Jordan+Olson

This past week as i was getting ready for the math test i thought i had it all figured out. Well i got my math test back yesterday and i got a D. One thing that i struggled with was the order of operations. I Forgot to do the Exponents after the parenthesis. I also had a hard time figuring out when it had to be a negative on certain problems. looking at chapter 2 has me a litttle nervous. I think i might have to spend some time after class and also in with a tutor. Overall i enjoy this class and think proffesser Little is very helpful and explains things well.

week 2 September 13, 2009 I have been working on my homework for chapter 2. I think i am starting to understand it a lot better. Professor Little did a great job of explaining it. I am a little worried right now because i have D in the class because i totally bombed chapter 1 test. I hope i do a lot better on this next one so i can bring my grade up. I enjoy math and everyone in the class. It isnt like other classes where the teacher just talks and 50 kids listen and take notes. I like how we are all involved. -JoRdAn-

Week 3 So yesterday i took the chapter two and three test. I havent seen my score yet but i am pretty sure i completely bombed it! I did my homework and i felt like i knew what i was doing but then i got to the test and completely froze. I dont know what it is with math that intimidates me so much. This week i am going to make time to go to the math lab and see if that will help me. I really struggled with Area when their was 3 numbers and the dotted line. I also struggled with some of the story problems. Jordan

Week 4 I noticed missing one class really got me behind. I am now meeting with a tutor to get me back to where i need to be. Class is going good for me. My last test i got a d+ not that great i could definately improve on that! I hope i do a lot better on the next test now that i met with a tutor. On the bright side i got a new horse! haha random i know but it was like 2 hours ago so i am excited! For the most part i feel like i am doing pretty good but definately have a lot of room to improve! Jordan

Cory: You seemed pretty distracted in class on Thursday - not sure how much you got out of class that day. Week 5 Yeah i was thursday i had a very hard time concentrating. I think it was because i had missed that tuesday so it was tough for me to add on to what we learned thursday so it was almost like i didnt even bother trying to catch up. Instead i got with my older brother and he helped me out and explained the whole chapter for me. I missed this past thursday because i was in lake powell on a family vacation. Tomorrow i am getting with my brother again for him to help explain to me what i missed in class. I dont have any other vacations planned as of right now so i think i wont miss class anymore.

Week 6. Tomorrow is the test and i feel like i will do good. I have done all my homework and really understand everything. i know all the formulas i just hope that i do the simple math right such as division, times, adding etc... i have a c- in the class so i am a little nervous about how my final grade will be. Hopefully i will do good on this test and it will bring it up a little! Other then that i am excited that fall break is coming up and we wont have anymore class this week!! Jordan

week 7. So we didnt have class on thursday because of fall break. It was definately a nice break. When i took the test on tuesday i had a hard time remembering the formulas for surface area etc.. I was very appreciative that you helped me remember those. I have been working on the review for the midterm test and most everything we have learned is coming back to me. See ya in class on tuesday. Jordan

Week 8. So we just took our midterm last time in class and it was a little scary. I am still having trouble finding measurements when there our missing sides and stuff like that. I do not feel like i did very good this first term. To stay on top of things i am definately going to have to study a lot more. I havent looked ahead in the book so i am not sure what to expect in the upcoming chapters! Hopefully something i understand better then the past ones. Another thing i seem to be struggling with is when a negative and a positive question needs to have a negative or positive answer. Cant wait til tuesday to see how i did on my midterm! Jordan

week 10 So i missed class on thursday because i had the flu. This makes me a little nervous because we have a test on tuesday and i have NO CLUE what it is even on. I am not sure what i got on our last test because i was not there, but i feel confident that i finally did good on a test. I feel like i understood all of last chapter so i am not too worried! Jordan

Week 11 I love extra credit. I think we should do more extra credit assignments like this!! This week in math we are learning about how to convert measurements. It was a little confusing at first but towards the end of class when i started to pay more attention i seemed to get it. I didnt do too bad on my last test. I got a c+. My grade is now at a C with 74% so i am glad that i am passing. Hopefully i can keep doing good and bring my grade up. I just called and reminded jessica Scott and reminded her to do her wiki so she better for once! Jordan

Week 12. Tomorrow we will be taking a test on 2 of the chapters. The first part is just basically converting measurements. I seem to be doing well on that. We also are doing graphs which i think i am pretty good at. The only thing i am a little worried about is what we learned with the sub. She was very nice by the way. when she taught us how to lable them with x1, x2, y1, y2 and then gave us the formula it really started to click. Someone else in the class needed your book so i gave it to her the last class. Well see ya Tuesday to take the test! Jordan

Week 13. Last week we took our test. I feel like i did pretty good. I had a great Thanksgiving and it was good to have a little break from school. I havent looked ahead in the chapters to see what we are going to learn next. I am kind of nervous for our Midterm. I hope i wont have a problem remembering everything. Overall i feel like this math class has been a lot better of a experience then my past math classes. I think the main reason is because you are a very helpfull teacher and walk me through things i dont know. Well see ya Tuesday! -Jordan-

Week 14 I missed thursdays lecture because i got called into work. I understand what we went over in class on tuesday. I need to get with someone so i can get the rest of the chapter explained to me. I have been doing much better on my tests then when i first started. I think i will do descent on my final i seem to be in a pretty good groove. Well see ya in class on tuesday! Jordan

Week 15 Its our final week in math. i feel like i am doing well. I am a little nervous for the final on tuesday but overall i think i will do fine. I am excited to be done with finals and the semester. Today is my birthday so this is all i have to say Jordan