The last chapter of the Standard textbook is Driving Safely. While Standard/General Mathematics has always focused on mathematics relevant to day-to-day life, Driving Safely focused on mathematics I never completed when I was in high school. This chapter focused specifically on: Using formulas to calculate BAC for males and females, based on number of drinks consumed, number of hours drinking,
Read moreChapter 11 of the Standard textbook is World Locations and Times, with the exercises within that chapter specifically focusing on latitude and longitude, time, timetables, and international time zones. I loved studying World Locations and Times when I was in high school (back then it was called Spherical Geometry), so much so that I was a little saddened by the
Read moreIn Chapter 10 of the Standard textbook, I worked on analysing data, one specific topic in that chapter that fascinated me was the effect of outliers. The textbook states that an outlier is “a very high or very low score in a data set that is clearly apart from the other scores. It can occur for a variety of reasons
Read moreThe job of a series finale is to bring a show to a close, concluding all subplots and story arcs. This series finale did its job perfectly and I’m going to review it character by character. Hugh, Penny and Sharna – I couldn’t start this review without starting with the show’s protagonist. Hugh spends the majority of the episode saying
Read moreThe job of a season finale is to close off any subplots and story arcs of the season, and provide possible subplots and story arcs for the next season (if there is one). I felt this finale did its job perfectly. The episode kicks off with the Parents and Friends Committee having a secret meeting in Greg and Em’s backyard
Read moreAssignment 5 of the Year 11 Mathematics Standard (Pathway 2) Course that I completed through TAFE last year consisted of questions from chapter 12 of the textbook: Driving Safely, and revision questions on all topics presented throughout the Course. I submitted Assignment 5 to my teacher on 26 November 2020 and received my marks and feedback from my teacher on
Read moreAssignment 4 of the Year 11 Mathematics Standard (Pathway 2) Course that I completed through TAFE last year consisted of questions from chapters 10-11 of the textbook: Analysing Data, and World Locations and Times. I submitted Assignment 4 to my teacher on 19 November 2020 and received my marks and feedback from my teacher on 5 December 2020. I got
Read moreThe job of a penultimate episode is to provide a springboard to a season (or series) finale. I felt this finale really did its job within the last five minutes. This episode kicked off with the Parents and Friends Committee meeting, where Luna reveals that the site she has decided on for the school’s Contemplation Garden is the old, unused
Read moreThis episode was all about dreams. The episode kicks off with Em having a strange sex dream about Gilly in octopus form on a beach, after having spent time with him on the golf course talking about his theory of “octopus people” being written as a book. Later she tells Marlo about the dream, who encourages her to experiment but
Read moreWe’re coming to the end of the road with Doctor Doctor with the penultimate episode. The job of a penultimate episode is to provide a springboard for a season, or in this case, a series finale. I felt this episode has done its job perfectly. I’ll be reviewing this episode character by character. Hugh, Floyd, Penny and Sharna – This
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