Category: Math

01.20.2019: One Lesson of Math – Angles in Standard Position in All Quadrants, Part 2

~ Steven C. Mills

Today's soundtrack is Rebecca St. James: If I Had One Chance To Tell You Something. She is such an incredible singer; I've loved her music ever since I got her album Transform when I was in my teens. Today, I'm continuing where I left off yesterday in learning about how we can measure and work … Continue reading 01.20.2019: One Lesson of Math – Angles in Standard Position in All Quadrants, Part 2

01.19.2019: One Lesson of Math – Angles in Standard Position in All Quadrants, Part 1

~ Steven C. Mills

Today's soundtrack is Our Lady Peace: Clumsy, a unique, grungy album by the Canadian alt-rock band. I've already learned about angles in standard position in the first quadrant; I'm now learning about how we can work with angles in any quadrant on a graph. There are four quadrants in a graph. The origin of the … Continue reading 01.19.2019: One Lesson of Math – Angles in Standard Position in All Quadrants, Part 1

01.17.2019: Special Edition – Right Angle Trigonometry Flowchart

~ Steven C. Mills

Today's soundtrack is Burzum: Filosofem, a classic album that set the standard for atmospheric black metal. This evening, I put the finishing touches on my trigonometry flowchart. I had so much fun putting it together. Click the image to check out the high-res version! Another fun project I did was building a monitor stand and … Continue reading 01.17.2019: Special Edition – Right Angle Trigonometry Flowchart

01.16.2019: One Lesson of Math – Trigonometry Flowchart, First Draft

~ Steven C. Mills

Today's soundtrack is Steve Earle: Copperhead Road, an awesome bluesy country southern rock album. This evening, I tried my hand at creating a flowchart, and ended up having an absolute blast. Making it was at least as fun as playing Factorio. What I wanted to design was a flowchart that will take anyone from start … Continue reading 01.16.2019: One Lesson of Math – Trigonometry Flowchart, First Draft

01.15.2019: One Lesson of Math – Angles in Standard Position in Quadrant 1, Part 4

~ Steven C. Mills

Today's soundtrack is U2: Songs of Innocence, a pleasant album that I was thankful to get for free, even though many others were entirely opposed to being forcefully given a complimentary album by one of the biggest rock bands in history. I especially like the seventh track, "Raised by Wolves." This morning, I'm home sick; … Continue reading 01.15.2019: One Lesson of Math – Angles in Standard Position in Quadrant 1, Part 4

01.14.2019: One Lesson of Math – Special Edition: A Review of Trigonometry

~ Steven C. Mills

Today's soundtrack is Stephen Cleobury's arrangement of John Rutter: Requiem, a gorgeous, spiritual, choral album. I first heard its main theme performed by my sister-in-law and her musical theater class, and it's stuck with me since. This afternoon, I'm working on the assignment portion of the "Angles in Standard Position" lesson that I've been learning. … Continue reading 01.14.2019: One Lesson of Math – Special Edition: A Review of Trigonometry

01.12.2019: One Lesson of Math – Angles in Standard Position in Quadrant 1, Part 2

~ Steven C. Mills

Today's soundtrack is Nagelfar: Hünengrab im Herbst, which is coincidentally the second black metal album that the Randomizer has issued me in as many days. After taking a hiatus from math for several days, I'm back to continue the lesson on Angles in Standard Position that I started on the ninth. When dealing with angles … Continue reading 01.12.2019: One Lesson of Math – Angles in Standard Position in Quadrant 1, Part 2

01.09.2019: One Lesson of Math – Angles in Standard Position in Quadrant 1, Part 1

~ Steven C. Mills

Today's soundtrack is Slayer: Reign in Blood, an album which needs no introduction and will go down in history as one of the greatest thrash metal albums of all time. This evening, I'm starting Unit 6 of my Precalculus 11 course, "Trigonometry." I'll be working on the first chapter in the unit, "Angles in Standard … Continue reading 01.09.2019: One Lesson of Math – Angles in Standard Position in Quadrant 1, Part 1

01.05.2019: One Lesson of Math – Unit 5 Review, Part 1

~ Steven C. Mills

Today's soundtrack is Blind Guardian: Follow the Blind, one heck of a "banger," as those pesky avocado-eating millennials say. It's a speed metal album that was released in 1989 with Tolkienesque themes and virtuosic instrumentation. The majority of the songs on the album are the most aggressive of any found in Blind Guardian's discography, with … Continue reading 01.05.2019: One Lesson of Math – Unit 5 Review, Part 1

01.04.2019: One Lesson of Math – Solving Systems of Equations Algebraically, Part 4

~ Steven C. Mills

Today's soundtrack is Mortiis - Født Til Å Herske, a haunting darkwave album released in 1993. I added it to my music collection approximately a decade after its release, and I still enjoy it today. I wasn't able to finish all the questions in my assignment yesterday due to my body losing its battle to … Continue reading 01.04.2019: One Lesson of Math – Solving Systems of Equations Algebraically, Part 4