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Algebra2
TonyKulla
EndofCourseReflection
InAlgebra2,oneofthetopicsIfeellikeIamstrongatisconicsections.Ihavegraspeditwell
andIknowtheconceptsofit.Atfirst,IwashavingtroubleinunderstandingEllipsesbutafterIrealized
itwassimilartoHyperbolassoitmadeiteasierformetounderstandit.Itendtooverthinkproblems
whenitcomestoMathandwhenInoticeitisjustaskingasimplequestion.Idrivethroughallthe
problemsonceIknowwhatitisaskingmetodo.Ilovedcirclesandparabolaswhenlearningabout
Conicsectionsbecauseitwaseasyformetocomprehend.IshoweditonthepopquizesIdidandthe
Chaptereight.ImighthavenotgottenanahundredonthetestbutIknowItriedmybestand
understoodeveryaspectofeachconicsection.
ThiscoursewastaughtinaflippedclassroomanditwasdifferentcomparedtothewayI
learned.MyexperiencewiththeflippedclassroomdidntgoasbadasIthoughtitwould.Seeingvideos
asourlessonwaseasybutdifficultatthesametime.Ihadtohavetheresponsibilityinseeingeach
videoandunderstandtheconceptsofit.Thedifficultpartwasnotunderstandingthelessonandnot
havingateacherinthatmomenttohelpyou.InsomeoccasionsithappenedtomebutthenextdayI
wouldseekforhelp.Overall,learningMathinaflippedclassroomwasdifficultinsomeaspectsbut
wasntawful.Itisagoodwaytoprepareusforcollegeandgetusedtolearningindifferentways.
IamplanningtotakeprecalculusnextyearbecauseIthinkIcanchallengemyselfinthatclass.
Iamastudentthatwhenitcomestomathchallenges,Igiveupandtrytoavoidit.Iwanttobedifferent
nextyearandovercomethoseobstaclesandbecomeabettermathstudent.Inallmyyears,mybest
interestmathcoursewasAlgebra1andAlgebra2.IlikethesetwobecauseIlovedequationsand
solvingthem.Ilikedfactoringandlearningmoreaboutit.ObviouslyAlgebra1waseasierformeandI
graspeverythingfromthecourseandnowthatIamtakingAlgebra2,itismoredifficultbutIstill
understandconceptsofitandflythroughmyworkmostofthetime.MyleastinterestwasGeometry
becauseIhadtroubleunderstandingalltherelationshipswhenitcametocirclesandalltypeofshapes.
Itdidntcatchmyattentionbuteventhoughitwasntmyfavoriteinterest,Ichallengedmyselftojoin
honorsandIendedtheyearwithagoodgrade.Overall,IlikeMathanditisoneofmyfavoriteclass.I
thinkthisisoneofthecoursesIamstrongatandIcanbecomestrongernextyear.