Finally, winter break :)
This week we finished chapter 4 and started chapter 5. On Monday and Tuesday, we took the chapter 4 test and I felt like it went very well. I know that I messed up the sketch of the graph over something completely stupid. But the calculator portion went very well and I feel very confident about it.
On Wednesday, we did a few activities that would help us understand chapter 5 stuff. I just love finding area. I thought that at the time the activities seem strange to do, but after the notes and homework, I completely understand why we did it. By using the Rectangle Approximation Method or RAM is a helpful tool to find the area under a curve. Of course there are like different methods to this method like LRAM (Left RAM), MRAM (Middle RAM), and RRAM (Right RAM). All it means is what part of the rectangle touches the curve. Pretty easy stuff dude. It is also way more accurate to use smaller rectangles because math reasons. I actually like this stuff. It seems like a lot of fun! I felt like I really knew what I was doing on the homework which is pretty cool. I hope that I don't lose this knowledge over break.
Again, happy winter break and see you next year!
This week we finished chapter 4 and started chapter 5. On Monday and Tuesday, we took the chapter 4 test and I felt like it went very well. I know that I messed up the sketch of the graph over something completely stupid. But the calculator portion went very well and I feel very confident about it.
On Wednesday, we did a few activities that would help us understand chapter 5 stuff. I just love finding area. I thought that at the time the activities seem strange to do, but after the notes and homework, I completely understand why we did it. By using the Rectangle Approximation Method or RAM is a helpful tool to find the area under a curve. Of course there are like different methods to this method like LRAM (Left RAM), MRAM (Middle RAM), and RRAM (Right RAM). All it means is what part of the rectangle touches the curve. Pretty easy stuff dude. It is also way more accurate to use smaller rectangles because math reasons. I actually like this stuff. It seems like a lot of fun! I felt like I really knew what I was doing on the homework which is pretty cool. I hope that I don't lose this knowledge over break.
Again, happy winter break and see you next year!