which is an example that has been worked out step by step. Explain in full sentences each step that was taken in the problem and why that step was chosen. Be clear about the step you are looking at, for example "going from line 1 to line 2, ..." All these steps should be written in your online journal.

**Line 1, They wrote the equation down.** **Line 2, They multiply everything by the least common denominator.** **Line 3, We have a normal equation.** **LIne 4, They subtract the 5x from both side.** **LIne 5, Left with a simple equation.** **LIne 6, They found X=60** **Line 7, Plugging 60 to the Xes** **Line 8, Found final solution.** **LIne 9, Final answer is 34=34.**

﻿3) After spending time in class and at home solving a variety of equations, identify the type of problem that is the easiest for you to solve. Also identify the type of problem that you struggle with the most. Why is this type of problem the most challenging? Where do you make your errors most often? What tricks or reminders should you write here (in a different color) as a reminder to prevent that error in the future?


 *  I found solving equations with fractions, and just normal equations were easy for me to solve. And, to be honest, I haven't find the one problem that I struggle with. I don't know, I might fine one in the future. I get lost when I am subtracting both negative from positive numbers together like for example: -23 - 27)=?. I don't actually know where I make them often. Like for now, I don't have a trick to solve them, but I do use my way sometime though. I mean the way they thought me in Haiti. **

4) List the following words and give a mathematical definition in your own words on your wikispace.
 * **Linear Function- A straight line. **
 * **Relation- An abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together. **
 * **Domain- It is the y-intercept. **
 * **Range- The x-intercept. **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Increasing- Adding/ Going up. **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Decreasing- Subtract/ Going down. **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Slope- An elevated geological formation. **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Intercept- Cross at each other/seize on its way. **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Degree- A position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality. **