Thursday, October 8, 2009

Delirium.

So, yes, it's 12:05am, and yes, I'm just getting started on calc homework. Why? I got home at 9:15pm for the first time since leaving for school at 6:45am. 6:45am to 2:20pm = school, 2:20pm to 5:00pm = work, 5:15pm to 6:15pm = Arietta rehearsal, and 6:15 to 9:00 = back to school night volunteering. And I just spent the last few hours eating food / writing up a physics lab / reading for euro. Andddd I don't have time to put anything off because there's always something else to do, so I guess I'll need to finish this now.

Strangely enough, I actually kind of like the section we're on right now (chain rule). Except the ones that have trig stuff in them. They don't work out in my head as well. I think it's just a mental roadblock. :\

That is all. If I have any problems with the homework, I might post again.

Thursday, September 17, 2009

Title = Fail. Can't think of one.



Overall, limits aren't a problem for me at the moment. For the homework in section 2.3, though, I'm ehhhh on two problems. For number 39, I know the book basically says to graph it and solve for x, but I have Nevermind... I just tried graphing it again and got the right answer. So the only question I had an issue with was number 43, the "salary negotiation" one. I just don't really how to "show" that Luisa's salary is given by [blah blah blah insert equation here] in part A. I thought that was the interest equation which is pretty much a given, so yeahh..
The rate of change section is icky. I get it, but I feel like plugging in all the numbers gets tedious / annoying after a few problems. And Mr. Flint, I agree.. it's annoying that the book problems go back and forth between calculator and non-calculator. And on another note, I personally like the lessons and practice problems from the Larson site better than the lessons and problems from our actual calc book. :P

Monday, September 14, 2009