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Reflective Essay: My Favorite Math Class

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Last school year I took AP calculus AB while I was a senior in high school. I took the AP test and received a two on the test. In this class I felt pretty confident on some chapters while other chapters I felt like I had no idea what was happening. I think that by taking this class again I can really learn what I wasn’t very good at and get a better understanding of some of the concepts. Most of the material I wasn’t very good at was topics towards the end of the year. I think part of this was because I was almost done with high school and didn’t put as much time in to my work as I should have and as much as I was at the beginning of the year. Another reason I didn’t do so good on these topics was because we went through them really fast so we could at least see some of the types of questions that could be on the AP test before taking the test. Overall I would say that I am OK at math, but not great. My favorite math class was algebra because that is what I found the easiest to learn and follow. I would say that my least favorite math class was geometry because I wasn’t very good at it and …show more content…

I also think that the highest level of math class is going to be different for everyone. I think that everyone needs a solid understanding of algebra just for everyday use. I also think that everyone no matter what their job is should have some experience in geometry. I don’t think that it really needs to be mastered by everyone, but if they have a basic understanding and don’t remember every detail those details can be looked up and they will still be able to do the calculation. For some jobs though I feel like geometry is really important so it is something that should not be overlooked. In my opinion algebra is useful for everyone because it can be used in everyone’s everyday life in multiple different situations. For example, there are many everyday situations when someone needs a variable

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