I intend to major in Political Science, and perhaps minor in English or International Studies.
In high school I took trig, pre-calc, and calc.
Trig is my least favorite, what I least remember, and is probably my weakest part.
My strongest part is probably calculus because I just took it.
I am taking this class because I do enjoy math when I understand it, because I wanted to take a variety of classes in my first semester, and because I wanted to satisfy my math requirement while my calculus is freshest.
I hope to pacify my fears that I cannot take a college math class. Because I am intending to major is poli sci and because the world is filled with numbers, I hope to learn skills I can apply to my real life.
My worst teacher was boring so paying attention in class was difficult. However I value clarity over excitement because math naturally flusters me.
My favorite math teachers are engaged and are humorous, therefore encouraging me to pay attention and work hard. If I do not understand something (which is often), they are patient and do not make me feel bad. However they always try to be clear.
Personally listening to music makes it harder for me to study. However supposedly, according to some study, listening to Bach or Mozart or Beethoven (or some classical musician that I do not remember) improves studying. In general I like the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Fleetwood Mac.
During class I found the clicker system a hindrance. I felt under pressure to click in before you ended the time, there forfeiting 85% of the participation grade, so I felt flustered and was too busy paying attention to the number of people who had answered to properly concentrate. When I noticed a majority of people had answered I merely guessed so as to not lose the points. I know this is silly and that hopefully I will get used to the system, but I would appreciate if for the first few classes you could go slower so I will feel less pressured.
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