Today's soundtrack is Alter Bridge: AB III. These guys show the world what rock is supposed to sound like. Like I've mentioned before, I've been a fan of Creed for a long time; after Creed broke up, their drummer, their original bassist, and their guitarist, Mark Tremonti, joined forces with singer Myles Kennedy. Alter Bridge … Continue reading 03.21.2019: One Lesson of Math – Polynomials, 5/5: Graphs of Polynomial Functions
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03.20.2019: One Lesson of Math – Polynomials, 4/5: Solving Polynomial Equations
Today's soundtrack is Tim McGraw: Live Like You Were Dying, a solid country rock album. Its title track is still sing-along good. I had the pleasure of seeing Tim McGraw perform with Faith Hill in Vancouver a decade back; it was a great show! This afternoon, I'm learning about solving polynomial equations. There are two … Continue reading 03.20.2019: One Lesson of Math – Polynomials, 4/5: Solving Polynomial Equations
03.19.2019: One Lesson of Math – Polynomials, 3/5: Factoring Polynomials
Today's soundtrack is Our Lady Peace: Happiness...Is Not a Fish That You Can Catch, an album that I like well enough, but it's never really clicked with me for reasons that I can't quite put my finger on. Today's been great so far; we took the kids out to a local show in the morning, … Continue reading 03.19.2019: One Lesson of Math – Polynomials, 3/5: Factoring Polynomials
03.18.2019: One Lesson of Math – Polynomials, 2/5: The Factor Theorem
Today's soundtrack is Crytopsy: Whisper Supremacy, the first technical death metal album that I ever bought. I remember that when I first listened to it, I was not sure what to make of its chaotic assault on my ears, especially since there was a contrast between the hardcore-style vocals and the tech-death instrumentation. I couldn't … Continue reading 03.18.2019: One Lesson of Math – Polynomials, 2/5: The Factor Theorem
03.17.2019: One Lesson of Math – Polynomials, 1/5: The Remainder Theorem, Part 2
Today's soundtrack is S.O.: So it Begins, a criminally underrated rap album. I love everything about it: the reformed lyricism, the skillful rapping, the lush samples. Yesterday, I started learning about the Remainder Theorem. Today, I'm going to work on the assignment portion of the lesson and go through some examples of the different exercises. … Continue reading 03.17.2019: One Lesson of Math – Polynomials, 1/5: The Remainder Theorem, Part 2
03.16.2019: One Lesson of Math – Polynomials, 1/5: The Remainder Theorem, Part 1
Today's soundtrack is Reg Downey: You're Not Alone (Not Quickly Broken), a thoughtful album with worshipful lyrics. This morning, I'm learning how to solve polynomial division equations by using both polynomial long division and synthetic division, the latter of which I touched on in the past. By solving polynomial division equations through the two above … Continue reading 03.16.2019: One Lesson of Math – Polynomials, 1/5: The Remainder Theorem, Part 1
03.13.2019: One Lesson of Math – Exam Day
Today's soundtrack is Kutless: Kutless, a solid rock album that I must have listened to hundreds of times over in the early 2000s, and I still enjoy it today. This afternoon, I went in to write my Module 1 Precalculus 12 exam. I don't feel like I did as well on it as I should … Continue reading 03.13.2019: One Lesson of Math – Exam Day
03.12.2019: One Lesson of Math – Pre-Test Review
Today's soundtrack is Enya: Shepherd Moons. I love the serenity that Enya's music brings to my soul. This afternoon, I wrote my online tests and studied in preparation for tomorrow's exam. I put together all the questions that I had trouble with in my pre-exam tests and I've been practicing them.
03.11.2019: One Lesson of Math – Radical and Rational Functions, 6/6: Equations of Rational Functions
Today's soundtrack is Mozart: Classic Gold, a collection of some of the great composer's concertos and a selection from Symphony No. 16. This evening, I learned how to solve rational functions for x., both algebraically and graphically. I also got a chance to work on solving word problems, which was really helpful.
03.10.2019: One Lesson of Math – Radical and Rational Functions, 5/6: Analysing Rational Functions
Today's soundtrack is Andrew W.K.: The Wolf, an epic party rock album that is both self-assured in its grandiosity and awash in fun. This morning, I'm learning how to analyse rational functions. If a factored function has common factors in the numerator and denominator, we will get a point of discontinuity. If the factored function … Continue reading 03.10.2019: One Lesson of Math – Radical and Rational Functions, 5/6: Analysing Rational Functions
03.09.2019: One Lesson of Math – Radical and Rational Functions, 4/6: Graphing Rational Functions
Today's soundtrack is Carcass: Heartwork, an album that surprised me the first time I heard it, because I only knew them as a grindcore band, and here they were with some awesome melodic death metal. It's a great album. This afternoon, I'm learning how to graph rational (fraction) functions and their reciprocals. Asymptotes are seen … Continue reading 03.09.2019: One Lesson of Math – Radical and Rational Functions, 4/6: Graphing Rational Functions
03.08.2019: One Lesson of Math – Radical and Rational Functions, 3/6: Solving Radical Equations
Today's soundtrack is Guardian: Buzz, a grunge rock album from the mid-90s that really played a part in shaping my love of hard rock music. I had it on CD; depending on which way you folded the insert, there were four different options of cover art, each depicting a different interpretation of the album's title … Continue reading 03.08.2019: One Lesson of Math – Radical and Rational Functions, 3/6: Solving Radical Equations
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