I think for me it made the most sense to do deductive reasoning. Knowing the rules gives me guidelines as I work on solving the problem. I can feel a bit lost when given a problem before the generalization. I do think both are important for different reasons and mixing it up, using both interchangeably is good because it forces you to think a little harder instead of just following a formula. It helps you actually understand versus memorizing the rule. Knowing that the antiderivative of the function is the area under the curve made things all connect. The fundamental theorem of calculus will help a lot as we work on problems about the area under the curve. It's fundamental and can be manipulated forwards and backwards since the antiderivative and the area relate to one another.
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This week we reviewed and took the Chapter 4 tests. In the beginning of the week it was hard to get going because I forgot so much over break. Towards the end of the week I realized that I hadn't just lost some of my knowledge but also all of my Chapter 4 book assignments. I have a seperate notebook for all my book work and I hadn't seen it in awhile. I figured it was somewhere at home so I wasn't too worried about it and did my review assignment on a sheet of paper instead of in my notebook. I had been on the look out for it all week but then Thursday night I was like okay I should really find for this notebook because it is due tomorrow. So I searched literally everywhere and went into slight panic mode telling my family to check any black notebook they have or see. I finally came to peace with the fact that it was most likely up north and long gone. My new plan was to dedicate my weekend to Chapter 4 of Calculus and turn the assignments in on Monday. So, THANK YOU Cresswell for being so kind! As the week progressed the problems got easier and I remembered more and more of how to go about solving them. I am hoping I did good on the test, it felt fairly easy but I already know I made a few little mistakes so we shall see! |
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