Identitiez

So we've been learning how to add/subtract identities, and for the most part its not too bad. Just basically plugging in the right formula. It's a little confusing though trying to figure out what certain calculations are. I probably should have memorized the unit circle a while ago. But i didn't. And now it's slightly biting me in the butt. This weekends gonna = mad studying.

Proofing Identities.. kinda.

Today, we started learning steps on how to simplify trigonometric identities, and how to prove them. It's not too hard actually, just like basic simplification. The challenge is deciding which step to actually use. I think it'll get easier deciding how to go about the simplifying just by doing more questions. Practice makes perfect. Or better at least.

Trig Identities - What are you?

• Involves the sums and differences of angles
• equations, equalities, same sames, just different versions
• they work for any value to any variable
• always work no matter what the imputs are

Update Time

So I realized I hadn't written a blog post in a while, so I figured I should put a little something something on here. We had a test yesterday. Holy stuff. Hardest test of my life. I'll be pretty pumped if I get in the 40's on this bad boy. So thats basically all thats new in my math life. Starting a new unit today. Woop! Hopefully it's not too terribly difficult.

Absolute Value Functions

Today we learned about Piece - Wise functions. I pretty much understand the idea of how it works. Basically its a function, with more then one rule to it. I missed 2 classes this week due to soccer. Note to self: refrain from doing that anymore. I'm soo far behind now and am slightly panicking at the idea of having a test on this stuff when I barely understand whats going on. So, cross your fingers!

Transformations

So I missed class on Friday due to soccer, and I guess we started a new unit called Transformations! We continued with that today, and I kind of understand whats going on with the whole horizontal stretch/compression idea and vertical stretch/compression dealio. The one upside is I have a ridiculous amount of spare time in my schedule this week, so it's gonna be math time all the time.