Anzac day. I have attempted a mock test for intro calculus and it didn't go as well as expected, around a 60% mark, I need to brush up on my calculating average profits and keying in numbers on my calculator, I am quite clumsy with the calculator and I don't trust calculators, which makes me nervous and unsure of what I am doing in the first place.
I felt like I studied all the wrong things, ergh. It was only a practice test, so now I know my weak points I shall go through and practice the parts I am no good at.
Phil, I admire your hard work and determination of your studies in mathematics, the satisfaction of completing exams and getting good marks, must be very savoury moments, especially with the amount of sleep deprivation.
Out to space everyone.
I felt like I studied all the wrong things, ergh. It was only a practice test, so now I know my weak points I shall go through and practice the parts I am no good at.
Phil, I admire your hard work and determination of your studies in mathematics, the satisfaction of completing exams and getting good marks, must be very savoury moments, especially with the amount of sleep deprivation.
Out to space everyone.
posted by Michelle @ 2:20 PM
3 Comments:
At 3:42 AM,
Phil said…
Yes, being good with your calculator is important for high school tests. Fortunately for me, I have a knack with computers so it comes naturally to me.
The best scientific calculator I have ever encountered thus far would be the Casio FX-991MS, which only retails for about 20 bucks. It will solve quadratics for you, as well as cubics. Also does numerical derivatives (useful for checking your work) and numerical integration. Easy to learn too.
At 3:42 AM,
Phil said…
http://www.casio.co.uk/prod/product.asp?ID=214
At 5:07 PM,
Michelle said…
Yes, I have a casio CFX-9850GB PLUS. It was strongly recommended by the school. It was about $80 and it graphs anything. Thing is its a bit complex for me, I like the look of the one you've recommended.
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