Midterm, Homie.

1. What would you do the same next quarter that you did this quarter?
I took some very nice notes, next quater ill be sure to keep elaborating on my notes.
2. What would you do differently next quarter that you did this quarter?
I would make sure i keep up with my work to get a better grade.
3. How does Mr. Fournier's grade compare to the one you feel you deserve?
I feel I deserve the grade Mr. Fournier gave me.
4. What part of the subject of algebra did you become best at?
I think it's easy to find the median, mode, and mean of numbers.
5. What part(s) do you need to work on? How are you going to do that before it is too late?
I need to work on solving equations(ex. point slope, standard form, etc) but i'm not sure how im going to practice these skills.
6. Keeping time & subject material out of the equation (since there is no control of that), what would you like to see Mr. Fournier do differently that would help you next quarter?

7. Imagine you were calling your friend who is a year younger and going to take this course next year. Explain to them in 25 words or less how to succeed in this course.
To succeed in this course you definately need to take good notes and keep up with the work your assigned. Make sure if you have a question ask it. You will probably get more confused trying to understand things by yourself.
8. Write a summary of the four projects that you did this quarter. (what were they, what type of math did you need to know for each, what math did you learn on the project, how does it relate to real life............etc.)

9. Find some else's blog and leave an insightful comment on one of their postings.

Cats and Squirrels, Homie.

Reflections, Homie.(Uncompleted)

Slope/rate of change
1. What does the slope of a line represent?

If the slope is positive or negative.
2. How do you find the slope of a line given the equation? Given the graph?

Find the change of y divided by the change in x, on a graph you would draw the slope in the angle of y is always above y.
3. Why can slope be interpreted as a rate of change?
On a graph, the steepness of the slope shows how fast something is increasing(rate of change).
x and y intercepts
4. How does identifying the x and y-intercepts of a linear equation help you graph the line?
Labeling the points of the x and y intercepts make it easier to graph the line because the line goes between both points.
Slope intercept form
5. Why is the equation y=mx+b referred to as the slope intercept form of a linear equation?

Because b will always equal the y intercept and m will always equal slope.
6. How do you graph linear equations given in slope-intercept form?
Find the y intercept and then graph it and then find the slope; y/x = rise/run.
7. How do YOU determine which method is best to graph with comparing the 3 methods studied?
Point-slope, because i understand this method the best.
Translations
8. Come up with a set of three functions that would be considered a family of functions. Explain.

9. How is the graph of f(x) = x related to the graph of h(x) = -2x-3?

f of x
10. How can changes in slope affect a graph?

As the slope increases, the line begins to get more vertical.
11. How can changes in the y-intercept affect a graph?
It will affect the height of the line on the y axis.
Weeks in Review
VIRUS PROJECT
12. What are all of the things that you learned mathematically about during the Create your own Virus Project? I learned how to make a point on a graph into an equation.

13. What did you learn about yourself during the project? (need to ask more questions, take better notes, utilize time....etc.....) I definately need to pay more attention while am taking notes so the notes work to my advantage and are able help me with later assignments like intended.

13. What was challenging about the VIRUS project for you? it was easy to come up with a design, the hardest part was trying to figure out how to make the points into equations. 

14. Looking at your creativity level, what would your rate yourself on a
scale of 1-10? 8

15. Looking at your mathematics learned and achieved, what grade would you give yourself from A - Z?
Could possibly be a G.

DISASTER AMONGST US
16. How can creating functions from 2 pieces of data help us in a real world situation?

It would help to compare and contrast the data and the outcomes.
17. What world problem did you focus on when creating your function?

Tsunami

18. How can knowing YOUR function, help researchers in predicting or fixing the disaster in the future?
Help people know how much time they have to escape from an expected tsunami.
NOTES
19. How will collaborating on notes help with your mathematics now, for projects, and for classwork?

It will be something to look back on and give me a reminder of how to solve the problem.
20. How can you create the notes so that they can be used in different courses?

Graph out many equations which would help with science.
21. What are you going to focus on to make sure that they are notes that work for you? I'm going to focus on making sure i point on the steps i make to solving the equation/problem. That way i won't forget how i came to my conclusion.

Blabberize, Homie.

What did you like/dislike about this project?
I liked that the instructions to this project were easy to understand and it was fun coming up with a short story. I didn't like making the math equations for the missing words, that was a bit hard.
What did you find challenging about learning this way?
I thought learning this way was much easier.
Were there opportunities for you to learn inequalities?
Of course.
Do you feel that you took advantage of the opportunities to learn?
I believe in a way i did, but not to my full potential.
Thinking back on your project, what would you keep the same and what would you do differently?
I would have probably helped out more with making the equations but i definately wouldnt change the story line i wrote.

What I Learned, Homie.

In algebra 1 part 2 i learned how to graph a standard deviation bell curve. It was hard to get the hang of it at first but my bell curve is on point now. I've also learned how to use edmodo and tag posts. Now i know what assignments i have and they all get sent to my phone like reminders. I also made a glog yesterday. It was pretty fun making it. I got to design a little blog for math. But i have a headache(no sleep last night) so i'm going to write more laterr. Deuces, homie. (:

My Glog, Homie.