Algebra

Brinegar and Bishop (2011) affirm the cross subject boundaries that interdisciplinary approaches incorporate are aimed at descrying and obtaining the content of the subjects involved. Beane (as cited by Brinegar & Bishop, 2011) describes curriculum integration is to promote integration through personal and social avenues through the curriculum organization circumvented around significant problems and issues regardless of direct subjects boundaries that collaborative activities can be utilized.…

freshman and sophomore in college, I attended BGSU Firelands near my home town. Because of this, I was able to coach high school soccer, basketball and tennis. One of my players on the freshman basketball team last winter was receiving an F in his algebra class, and it actually made him academically ineligible for the second half of the season. He was not fond of his teacher, rarely did his homework, and did poorly on his tests. His mother knew I was studying to become a math teacher, so she…

school feels like it happened a millennium ago, and my memories of those nine months have essentially vanished from my head. Try as I might, the only memory I can recall in vivid detail is of my second period class, Algebra 2, with Mrs. Parks. Far from my favorite subject, Algebra had little importance to me; rather all of its significance comes from the fact that it was my first interaction with Mrs. Parks which would begin a two year journey I will never forget. Charismatic, kind, thoughtful…

the class period. Mrs.Clason clearly stated at the beginning of the year that the passes are not be used improperly, and that if they were, the privilege would be revoked. In this particular writing class on September 21 Jason Bland, student in the algebra-writing class, decided that it was a good idea that he use the girls restroom pass due to the boys pass being used. After the class had settled in their seats Mrs. Clason waited a minute and then proceeded to take the passes off of the wall.…

Dame Mary Cartwright was one of the founders of the Theory of Chaos and a pioneer when it comes to women in mathematics. Because of her personality, she was described as a modest and did not receive all of the credit she deserved for her major contributions in the Theory of Chaos, or even for Cartwright Theorem. The mathematician was greatly affected by the First and Second World War, both in her education and in the research she did later in her life. The middle daughter of William Degby…

semester to go to tutoring I did not realize how demanding intermediate algebra was going to be. I had to attend class twice a week and classes were four hours long it was not physically exhausting , but it was mentally exhausting. So, as a result, I did not go to tutoring for English when I should have to have my papers critiqued for mistakes. Eight weeks into this semester I found out I did not pass my intermediate algebra class which left me frustrated and slightly unmotivated with all my…

role, or taking an advanced course in school. Algebra II has been my most challenging course so far. Due to an incompatible teaching style, earning an A proved to be a true test of my courage. I have always loved mathematics. My passion led me to enroll in Pre-Algebra as a sixth grader, skipping two years worth of material. As I grew, so did my desire to learn. At the beginning of freshman year(2016-17), I found myself in one of two freshman Algebra II classes. I was grouped with the top 50(of…

Why Should Students Learn Algebra 2? Students ask all the time why they should know the topics they learn in Algebra 2. Little do they know many jobs out there are using these topics all the time. Even outside of jobs people are using Algebra, whether it is in their kitchen or someplace else. Whether students are planning on going to college or not, Algebra 2 prepares them for the math they will be expected to know. Knowing Algebra will make everything much easier for students in their future;…

I entered Algebra I, immediately wishing I never had to see math again. I’ve had bad experiences with math all throughout elementary and middle school. I really and I mean REALLY hated math. Somehow, freshman year changed everything. Mr. Christopher Reynolds was my…

in the living room, I remember sitting down a couple feet away at the kitchen table and starting on my homework in our cramped little apartment. My brother, Zion, had started to cry but that wasn’t anything new to me so I ignored him in favor of Algebra. Usually, if I ignored him for long enough then he’d settle down like all toddlers do. But he didn’t, he only got louder and louder, wailing in our little apartment until I thought the entire complex could hear him. So I got up to see what…