So the whole idea of having a classroom blog is to communicate meaningfully in a not-real-time way with your classmates and your instructor (me!). To that end, free marks on tests will be available when you create a post prior to a test that hopefully helps you to prepare for that test....I'm going to call these things unit summaries, and we'll have a few of these 'Unit Summary' posts due over the semester. The instructions for the first one follow:
Specifically, here's what I'm thinking you should include:
1. Format is negotiable, but sentence / paragraph makes sense to me...
2. I want to know, in a summarized, paraphrased, format, what you think (by skill list), what you think you were supposed to learn this unit.
3. I want to know specifically, what you are confident-with, skill-wise (so you don't study that), and what you are currently lacking skills with. This identification of needs may allow me (or classmates) to post things that may help.
4. Your impressions of the unit/section regarding presentation of material or general thoughts about ease or difficulty. Sharing with classmates creates community.
I would encourage thoughtful, sensitive, and intelligent commenting on each other's posts. Remember what my mother told me..."If you can't say anything nice..."
RM
***If your written submission exceeds 250 words, you're probably not summarizing well enough...
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The things that I have learned in this unit are:
* 1. Systems of Linear Equations
* 2. Substitution Solving
-Step 1: Choose a variable in either equation to be “solved for”.
-Step 2: Solve for x.
-Step 3: Substitute so that you create a single equation in on one variable.
-Step 4: Solve for that variable.
-Step 5: Use that known value to solve for the unknown value by substituting into either original equation
* 3. Algebraic Solving Method (Elimination Method)
-Step 1: Line up variables and coefficients.
-Step 2: Pick a variable.
-Step 3: Use algebra to multiply or divide an entire equation by a value to create same or opposite coefficents in either variable.
-Step 4: Add or subtract depending on whether you've created "sames" or "opposites".
-Step 5: Slove for the remaining variable.
-Step 6: Use substitution to find the first variable.
* 4. Types of Solutions to Linear Systems.
-Ordered Pairs Solution
-No Solution
-Infinitely Many Ordered Pair Solutions
* 5. Word Problems
-The two rules to solving problems are:
a. Name and define two variable
b. Create
-Then solve as desired:
a. Elimination Method
b. Substitution Method
c. Technology such as graghmatica, graghing calculator, or excel.
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The things that I do not have the stronges skills in this unit that I need to improve are:
-Understanding how to set up my equations in word problem solving.
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