Simpson's Park

The requirements of the park consisted of three paths, benches on every path every 25 yards (or so), two bathrooms, and approximately 45% of the park undeveloped. 

The winner of the bid was Bendetto&Son inc at 224,025$ while Aguilar and Coleman charged 250,875$ and 261,000$ respectively. 

We polled 200 people to see what they would like to have in 5 different catagories in correlation to how often they would use it. Those who would use the facilities more often had a vote worth more than those who wouldn't. By tallying up the votes we came to the conclusion the basketball courts, the softball field, the track, and the playground would be the most used. 

Luckily we had enough of the park undeveloped, benches placed in correct areas, light posts with every bench, two bathrooms, and enough of the buget left over to give students at Rodriguez new iPads. Of course we didn't, but we could have if we wanted to. 

 

Flatland Summary: Chapter 6

This section threw me off pretty hard. Mostly because the narrator likes to tell his stories like a kid in the first grade, bouncing from subject to subject. At first he implied (strongly) that it is difficult to identify individuals.

Apparently everyone tells each other just by looking at each other. But it's not that simple either. A man can appear to be a woman at first glance if he does not show his angle. In addition to that, feeling is discouraged umong the youth because it creates bad habits. In short, this story leaves me with more questions than The Dark Knight Rises and just as angry. 

Flatland Chapter 3 Summary

In chapter three, we take a look at the different social classes in Flatland. Women are straight lines, while men vary in different shapes according to their social class. Lower class and military are triangles with two equal sides, and a base of an inch. Middle class are equilateral triangles. As we go up in wealth, the more sides are added. There are sometimes pentagons, hexagons, and sometimes even octagons. When a person becomes so rich, that the angles become indistinguishable, they become a circle and obtain priestly order. Offspring are added an angle every generation

Flatland Summary: Chapter 5

In chapter five we discover that in Flatland, the inhabitants cannot see one another like we do. But there is still discrimination present between social classes and sexes. How does this happen? Those in Flatland have a few methods of distinguishing one another but the most popular are, feeling , the process of feeling each others' angles to determine social class, and looking to see where two lines incline, thus creating an angle. The process of feeling may sound rigorous, but it is taught in schools at a young age. Feeling also requires carefulness, and can prove fatal even by the most seemingly insignificant mistake.

How to Copy Perpendicular Bisectors

First, measure the original segment with the compass. Second, draw a full, 360* circle for every point on the segment. By now two over lapping circles. In between the two circles, take the compass and draw another segment, in the opposite direction as the first, but still over lapping. 

Mathography

I never really liked math. It has always been my worst subject. I'm not saying this with intent to sound cynical. Hopefully I don't come across as such. I've always gotten A's and B's with little effort in all my classes, but I always found myself struggling to maintain a B-. It was almost a battle everyday I had Math just so I wouldn't drop to a C+. 

Any day I had Algebra seemed like a bad day. My teacher didn't seem to care, along with all the kids in my class. To be honest, at times I found myself not caring also. But I knew if I didn't want this class next year I would have to put away all of my apathy for the next 90 minutes and get things done. 

Now that I'm out of Algebra, I hope that this year in Geometry will be way better. I have a class full of people that I like, whether I knew them until I had this class or not, and a teacher who has a very unique approach to teaching math. I always heard people like Geometry more than Algebra, and from what I can tell, I feel that way too. 

Flatland Chapter 2 Summary

In chapter two the author discusses the bizarre infrastructure of Flatland. There is no sense of direction, almost in direct correlation to there being no sun. The civilians of Flatland are being oppressed by only being allowed to have a house with five angles with a city of more than 10,000. Rural areas often have square houses though, and triangle buildings are only reserved for government buildings and military.