August 28

Tuesday August 28, 2007 5:10 am Lethbridge

It is +1 C with a high forecast of +21 C. Sunrise 6:40 Sunset 20:25 Hours of daylight: 13:45

A. Morning Musings

5:10 am

The overnight lows continue to drop but the forecast for later this week is +30. Go figure.

I have a meeting at the Ugly Mug at 8 am, which still leaves time for a little math before I go.

Immediate	Description	Time
Literature	Complete reading "A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius" by Dave Eggers	1 hr
Literature	Begin reading "The Second Chronicles of Thomas Covenant" by Stephen Donaldson	1 hr
Mathematics	Complete exercises p. 11 - 14 from "The Mathematics Survival Kit"	3 hr

C. Actual Learning Activities

6:40 am

There is frost on the roof of the house across the street.

Mathematics 54

August 28, 2007

Link to Calculus Learning Schedule

6:40 am

This was another relaxing session. I began by making a few summary notes about polynomials. Then I worked through the examples and exercises in Weiner on Adding and Subtracting Polynomial Fractions. This was familiar material and presented no difficulties. But I continue to make simple careless mistakes - annoying.

I switched back to my Pelikan M250 Traditional fountain pen and to the Rhodia pad of paper that I bought a couple of weeks ago. I like both the quality of the paper as well as the light lines.

calculus

11:00 am

Here my notes from a second morning session:

calculus

Call it silly, but I am finally beginning to have my notes look like they are in my mind's eye. I like the paper and the ink, and my handwriting is improving - it is much better when the paper is lined. Oh yes, and the math is getting better as well. But still too many careless errors.

Link to Calculus Learning Schedule