Corine+Yates

I like this math class so far. I am still getting confussed with the positive and negative rules, but other than that I feel like I have been remembering things well. Cory: Here are the basics: If multiply and divide, same signs (both pos or neg) are positive, different signs are negative. If add or subtract, if the signs are the same (pos or neg) add them and use the sign. If the signs are different, subtract the small from the large and use the sign of the bigger number. I enjoy math when I remember the rules that I am supposed to follow.

chapter 4. we started learning about chapter 4 today. i kept getting confused while i was doing the homework. i think i might need to go back and relook at some problems because i may have done them wrong. i found with the last test that if i wrote out a "cheat sheet" to study with i remembered things better. i did that tonight after i did my homework and i found myself getting confused about when multiply or divide the common demonimator, or when or when i just simply simplify it down. do you just simplify it down when variables are in the equation? i do have a couple of homework questions that i could not figure out. most of them are word problems.

i just realized we have a test on tuesday- i am just happy i have the weekend to study. once i look up the formula i feel like i can do the problem, but i keep mixing up the rules. i just need to make sure i figure it all out before tuesday

Today is the chapter 4 test. I am trying to study while i am still half asleep. There are some things I feel good about and some //I// dont. I am going to make sure I study some more later on today when I can actually remember what I am studying.

Chapter 5 2/11 We started chapter 5 today. I think this will be an easy chapter, at least so far. i have to make myself remember the "th" places when it comes to decimals because ti throws me off a little. I remember learning this is high school and it started to all come back to me as soon as you started teaching it. I am really enjoying this class and I feel like I am learning at a great rate. thank you

2/18 I hate having to learn new formulas to figure out volume and stuff like that. I get confused as to what formula I am supposed to follow. Once I remember or look up the correct formula I can do the work just fine, but I am nervous about remembering it for the exam. I am really enjoying this class. I have to admit that I still get confused about negs and positives, but I feel like i am doing well in the class. I enjoy doing this worok because I have been able to remember how to do it from high school.

2/22 Tomorrow is the chapter 5 test. I think I will do well on it. I am finally remembering the formulas with pi. i just get them mixed up in my head. i am a little worried about remembering everyting for the midterm now. i might have to take the midterm early because i am going into surgery on monday the 1st. I feel confident in my math when i have the notes sitting in front of me, but not after I take a test, even though I have been doing good on all my tests.

3/12 We just took the chapter 6 class on thursday- I felt good going into it but I couldnt figure out the first 3 questions. I think I did good on the rest considering I missed one of the classes due to my surgery. I think ratios are easy, but I found my self having to go back to my notes sometimes to make sure I was doing them correctly. I really liked the formula we learned in this chaper, and I found it easier to do work problems because I knew what the formal was always ging to be.

3/16 it is really bothering me that i do not have a good grade in the learning logs. I sometimes forget to do them, but when i remember I make sure I jot some notes down. Today we went over chapter 7. there were things that were way easy and things that were hard for me. I really do not like word problems, I feel like I freeze up and I can not figure out how to set them up. But once someone shows me the proper way i can do it. I still question myself and if I am setting up the problem correctly. I am a little worried about remembering everything over spring break and than having a test when we get back. I dont know why but the past 2 tests my schores have dropped. this really bothers me. it is important for me to get an A in this class, but i feel like when the test comes around there are always one or two problems in it that i can not figure out how to do, But I have always froze up on tests. Over all I have really enjoyed this class- I feel like i have been able to remember all the things I have learned in high school, but forgot.

3/19 I have been trying to work on this chapters homework and I am getting stuck- I feel like this should be so easy to me. It is very annoying how I use this math all the time when I am shopping a sale, but as soon as I have to do it for homework I can not figure it out. I am getting stuck on the problems like- 30% of the total was $56.78, what was the total. My step dad is very good at math so I am going to have him look at it with me tomorrow to help me out. I do worry about this test since the schedule before the test is kind of strange

3/31 I can never remember to do this- It bothers me that it effects my grade because of that :) We just took the test on chapters 7 and 8. i think i did very well on it. I was able to remember the things I was worried i wouldnt remember. I did have 2 problems I couldnt figure out- so i just have my fingers crossed about it- I am strongly considering taking math 1000, but I also think I am going to take the assessment test and see where I score. cause if I could just move to math 1100 i would be happy about that. I feel like I have really been able to learn the things with the teaching style that you use, I am able to relate to your teaching style and it makes it alot easier for me. i am a little concerned for some aspects of the final- I worry about just being totally overwhelmed with all the material we have to know, and that I will get confused about what formula to use. other than that I feel very confident with the math that i have learned- just give me a calculator and I am good to go.

4/1 so today we started chapter 9. I remember this from high school. this was very easy for me back then and i think i might be kinda bored learning about it more in class on tuesday :) but i am really enjoying relearning the things i have forgotten about. i am thinking about going and retaking the assessment test and seeing f i can just score into math 1010 so i dont have to deal with mat\h 1000.

4/8 Today was the chapter 9 test. I can honestly say that if i would have taken it this morning i would have failed it. but i spent the day with a friend who is really good in math and he showed me the things i was having problems with. i know i missed one questin on the test. i tried to figure it out but i seriously had no idea how too :) I am still nervous for the final- i think i have forgotten about some formulas because we havent used them in awhile. but i am planning on studying tonight so we will see.

4/13 I found out today that i did very well on my test- i am very excited for that. I am very upset that i got a bad grade on one of my test- i really want an A in this class and it is driving me crazy. Today we started chapter 10. I am a little confused about some aspects. but i know once i do the homework I will understand it. I am just hoping it is as easy as it seems like it could be. i know I will get confused with some of the rules, but i am not sure which one yet because i havent done the homework

4/17 while doing the second part of the homework i realized i had it down pretty well. I do need to study the rules a little bit better for the test, but i am not freaked out like i was before. i am getting nervous for the final. i just wish we could have had more than one day to review for it. I feel like this class has been very helpfull- i just wish you taught other math classes because i like your teaching style

4/21 i just took the test on tuesday and i feel like I did well on it- I just hope I did :) I am getting very nervous about the final. I am worried because I didnt do to well on the midterm. I am hoping that I do not freeze up like I did. I am really relying on the review to help me out- so you better make it good :) j/k I am mostly worried about the rules that I have forgotten. I feel like I have done well in this class, but i think I just dont feel very confident in myself. I know that if I thought about it I could figure it out, but I freeze up. I will just make sure I study hard after the review.

4/27 i just took the final and i am excited to see what i got- i feel like i did well on it. there were 3 problems that i feel like i could have gotten wrong- i just hope i am right about that