Intro to Secondary Mathematics (MTH1W)

Unit 1: Algebraic Expressions &Equations

This unit, we learnt about real life scenarios, solving inequalities, and graphing inequalities on the number line. The number line can connect to my math classes from about grade 2 or 3 when I learnt what a number line was. Below, you can find a picture of my Unit 1 work, a practice quiz. We were learning about the FOIL method, polynomials, and identifying terms.

Mini Project 1: Algebra in Real Life

Abbish Chen - MTH1W: Algebra in Real Life Project

In this scenario, I am opening a cube shop where I manufacture cubes and sell them for profit. The cost to set up the shop is $60, the manufacture price is $20 per cube, and the selling price is $45 per cube. My equation was made to find out how many cubes I need to sell to break even. My equation was: 60 + 20x = 45x. The asnwer was 2.4, so that means I need to sell at least 3 cubes to earn back my money. My inequality was made to find out how many cubes I need to sell to earn $100. The inequality is: 45c - (60 + 20c) ≥ 100.

This worksheet was the first worksheet we had on the topic of graphing linear inequalities. I chose this because I found it very fun to decrypt and also it is very neat. My full score indicates I have full understanding of this topic. If I ever had to do th is again, I would probably draw the arrows with a ruler, because it seems a bit messy currently.

This is a worksheet on graphing linear equations. I chose this because this worksheet is neater (compared to my other worksheets). The decent score indicates that I have decent understanding of this topic. If I ever had to do this again, I would probably flip my numerators and denominators around because I got it completely wrong in the worksheet.

Unit 2: Relations

Personally, Unit 2 was all about graphing and visual representation of problems. Usually, we were solving problems where we either graph the lines to an equation, or see where a point lays or doesn't lay on the line. I think the math we learned here would be useful to graph earnings, so you can see how much you can earn / will earn however long into the future(In this case I'm talking about a set hourly wage.)

Mini Project 2: Plan a Trip

In this mini project, we were in charge of planning a field trip for 19 people. Along with my teammates, Albert and William, we planned the cheapest available trip possible. First, we picked the cheapest activities possible and added them together. Working with my team was super fun and relaxing, we all worked together and we didn't have much trouble. I think if I did this project again, I wouldn't change anything. I am completely satisfied with everything right now.

Looking back at this unit, I wished I had been more open to learning this unit because it had been very fun. This makes me more inclined to want to try learning new math concepts in the future because they might be fun too. I decided on this goal because I don't want to miss out on future fun math topics. I can acheive this by being more open to the topics introduced to me.

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