02.21.2019: One Lesson of Math - Solving Rational Equations, Part 2
Today's soundtrack is dc Talk: Intermission: The Greatest Hits, the last album the group released before they stopped dc Talking in 2000. On the 18th, I learned how to solve rational equations; this afternoon, I'm going to try to finish up the assignment portion of the lesson. I found a video on Study.com that explained the steps like this: Find the common denominator Multiply everything by the common denominator Simplify Check the answer(s) for an extraneous solution I've co
1.1.2019: One Lesson of Math - Solving Systems of Equations Algebraically, Part 1
Today's soundtrack is dc Talk: Supernatural, the album that got me into the band in the first place. I remember being blown away by the variety of styles throughout the album, and by the raw vocal talent of the three singers. There are so many great songs on this album; it's hard-hitting at times, contemplative at others, and always good. I started the morning by releasing "The Colours of Space" on Bandcamp and YouTube - gotta start the year off right! In the last math lesson
08.28.2018: One Lesson of Coding
Today's soundtrack is Primordial: The Gathering Wilderness. This afternoon, I'm learning how to "Use CSS Selectors to Style Elements." In the last lesson, I learned how to use CSS to change the colour of a specific HTML element. But today, I've learned that that isn't the most efficient way to use CSS. The best way to use CSS is to use it to set up consistency across the page. At the top of the code, best practice is to set up an opening and closing "style" block. <style>
