Category: Math

01.03.2019: One Lesson of Math – Solving Systems of Equations Algebraically, Part 3

~ Steven C. Mills

Today's soundtrack is Bob Boilen: "Take It to Bed: Music for Clouds," a lush, meditative, ambient solo album by the founder and co-host of NPR's All Songs Considered, my favourite music podcast. I'm continuing to work on the assignment portion of the lesson I did on solving systems of equations algebraically. Links to previous sections: … Continue reading 01.03.2019: One Lesson of Math – Solving Systems of Equations Algebraically, Part 3

01.02.2019: One Lesson of Math – Solving Systems of Equations Algebraically, Part 2

~ Steven C. Mills

Today's soundtrack is Meat Loaf: Bat Out of Hell, an epic rock opera that sounds like it would make an incredible musical theatre production. It's been a great day so far; my wife had some errands to run, and she took our youngest with her, so I took my kids out to get cheeseburgers, and … Continue reading 01.02.2019: One Lesson of Math – Solving Systems of Equations Algebraically, Part 2

1.1.2019: One Lesson of Math – Solving Systems of Equations Algebraically, Part 1

~ Steven C. Mills

Today's soundtrack is dc Talk: Supernatural, the album that got me into the band in the first place. I remember being blown away by the variety of styles throughout the album, and by the raw vocal talent of the three singers. There are so many great songs on this album; it's hard-hitting at times, contemplative … Continue reading 1.1.2019: One Lesson of Math – Solving Systems of Equations Algebraically, Part 1

12.30.2018: One Lesson of Math – Solving Systems of Equations Graphically

~ Steven C. Mills

Today's soundtrack is Alcest: Le Secret, an absolutely brilliant piece of work. It's a blackgaze (black metal crossed with shoegaze) masterpiece that runs a gamut of emotions and moods: triumphant, chaotic, thoughtful, melodious... It was re-recorded recently, though I think (as is probably abundantly clear at this point) that the original EP from 2005 stands … Continue reading 12.30.2018: One Lesson of Math – Solving Systems of Equations Graphically

12.28.2018: One Lesson of Math – Graphing Quadratic Inequalities in Two Variables, Part 2

~ Steven C. Mills

Today's soundtrack is Matt Redman: Facedown, a live album from the UK-based worship leader. My favourite tracks on the album are "Nothing but the Blood" and "Worthy, You are Worthy." The latter has aged very well. This afternoon, I'm working on the assignment portion of the lesson I did yesterday on graphing quadratic inequalities with … Continue reading 12.28.2018: One Lesson of Math – Graphing Quadratic Inequalities in Two Variables, Part 2

12.27.2018: One Lesson of Math – Graphing Quadratic Inequalities in Two Variables, Part 1

~ Steven C. Mills

Today's soundtrack is 50 Cent: Get Rich or Die Tryin', a classic album with lots of instantly-recognizable hooks. That being said, I'm tempted to say "Gesundheit" every time Mr. Cent says "G-unit"! Today's been super chill; my wife let me sleep in, which was such a welcome surprise. Now she's out grocery shopping with the … Continue reading 12.27.2018: One Lesson of Math – Graphing Quadratic Inequalities in Two Variables, Part 1

12.26.2018: One Lesson of Math – Solving Linear Inequalities in Two Variables, Part 3

~ Steven C. Mills

Today's soundtrack is Metallica: Master of Puppets, an absolute unit of an album. I still remember the first time I heard the title track on Vancouver's 104.9 Xfm (rip). The acoustic interlude blew my mind. I credit that song with my later love of prog metal. This afternoon, I'm continuing to work on the assignment … Continue reading 12.26.2018: One Lesson of Math – Solving Linear Inequalities in Two Variables, Part 3

12.25.2018: One Lesson of Math – Solving Linear Inequalities in Two Variables, Part 2

~ Steven C. Mills

MERRY CHRISTMAS! Today's soundtrack is, for the last time until December 2019, Christmas With the Mills Family. I love Christmas music, but I'm really looking forward to getting back to my regular music collection! I'm especially stoked to check out Lil Wyte's new release after seeing his tweet about it the other day. I had … Continue reading 12.25.2018: One Lesson of Math – Solving Linear Inequalities in Two Variables, Part 2

12.24.2018: One Lesson of Math – Solving Linear Inequalities in Two Variables, Part 1

~ Steven C. Mills

Today's soundtrack is Christmas With the Mills Family, a Spotify playlist that includes my favourite Christmas songs. This Christmas Eve morning, I'm starting the next chapter of this unit, "Graphing Linear Inequalities in Two Variables." Right off the bat, I realized that I would need a refresher on linear graphs before tackling this unit, as … Continue reading 12.24.2018: One Lesson of Math – Solving Linear Inequalities in Two Variables, Part 1

12.19.2018: One Lesson of Math – Solving Quadratic Inequalities in One Variable, Part 5

~ Steven C. Mills

Today's soundtrack is Christmas With the Mills Family, a Spotify playlist that includes my favourite Christmas songs. Now that I've finally got a handle on how quadratic inequalities work, I think I'll finally be able to start making some headway on this lesson. I don't think I've had any lessons until this point that have … Continue reading 12.19.2018: One Lesson of Math – Solving Quadratic Inequalities in One Variable, Part 5

12.18.2018: One Lesson of Math – Solving Quadratic Inequalities in One Variable, Part 4

~ Steven C. Mills

Today's soundtrack is Christmas With the Mills Family, a Spotify playlist that includes my favourite Christmas songs. To help visual learners understand quadratic inequalities, I've designed a chart with two graphs that detail how we should understand the equations. Links to the prior parts of this lesson: Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3. To … Continue reading 12.18.2018: One Lesson of Math – Solving Quadratic Inequalities in One Variable, Part 4