And… Another week of AP Calculus goes by. This week was all about reviewing things we have learned and testing ourselves on them. I really wish we would've been able to finish the test today, rather than having to wait for break to end. I have a feeling I may forget a couple things... This week I found it tricky to remember the things we learned at the start of chapter 4. Having to dig back through notes and older sections did help me learn the material better though. I felt that I prepared well for the test and I'm happy with my first two quiz scores of this new trimester. It's crazy how much easier it is to comprehend new concepts when you're actually completing assignments in a timely manner. The content on this test brought all of the earlier concepts together and made you apply a bunch of different things in a single question. I believe problems may be getting more difficult but as students we are becoming much more capable. I thought the most difficult questions on the test were the on the back page. I think I was able to figure them out, but I don’t know, something felt wrong. This week my participation in class was pretty good. I completed the review assignment on Tuesday night, so it freed up a lot of class time for me on Wednesday. I am looking forward to seeing how that quiz ended up for me. I think this optimization activity with the cans will really help me understand optimization better. I hope to finish it early on during break, so I am able to live homework free for the remainder of it. Anyway, I hope to keep these great streaks of weeks going. I hope you have a great break Cresswell! I'll see you when we come back. Merry Christmas!
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Another Friday rolls by and a new blog post comes with it. This week in AP Calc we learned about linearization and related rates. I thought that this week went pretty smoothly. I finished homework in a timely manner, participate in the confidence conversations, and was able to write this blog. I didn't forget like last week! The linearization stuff tripped me up a little bit on the homework, mainly because I was tired the whole class time and didn't pay good enough attention, but I was able to figure it out as I worked through problem after problem on the homework. I hope I am able to continue to understand the content well for this test on Monday. The related rates were quite tricky, but once I was able to figure out the right formula for the problem and I was able to follow the steps, it went smoothly as well. Procrastination hasn't been too much of a problem for me since the start of this new tri. In all my classes I am doing pretty well and that is being displayed with my grades. Math comes a lot easier when you apply yourself. I think I should be pretty well prepared for this test on Monday. Also, I did indeed bring in cans for the can drive. I wasn't able to bring them into this class hour, but they came in at lunch and were added to our classroom total. I brought in 20 cans. I hope that I am still allowed to get the extra credit to bring up my grade from that last blog post. On another note, derivatives continue to play a huge role in all the things we are learning. It's crazy to think that I found derivatives confusing the first week we did them. Looking forward to a solid tri of calc! |