http://joelsimone.com Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:17:22 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Chapter 6.2 from the text is on similar triangles. Similar triangles have three pairs of congruent angles and pairs of sides that are proportional. A similarity postulate is derived from the definition of similar triangles, i.e., two triangles are similar if and only if three angles are congruent. This postulate ... http://joelsimone.com/similar-triangles/ I finished chapter 5, which covered parallel lines and quadrilaterals. I need to review the proof section for quadrilaterals, and I will do this through the chapter review sections over the weekend. Ideally, I would like to have the concepts and definitions readily in my head. I also finished chapter 6, ... http://joelsimone.com/math37-ch5/ I finished the quiz for chapter 5, and I'm fairly comfortable with the concepts. Mr. Bundy also announced the schedule for the midterm. I will take a look at the study guide tomorrow. I'm sticking to reviewing notes daily, all through my new studying process, as introduced in my article New ... http://joelsimone.com/pscn13-ch5/ I'm nearly finished with general education at Las Positas College. With a new fascination and respect for institutionalized acquisition of general knowledge, I hoped my education would change my life, and it did. However and unfortunately, I forgot many bits diligently studied, from details of US History and Health to ... http://joelsimone.com/new-ways-of-learning/ I read an article titled "Social Factors Influencing Immigration Attitudes" from the Social Science Journal. This was an internet research assignment – I ansered a series of questions, from Mr. Bundy, to make sure I understood the major points. I'm fairly skeptical of statistical data. It seems a bit aggressive ... http://joelsimone.com/immigration-attitudes/ After a very nice night out with friends, on the way home, I reflected on Nero Nava's "Oh Asa, Oh Rose." This will be one of the last pictures taken with my trustworthy Sony Ericsson; the new iPhone is coming July 11th, and my little (well, actually big and clunky) ... http://joelsimone.com/all-night-long/ I finished Chapter 4, Immigrants, Refugees, and the Acculturation Process, from the text book, Multicultural Psychology. This chapter started about by defining immigrants and refugees. Immigrants are those who chose, or planned, to relocate to a new country, and refugees are those who were forced out of their country, e.g., ... http://joelsimone.com/immigrants-refugees-acculturation/ I finished the review for chapter 4. This is for a pop quiz on Monday. I'm still having a little trouble with proofs given certain circumstances, but it is easy for me to derive answers for figuring angle measures and etc. I think this has to do with my spatial ... http://joelsimone.com/mth37-chapter-4-review/ I'm getting a late start on my Math-37 notes – I was caught up with finishing notes on The Doorway. I'm two weeks into the course, and I've completed several chapters from the geometry text, subjects from basic geometric definitions and theorems to proofs. Things are going smooth; I believe ... http://joelsimone.com/math-37-late-start/ Plane trigonometry, with topics from plane geometry. Includes circular and right triangle trigonometric functions; trigonometric equations, graphs and identities; triangle solutions; polar coordinates. Also includes congruence, properties of polygons, parallel lines, similarity, areas, volumes, and coordinate geometry. Instructor Materials Class Journal Comments Instructor Thuylan Rouland Materials College Geometry, 2nd Edition, ... http://joelsimone.com/similar-triangles/