sarah's final blog.

wow. I can't believe it's finally over. In a few days, i'll no longer by an underclassmen. I never realized how hard this was gonna be until it actually happened. I sound like i'm leaving the earth or something. ha, sorry. This is only my junior year and I'm already freaking out. I'm a big baby.

To my seniors: I love you guys more than you know. Every last one of you. Including Mher, although he always seems to not be in class. Yall had an awesome year, I can tell. I hope my senior years proves to be just as great. You guys will be missed, EXTREMELY. especially those of you who have been at RA since I first walked in the front door when I was 4. I always looked up to you guys... cuz yall were older :) and it's so weird to think that next year, we will be the role models. It still hasn't hit me yet.

To my juniors: Well, what can I say. it's been one heck of a ride.. From preschool, to middle school, to soon-to-be seniors. The five of you in the calc class are the people I am most close to out of the ENTIRE jr class. because I spend 90% of my day with you mon-fri... on weekends @ math trips, and during the summer @ practices. I love yall more than you can imagine. I can't wait for next year's calc BC class, it will be fun with just the six of us :)

So i'll stop being all mushy for a moment and talk about calc this year.

Most helpful thing: working in groups at the end of year to go over what you missed on the practice ap tests. one-on-one with another student that will actually make you do your work (thanks ellie) helped me more than you can understand. best idea yet B-ROB.

Thing i struggled with most: integration. i honestly still am not 100% with it, idk what it is. substitution, ln, tan inverse. none of it came to me easily. more practice was needed probably? idk.

Thing I picked up on the quickest: the derivative formulas. I can still say them to you probably quicker than anyone in the class. all those derivative practice sheets in the beginning were SOOOO helpful.

My epiphany of the year: the riemann sum formulas!!!!!!!!! honestly, i didn't understand all that f(a) + f(2 + a) stuff. and multiply by delta x whatever. it must easier when taught that TRAM is
b' + b'' / 2 (n) + b'' + b''' /2 (n). also the LRAM and RRAM are easier when taught that you add to x's divide by n (start all the way to left with LRAM and 2nd number with RRAM). that literally clicked in my head 2 days before the exam.

so, even though I don't want it to, this year is coming to a close. and quick too. I'm going to miss all you entirely too much. I will probably cry... a lot. just because I'm about to be a senior. i'll be sad everyday in calculus when i realize how small the class is. (& when i realize that mher IS actually not there). we had a great year, from partying it up with mr. st pierre to re-partying it up with brob. & of course getting people to sneak out of school to buy us some soft drinks because ricky never brings his stuff! i will miss it all.

GOOD LUCK TO YOU, seniors of 2010. you're gifted in more ways than you can imagine. embrace that.. you can do anything you want in your life. be proud of yourselves. i hope for the best for everyone and i'll remember you everytime i walk the halls of riverside academy.