Ambirlyn+Zelaya


 * September 3rd 2010**
 * The past two weeks I haved learned some new things. Even though I new the value of a number when it was placed in the ten's or hundreds, I did not know that it was called place value. Go figure. Getting into the last sections of the chapter I feel I am starting to remember how to do math. Like solving for x, long division, square roots. I am trying to memorize the times table again so that in the future I won't struggle. I do find it a little dificult with story problems. I find that I think too hard about it that I forget how simple it is to wright an equation and solve it. I find it hard to figure out what type of equation to write once I have read the problem. Maybe if I tried to "love" the situtation...**
 * September 9th 2010**
 * This week I learned how to subtract intergers and their opposites. It was a little confusing when there are two negative signs, till we learned that when that happens we just make it a positive. Example: -3 - (-3) = -3 +3 I think adding and subtracting is a little harder to remember with opposites than times and division.**
 * September 16th 2010**
 * This past week I have found an easier way to add and subtract intergers. If the signs are the same you just add them together. If the signs are different you subtract the little number from the big number then you keep the sign from the big number. I have never been able to tell someone the tempurature in celcius. Now I have a formula and I am able to take 80 degrees F and find out what it is in C degrees. I also learned YOU CANNOT ADD OR SUBTRACT UNLIKE TERMS! That makes math a little easier now. :)**

September 25th 2010 Wow I am kinda loving math. Chapter three seemed pretty easy. Finding the value of x is fun! I quite enjoy it actually. I was getting excited about it till the last part of chapter three. Translating from english to algebraic can be quite tricky. I find reading the words; less than a number is most tricky. I think I might be getting it. Only the test will tell. The other part that seems a bit difficult is those "dumb" story problems. At first I was way confused then once Cory showed us on the bored how to translate it I found it a bit easier. I believe with a bit of practice it will come much more easier for me. :)

October 1st 2010 Fractions. I used to have a real hard time with these back in highschool. I think the part I just need to remember is how to make a mixed number into an improper fraction. I didn't know it was as easy as multiplying the denominator by the whole number than just add the numerator. I get it. Then making an improper fraction to a mixed number, you just divide the numerator by the denominator. Then when you get into multiplying fractions, way easy. Just multiply across. I can remember that. The dividing fractions might cause a bit of a problem. I just have to remember to flip the second fraction then mulitply.

October 17th 2010 Decimals. I remember these from back in highschool. I forgot how easy they were and how we use them in everyday life. Like when I go shopping, seeing how much taxes is taken from my paycheck, etc. Adding abs subtracting decimals is pretty easy I just have to make sure I align the decimal and not forget it for my answer. Timesing decimals is very simple. I love how once you find the product all you have to do is count how many number are behind the decimal then place the decimal in the right spot. If that makes any sense. It makes sense to me. Dividing decimals have caused me problems in the past but that is because I completely forget to put the decimal in the quotion above the problem. I need to remember to do this.

October 26th 2010 Im sorry about not submitting a log last Sunday. We were in a middle of moving into our new apartment and we did not have internet access. Stupid excuse I know, but I still feel bad. The midterm was not at all what I was expecting. I thought it would be a little more difficult. I find I am expecting all tests to be a lot more difficult that way I study super hard to where I don't have to refer to the textbook to help me with problems. I find this has helped me a lot. I hope I did well. :) Im excited to see what is in store for us on the next section.

November 5th 2010 Wow chapter 6 was very interesting. I think I have a difficult time with ratios more than rates. In the homework I really didn't get it. Then when we got to 6.4 I loved it because it started getting into solving for x equations. I find I like that a bit more than the beginning. Im not quite sure why. I wasn't mentally in class when is was discussed. I have to re-focus and get my head back into the game. I really hope I did well on my test. I felt like my mind went completely blank when I saw the first few questions. When I looked further and saw the solve for x problems I felt a little more at ease. I really like percentages! I am noticing them a lot more now. When we went out to eat the other day I looked at the reciept and said, "Hey I know why the bill is that much. Taxes! and I know how to figure it out." Made me happy to know that if I ever have a problem with a bill I can just do the math myself and know what is really going on.

November 14th 2010 Did I ever mention that I love math? I am super excited about this chapter. I love polynomials and what we have learned to do with them. I think it is way fun. It takes a while to do a problem because you have to distribute the monomial with the others and that can take a while if you are really concentrating on it. I found you can't do it fast or else you will mess up :) So I just take my time and have fun with it.

November 28 2010 I have never been able to convert well. I still have trouble with converting our system to the metric system. I like the metric system, especially when all you have to remember is the 1000 difference between kilo base and milli. Its nice. You have either a really big number or a really small number :) I like it.

December 5th 2010 Line graphs are fun. It took me a little while to figure out one of the problems in the homework cuz I was trying to find both variables to solve the equation then make a point. Silly me, thanks to you cory for the good tip. I just have to plug one number in for one variable then solve the problem. Bar graphs are cool. The circle ones are too but I need one of those things that helps you build one. I had a difficult time making one for the homework. I'm sorry if it looks uneven. I did my best. I was working on the final review, very refreshing I must say. I think the final will be a fair challenge for the new knowledge I have obtained. Kinda excited, is that wierd? Maybe but I can't help it, I really love math :)