Today's soundtrack is Opeth: Sorceress, the third 70s-style progressive rock album in a row from the Swedish progressive metal masters. I really like this (relatively) new turn that the band has taken. This afternoon, I'm doing the assignment portion of the lesson I've been learning about angles in standard position in all quadrants. Links to … Continue reading 01.21.2019: One Lesson of Math – Angles in Standard Position in All Quadrants, Part 3
01.20.2019: One Lesson of Math – Angles in Standard Position in All Quadrants, Part 2
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
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
01.18.2018: One Chapter of Nonfiction
Today's soundtrack is Cannibal Corpse: Evisceration Plague, another solid album from the masters of death metal. This afternoon, I'm reading the sixth chapter of the second book of Aristotle's Ethics. To be called excellent, says Aristotle, any object must do two things: it must be in good repair, and it must function well. Virtue in … Continue reading 01.18.2018: One Chapter of Nonfiction
01.17.2019: Special Edition – Right Angle Trigonometry Flowchart
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
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
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
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
01.13.2019: 30 Minutes of Songwriting
Today's soundtrack is Genesis: Foxtrot. This afternoon, I began working on making a cover of Natalie Prass' gorgeous song "Hot for the Mountain." I'm completely in love with the song. I spent the afternoon listening to the song while sitting at my piano, tabbing out the chords and bassline, then I jotted down the drum … Continue reading 01.13.2019: 30 Minutes of Songwriting
01.12.2019: One Lesson of Math – Angles in Standard Position in Quadrant 1, Part 2
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
01.11.2019: 30 Minutes of Songwriting – Special Edition: "I'm Floating"
Today's soundtrack is Dimmu Borgir: Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia, an epic symphonic extreme blackened metal album. Today, I put the finishing touches on my newest song, "I'm Floating," my homage to the MelodySheep song "A Glorious Dawn," one of my favourite songs of all time. Some might also notice a bit of a "My Bloody Valentine" … Continue reading 01.11.2019: 30 Minutes of Songwriting – Special Edition: "I'm Floating"
01.10.2019: One Chapter of Nonfiction
Today's soundtrack is Furthermore: Fluorescent Jellyfish, a rap album that was recorded just before we were all relieved to learn that the lights stayed on after Y2K. This evening, I'm reading the fifth chapter of the second book of Aristotle's Ethics, in which he says that he is coming close to giving a "formal definition … Continue reading 01.10.2019: One Chapter of Nonfiction
