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

12.23.2018: One Lesson of Math – Graphing a Quadratic Inequality

~ Steven C. Mills

Today's soundtrack is Katy Perry: Prism, which is, along with Taylor Swift's two newest albums, one of the few pop albums that I enjoy. On this Christmas Eve Eve, I am continuing to work on my quadratic inequality homework. We went to the Advent Sunday service this morning, and I just bought "Getting Over It" … Continue reading 12.23.2018: One Lesson of Math – Graphing a Quadratic Inequality

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

12.17.2018: 30 Minutes of Songwriting – Special Edition: "Stopping By Woods"

~ Steven C. Mills

Today's soundtrack is Christmas With the Mills Family, a Spotify playlist that includes my favourite Christmas songs. This afternoon, I used my txt2mid.py program to convert Robert Frost's "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" from text to music. I found a recording of Frost reciting the poem and included that audio in the track … Continue reading 12.17.2018: 30 Minutes of Songwriting – Special Edition: "Stopping By Woods"