mariamusic

I just, actually yesterday, got my results. I was taking three or may be two and a half math courses last semester, and I was wondering how I was doing in them over all.

I like math. I like the logic beyond its concept, and I like how predictable it is. But, I might also prefer it because courses such as English, or philosophy or political science, or history and so forth are pains for me. I also like math because it is a universal language. It is all about numbers, and the rule of how to combine, calculate or analyze them is universal.

I like the fact that no matter where on the planet Earth one is living, 2+2=4. Whilst one realizes the power within math and mathematical application, one becomes a bit freaked out that how much power the geeks who know those applications might have.

However, for me it is a celebration of passing two of them successfully, and getting ready for my summer Calculus course.

I had a crazy algebra professor past semester. He was just too good in math to be a teacher I suppose. He thought, and assumed that we knew the material already. He would teach the whole chapter, not section but chapter, in one day, and we would have homework due for the next week which they usually were about eighty to hundred problems to be solved, and the following week or two we had a chapter quiz. I took his class for credit/no-credit hence less stress on me. I could do that because his course was a pre-calculus one for me and not a transfer requirement.


Here is our class final chart.

I was apparently the only student who took his class for credit and not a letter grade, so you can see my grade clearly at #21. I have gotten a B and the second best score in his class which is great due to the effort I put in to his class.
As you can see, I am missing homework assignments which means I have not done them and just studied the book, and I have been lazy on double checking my tests’ problems and so forth. The one in which I had a +100 percent was a take home quiz. I just needed to pass his course, and he was making the class rather less interesting and fun!!!
I recall some days that I was just yawing in his class and looking at my watch waiting for his class to finish and getting out of it. Anywhere was better than his class and the odd thing is that you are hearing, or reading this from a person who loves math!!!!


On the other hand, I enjoyed my trigonometry class. He was a great instructor. While the class was an evening one, and I am not a night person, I enjoyed the learning experience. I liked how the sine and cosine worked, and I loved the complexity in some of the homework assignments. Considering the difficulty in nature of the class, I was always greeted and welcomed when I participated in the class. I had the natural ability to grasp the bigger picture, analyze and solve the problems.


My only problem would arouse when I was solving applications while I was not getting the required visualization due to various reasons such as being tired, misinterpreting, language, wordings and so on and so forth.

Any how, I earned a 92% on my final, and an A in the course.

The thought of calculus however me!!!