1) We have covered a lot of ground so far in this class. Out of all of the concepts we've covered, what has been the most difficult for you to grasp? What has been the easiest? Why were they difficult/easy?
2) What strategies have helped you keep up with the material in this fast-moving course? Is there anything you do inside or outside of class that helps you?
3) Do you still have foundational gaps in your mathematical knowledge? (aka: Are there concepts from class that you still do not understand?) If so, what are they? Be honest. If not, how do you know you have mastered all of the concepts?
4) What improvements could be made in class to better help you understand the material?
5) Name at least two ways that you will prepare for your mathematics final.
1) For me, I think charts with the word problems were the most difficult to grasp, because sometimes I get confused of what information I have to put in the chart. I think solving equations was the easiest because you just have to distribute things correctly and cancel things out if they have opposite signs.
ReplyDelete2) I do my homework on the night I get it and if I do not understand some concepts, then I try some more in the text book to make sure that I totally understood it.
3) I think I have mastered all of the concepts, even though I had some difficult parts. By correcting mistakes on the test were very helpful. I know that I mastered all the concepts because I feel comfortable with all the questions that we did during the semester.
4) Solving more questions in a fun way
5) Look through the textbook and solve questions that we covered during the whole semester. Look back at the quizzes and tests and see what questions that I missed so that I do not get it wrong on the final. Having enough sleep on the day before the final!
1) The factoring unit has been the most difficult for me. It was difficult because I couldn't get how to do it and it took me a long time to figure it out. The easiest unit was the scientific notation since the rules were very simple and easy to understand.
ReplyDelete2) My strategy was to do extra work from the textbook for each unit covered. This helped me since solving the extra questions made me more familiar how to solve each question.
3) I believe that I know all of the concepts fairly well, but not perfectly.
4) I think that there shouldn't be a lot of changes made in class. The class helps me a lot even now and I don't have any ideas to improve the class. Maybe showing more examples of different types of questions can be helpful.
5) First, I will go over my tests and quizzes and review them, take the test again so that I understand everything again. Secondly, I will solve all of the chapter reviews and the chapter tests for the units covered, in the textbook. Maybe if I don't understand a unit clearly and need help, I could ask Mr. Jobe about the unit. And lastly, be healthy.
1) One of the most difficult concepts that was hard for me to grasp was the chart. Making the chart was really hard for me to understand and make one. One of the easiest was the equations and expressions. It was fairly easy for me to understand and solve.
ReplyDelete2)Doing my homework properly and reviewing what we covered everyday helped me keep up with the material in this fast moving course. I have a tutor who also helps me when I have trouble with some math.
3)No I don't have any foundational gaps in my mathematical knowledge.
4)I think making less simple mistakes in solving equations can help me understand the materials. And also reviewing what we covered in class every day can help me understand the material
5)Two ways that I will prepare for my mathematics final is to review all the section that I covered in class almost everyday, solving some problems from the previous tests we took for the semester.
1) We have covered a lot of ground so far in this class. Out of all of the concepts we've covered, what has been the most difficult for you to grasp? What has been the easiest? Why were they difficult/easy?
ReplyDelete-The concepts that had been the most difficult for me to grasp are the graphs with the word problems because sometimes I got confused on where I should put certain information and sometimes I got confused of the wording in the problem. Also, I had a hard time on what to label my graphs sometimes because I had to think a lot more on what the labels were going to be and where the information was going to go.
2) What strategies have helped you keep up with the material in this fast-moving course? Is there anything you do inside or outside of class that helps you?
- Somethings that have helped me was to review a lot more because I have done some tests and when I did not review, it resulted in a lower grade than tests that I did review for. Somethings that I do inside of class is talk to my the person I used to sit next to because she explains it in an easier format for me to understand and she is very patient when I do not get something.
3) Do you still have foundational gaps in your mathematical knowledge? (aka: Are there concepts from class that you still do not understand?) If so, what are they? Be honest. If not, how do you know you have mastered all of the concepts?
- I think that I know the material, but I just need some more practice which means I have gaps. In my opinion, I think that I have gaps because I don’t have the concepts fully in my mind and to fix this, I need to practice more. I think that I could get better grades if I practice the concepts that I have learned more and more so that I can fully understand it since I already learned the base concepts.
4) What improvements could be made in class to better help you understand the material?
- Some improvements that could be made in class for me to understand the material better is if I could sit next to someone that I actually talk to and someone who has patience when I don’t understand someone.
5) Name at least two ways that you will prepare for your mathematics final.
One way that I am going to prepare for my final is to choose random questions in the textbook and practice those questions over and over until I get the questions fast and when it starts to become a very easy thing to me, I’ll move on to another unit and do the same thing.
Another way that I will prepare for my final is to time myself when I am reviewing so that I know that I can’t take too much time, but I have to make sure that I don’t rush and make careless mistakes which is a common thing for me.
1) We have covered a lot of ground so far in this class. Out of all of the concepts we've covered, what has been the most difficult for you to grasp? What has been the easiest? Why were they difficult/easy?
ReplyDeleteFor me, most problems for easy for me to grasp, since I had already learned them last year. If I had to pick a difficult thing, I would choose charts. They take too long compared to other problems to draw. In my opinion, FOILs were the easiest. Whenever I guessed some numbers, they were usually right or very close to the answer.
2) What strategies have helped you keep up with the material in this fast-moving course? Is there anything you do inside or outside of class that helps you?
To keep up with the material in the fast-moving course, is that I would finish the homework in class, right after it is assigned, so I wouldn't forget what I learned that day. I have Mr. Jobe to help me inside of class, and I have a korean math tutor outside of class. I have been learning math from her since around two years ago. Without her teaching, I would probably be struggling with math here.
3) Do you still have foundational gaps in your mathematical knowledge? (aka: Are there concepts from class that you still do not understand?) If so, what are they? Be honest. If not, how do you know you have mastered all of the concepts?
I don't think I have foundational gaps in my mathematical knowledge. I think my test scores can prove that I have mastered all fo the concepts.
4) What improvements could be made in class to better help you understand the material?
This is just a suggestion: you could host a competition every week and give out prizes to the winners. It could motivate the others to focus more or study more on that topic. Till now, I have no complaints on Mr. Jobe's classes. :D
5) Name at least two ways that you will prepare for your mathematics final.
To prepare for my mathematics final, I will solve the study guide that Mr. Jobe gave us to warm up. Then, I'll choose a section of questions that I think is slightly more difficult then the ones we have for homework or classwork. This should help me prepare for the final test.
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Delete1) For me, the hardest concept that we’ve learned so far is factorization. There are some factoring that I’m confident with, but the last factoring we learned (Section 5-9), was very challenging for me. I think this was difficult for me because it was my first time ever doing it so I was scared since most of the other sections were sections that I’ve already learned before. Also, I missed the class for this section which I think made it even harder for me.
ReplyDeleteThe easiest concept for me is evaluating and simplifying equations. I think this I am most comfortable in these concepts because I’ve practiced them from 6th grade. I solved these equations for a long time, so I think that is the reason why I’m most comfortable with them.
2) Things that helped me keep up was reviewing and solving equations at home. I think those two simple things helped me a lot. Inside of class, Mr. Jobe helps a lot. If he teaches something, I automatically understand it and can solve equations. Outside of class, I have a tutor and we do korean math.
3) I think I am still not totally comfortable with factoring. If Mr. Jobe gives a paper full of different sorts of factoring, I don’t think I’ll get everything correct.
4) I really like the class so far. I am able to learn in a fun, good way. I think maybe having more mini quizzes that could boost people’s grade up will be great. Not only will it boost our grades up, but it will also make people study more.
5) One way is I will definatly study the study guide that Mr. Jobe gave. If there are any problems that I wasn’t able to get in the first try, I’ll solve it again.
Second way is I will solve problems from the textbook that I don’t understand. If there are problems that I still don’t get even after solving a few times, I will ask Mr. Job for help.
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1) The easiest was scientific notation. I think that scientific notation is really easy and I already knew what it was about before this year. The most difficult was factoring. There are so many different ways to factor, and somehow I forgot everything I learned a few days before the test.
ReplyDelete2)I just reviewd all of the assignments, test, and homework in my math binder.
3) I am still quite horrible at factoring, and I have several things I do not know in most of the things we learned. I know this because I have been having trouble solving several questions on the test.
4) There are no improvements needed in the class. I just have to study more, and get some help outside of class.
5)I will look at all of my tests to correct what I got wrong, and solve a few questions for each section we learned.
ReplyDelete1) We have covered a lot of ground so far in this class. Out of all of the concepts we've covered, what has been the most difficult for you to grasp? What has been the easiest? Why were they difficult/easy?
I think that the most recent lesson we learned, factoring was the hardest for. That calculation wasn't a problem but it was just that it took a little bit of luck and sometimes I just couldn't find the right answers. However, solving equations was the easiest concept because, all you had to do was memorize some basic rules and you just calculate the problem. ;)
2) What strategies have helped you keep up with the material in this fast-moving course? Is there anything you do inside or outside of class that helps you?
To be honest I don't study for this class's tests or quizzes. But, when I do the homework I write down every step which helps a lot! Just by writing the equation all over again even if you just make a tiny step of progress like changing -(x+y) to -x-y makes a big difference in reviewing because it's basically a concept we learned a long time ago and you wouldn't forget. So even if we are in a different unit for example, factoring, you wouldn't forget the rules we earned in equation solving. hmm....I don't know if that made any sense to you...haha And no, I don't take any classes outside of school.
3) Do you still have foundational gaps in your mathematical knowledge? (aka: Are there concepts from class that you still do not understand?) If so, what are they? Be honest. If not, how do you know you have mastered all of the concepts?
If you take out the part where I've missed out the beginning 6 years of American styled concepts in math, I'm all filled in with the information. Here and there I find some terms that everyone knew from elementary school that I missed out but it's okay after I see the word a few times. So, no, I don't have any gaps in my Algebra knowledge.
4) What improvements could be made in class to better help you understand the material?
It would be great if we had some "dynamic" projects last year. In Pre-Algebra we had: the market place project, the 3D geometry project, the linear equation project, and so on. These days in Algebra I know we have many concepts to learn but it would be great if we could squeeze in some of those fun projects that aren't stressful. ^^
5) Name at least two ways that you will prepare for your mathematics final.
hmm....I haven't gotten a chance yet to set up an exam plan because of all these school event but, I should get started right now. I'll take our vocabulary terms we learned in class and review them with flashcards and I’ll take the questions I got wrong on my tests and make one giant exam prep test.
1) We have covered a lot of ground so far in this class. Out of all of the concepts we've covered, what has been the most difficult for you to grasp? What has been the easiest? Why were they difficult/easy?
ReplyDeleteThe most difficult for me were the charts for equations because I had to think about what had to go into the boxes. Though it was a good way to organize my work, finding the components and what you needed to do with them were difficult. The easiest was the Absolute Value, since it was the same as solving an equation.
2) What strategies have helped you keep up with the material in this fast-moving course? Is there anything you do inside or outside of class that helps you?
Some strategies that have helped me to keep up with the material were listening to the teacher, taking notes, and solving a lot of problems from worksheets, homework, and study guides. When I was in the States, I was in Math Olympiad for three years in elementary school, and in 6th grade. I learned how to solve equations and word problems.
3) Do you still have foundational gaps in your mathematical knowledge? (aka: Are there concepts from class that you still do not understand?) If so, what are they? Be honest. If not, how do you know you have mastered all of the concepts?
I have mastered all of the concepts because in all of the problems, I could understand the material (if it's a word problem). I solve most numerical expressions and equations pretty well, and in my tests, I had just simple mistakes if I had a question wrong, which also includes not reading the directions carefully.
4) What improvements could be made in class to better help you understand the material?
I was really happy to be in this class. In my old class, I just took notes and solved problems. I was confused about the charts, since I never had background knowledge about it, and I was troubled with the equations test. When I moved classes, Mr. Jobe’s creative teaching and animated voice, the comic life project, the lego activity, and the competitions helped me to be more motivated to learn and understand better. I really appreciated the fact that Mr. Jobe was always available to help me with questions and concerns. Everything is perfect and I can’t wait for the scavenger hunt next class.
5) Name at least two ways that you will prepare for your mathematics final.
The first way that I will prepare for my math finals are to go over my tests. I would find what I did wrong, and resolve them by covering over the right answers. Secondly, I would go over previous homework and look over the questions that were incorrect as well. If I didn’t understand, I would go to Mr. Jobe for help.
1) Scientific Notations were the easiest concept to rock at. All you had to do was multiply each variable separately, adjust the decimal and it's done. The most difficult concept was charts because I couldn't quite get what to put in those charts. The information was just too vague.
ReplyDelete2) I memorize the equations first. Because when you know the equation, the rest is just solving, and that's really easy. I think of the equation as the beginning structure.
3) I have mastered all my concepts. It's just that they need more practice, because a lot of times I make calculation mistakes. But besides that, I know just about everything we have learned so far.
4) I think your class is perfect the way it is right now. But I do wish we could watch some fun videos about math time to time.
5) I could go over my tests and quizzes, see what I did wrong and fix it. Also, I will try to memorize all the important equations because, as I stated earlier, equations are like the beginning structure. Lastly, I would study The Study Guide.
1. The most challenging concept that we did so far was the charts for me. Every time we make the charts, I got confused what to write in and had trouble making the equation afterwards. The easiest concept for me was solving the equations. I think I found that part the most easiest because I've practiced it a lot and there were only a few steps to remember.
ReplyDelete2.I normally listen to the teacher during class time carefully which is the most important thing and also I try to understand the questions that I don't get instead of just skipping it. When I get home I revise what I did during class. I get help from my brother if I don't understand something, but I don't do anything in particular.
3.Yes I do still have foundational gaps in my mathematical knowledge.I am still struggling with factoring and the tables. Other concepts I have mastered it and I just need to be careful of calculation mistakes.
4. I think its perfect right now:) Maybe we could have more group projects so we can understand the concepts more in a different way rather than just solving problems. It may help better with our understanding. Other than that, I think the class is overall very fun and helpful.
5. I should revise all of the tests and quizes that we did throughout the semester and fix the questions I made a mistake on. Also, I should practice more on my weaknesses like the charts and factoring. Lastly, I should study the guide that you will give us.
1) We have covered a lot of ground so far in this class. Out of all of the concepts we've covered, what has been the most difficult for you to grasp? What has been the easiest? Why were they difficult/easy?
ReplyDeleteThe most difficult concept that was difficult for me to grasp was factoring. There are lots of easy, simple mistakes I can make during factoring, and also, finding out all the factors for the numbers are quite confusing and often mistaken. The easiest concept were solving equations since I have done equations from elementary school, and have the basics grasped already so unless I make calculation mistakes, I don't have any problems with solving equations.
2) What strategies have helped you keep up with the material in this fast-moving course? Is there anything you do inside or outside of class that helps you?
I think homework helps me the most. Since the day's homework is what we covered during class, it helps me practice and learn more about the new concept I learned. Also, if I think I still don't get it, I solve and review more questions. Mr. Jobe is always there for help so I don't really worry about anything. Also, I go to an academy and there, I review the chapter and also preview the next chapters.
3) Do you still have foundational gaps in your mathematical knowledge? (aka: Are there concepts from class that you still do not understand?) If so, what are they? Be honest. If not, how do you know you have mastered all of the concepts?
I don't think I have "big" foundational gaps in my mathematical knowledge. Although I might not be strong at every parts, I still get the concepts and is able to solve questions about the concepts. When Mr. Jobe gives us the study guide and I am able to solve everything, I know that I have masted all of the concepts.
4) What improvements could be made in class to better help you understand the material?
Instead of just problem-solving, I wish there were more competitive activities. Those activities seem to help me because I have the eagerness of solving problems since there are prizes or rewards afterwards. Still, solving problems help me a lot in understanding the materials. Overall, the class is fun and helpful for me to understand the materials.
5) Name at least two ways that you will prepare for your mathematics final.
I will once again look over my tests and look at the mistakes I made. Also, I will try to solve some questions from all the chapters to get familiar with them again. I will try to improve on my weaknesses such as factoring. Lastly, I will go over and review the worksheets we solved in class and also the study guide.
1) I think the most difficult concept I was able to learn was learning all the different properties. There were too many of them, but thanks to the iMovie project, I was able to learn everyone one of them. They weren't difficult to learn, but hard to memorize. The easiest concept was factoring. I've learned it before so it was unchallenging, compared to other lessons.
ReplyDelete2) During the summer, I purchased this book and solved the entire book once. I was able to understand the book concept and use it in school. Luckily, the book was there to support me during school time. I was able to follow along Mr. Jobe's pace and follow along with the class.
3) I think I have understood all lessons so far and was able to use it on my own terms. I think I knew that I've mastered these concepts when I was able to use the concepts during class and solve any problems.
4) Maybe acting out the problems could implement the problems to my brain. I think class is fun enough and I don't think there is need for improvements.
5) - Go over key terms in every chapter
- Go though previews tests and learn from the mistakes I've made.
- All of that = A
1) I think the one that has been most difficult for me to grasp was factoring polynomials. This concept was very difficult for me because I do not like to spend a lot of time guessing factors. However, in order factor polynomials, I need to know how to factor and which factors add up to be a certain number. The easiest concept for me was probably the first unit, which was variables and expressions. This concept was easy for me because we already practiced it a lot in sixth and seventh grade so that unit was like a review to me.
ReplyDelete2) Algebra is a fast-moving course so I have some strategies to keep up with the material. I think that strategy was going on the wiki. I have a math tutor outside of class. She helps me finish my homework or study for tests! She is of help to me because there may be times when Mr. Jobe isn’t available or when I need help all of a sudden. These are times when I ask my math tutor for help.
3) I think I understand all the concepts we have learned from class. I feel like I’ve mastered most of the concepts because my test scores prove it. Teachers give tests to show how much knowledge you have covering that certain topic. If you ace the test, it means you understand the topic and if you dont, it means you did not understand the topic. Well, I did pretty good on my tests so I feel like I understand the concepts from class. However, I am still not that good at applying these concepts to word problems. I think this is one skill I have to master.
4) An improvement that can be made in class to help me understand better is to increase the amount of group activities. I particularly liked the group trivia games where we got into groups and solved a bunch of problems to review for our test. This activity was fun and I enjoyed it very much because we got to be competitive and see how well we can solve the problems!
5) Here are ways that I will practice reviewing for my final. First, I will review old tests and notes. Then, I will try out the study guides Mr. Jobe gave us again. I think doing these two things will help me because it is helpful and smart when we use resources given to us.
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ReplyDeleteThe easiest concept would have to be simplifying polynomials and the most difficult thing would have to be the word problems in chapters 2 and 3. Simplifying polynomials were easy because it was easy for me to understand all of the rules for adding, subtracting, and diving exponents. The word problems were hard for me because it took me a long time to get the right equation. Because it took such a long time, word problems were difficult and frustrating for me.
Firstly, during class I try to take neat, and detailed notes. Because for me, some math concepts just stick to my head once I learn them, unfortunately this doesn’t happen for all of the new math concepts. Also, right after I learn the material, at home I like to review by doing the classwork assignment over again.
To be completely honest, I do not really know what I do know and what I do not know. During class and at home, I sometimes solve problems perfectly, however during a test or a quiz, I cannot solve the problems. But I would like to work on all of my algebra skills and master every single concept that we learned this semester.
I know that this can never come true, however I wish that the class would slow down a bit. Sometimes we learn a lesson and move right onto the next. For example our properties unit. I wish we had some more time and activities to learn the properties, because for me, it was hard for me to learn all of them so quickly.
I will go over all of my tests and review and re-review, and re-re-review! I think that just understanding and memorizing the concepts will help me prepare. Also, if I need help with anything, I will make sure to ask you Mr. Jobe!
1) We have covered a lot of ground so far in this class. Out of all of the concepts we've covered, what has been the most difficult for you to grasp? What has been the easiest? Why were they difficult/easy?
ReplyDeleteI think the Chart was the difficult concept I learned from your class. It was hard to put the information in to the correct space, and it was hard to name the rows. I think factoring was the easiest to me. Factoring used to me the hardest, but because I like to factor, I've been practicing a lot, and now I can factor without having major difficulties.
2) What strategies have helped you keep up with the material in this fast-moving course? Is there anything you do inside or outside of class that helps you?
I review my notes after class, and I try to go through what I've learned in class. I also go to math hagwon twice a week, so I can review what I've learned in school by solving questions with the teacher, and I also go about two sections ahead to get ready to know the concepts in your class.
3) Do you still have foundational gaps in your mathematical knowledge? (aka: Are there concepts from class that you still do not understand?) If so, what are they? Be honest. If not, how do you know you have mastered all of the concepts?
I don't think I have a concept that I need to go over, and have to understand. I think I've been going through questions enough that I can understand.
4) What improvements could be made in class to better help you understand the material?
I think sometimes a short activity or a game can be made in class to help understanding the materials. I liked the lego part, the one we did before learning about factoring. It did cover the real basic concept over factoring, and it was fun.
5) Name at least two ways that you will prepare for your mathematics final.
I will go over my notes, and homeworks, and try them out and see if I get the answers correctly. I also think I should go over my tests and quizzes, and try the ones that I missed.
1) For my personal opinion, chart was the hardest part I had to struggle with because sometimes there were three subjects that I had to deal with which made my head complicated with all sorts of equation and numbers in my head.
ReplyDelete2) First of all, I always solve three extra problems besides homework just to see if I mastered that part of the section. If I don't think I got the right answer, then I keep on solving more question too see the steps I have to take to get the right answer. Also, I go to academy. In academy, I already finished Algebra and pre-learning Algebra 2 making my life easier.
3) I can't really say that there was foundational gaps in my mathematical knowledge because I usually got a A on the test which proves that I understand the basic concepts of that section. One part that I did struggle with was the chart.
4) GAMES GAMES GAMES. Fun games can cheer people up and make people competitive, which means that students would be more eager to learn about the project.
5) First of all I will go over testes, and for the word problems I got wrong on, I will only see the question and solve it to see if I do get the answer I want. Secondly, I will go over everything I solved and where I make mistake on. When I do that, on the finals, when I'm done with the test, I can go over the part I usually make mistakes on to see if I made a mistake or not.
1. For me I think that using charts was the hardest part of the semester. The different types of charts were confusing and the word problems were very complex. The easiest part was adding and multiplying binomials. Since all you had to do was add the powers together.
ReplyDelete2. I kept a study note from past years to hel with materials I forgot or misunderstood.
3. Sometimes I make addition or multiplication errors but not much fundamental errors.
4. I could ask Mr.Jobe for help before or after school, also I could look over old tests and homework.
5. I will look over tests I got a bad grade in, and solve the study guide Mr. Jobe gave us.