BrigidOBrien

Math2
Period3

SpreadsheetLearningOutcomes

1. Writeformulastomakecalculations

A:Ibelievethatmyskilllevelinthisisproficient,maybeevenclosetomaster.Iused
formulastomakecalculationsinPart2andPart5.Inpart2,wemadelittle
tables/calculatorstoshowaddition,subtraction,multiplicationanddivisionusing
calculationslike=A6+B6etc.Inpart5,fortheslopeIhadtodocalculationssuchas
=E$4*A2+E$5fortheYcolumn(andthendragthatdown).IthinkthatIfindthisskill
prettyeasy,butImnotanextrememasterinit,becauseIwillprobablystillmakesome
smallmistakeswhendoingthis.

2. Useformattingtoolstomakesheetseasytounderstand

A:IdefinitelythinkthatIamamasterinthisskillbecauseitisverysimilartowhatIhave
toworkwithingoogledocs(thingslikebold,italics,etc).Icanwrapandmergethings

easily,andthiscanbeshowninPart1wheremypartnersandImergedandwrapped
thecellsforwritingthingsinSpreadsheets.

3. Dragcellstoprogresspatterns

A:IwouldidentifywithproficientinthiscategorybecauseinParttwoIdidthe
=E$4*A2+E$5(addingthedollarsignssothatwhenyoudragthecellforapatternit
doesntcomeoutas0orERROR).IdontfeellikeImamasterwiththishowever,
becauseIhaventdoneit/practiceditenoughtoknowitbyheart.

4. Createdropdownmenus

A:IthinkthatIamproficient,maybeevenstrugglinginthisskillbecauseeventhoughI
diditprettywellinPart6(forLaborandParts),IfeltconfusedwithwhatIwasdoing,but
Imostlyunderstoodtheprocessofcreatingadropdownmenu.Ithinkpracticingthisskill
wouldbebeneficialformesinceIfinditabitconfusing.

5. Writeconditionalformulas

A:IwouldsaythatIamdefinitelystrugglinginconditionalformulas.Ittookmesome
timetofigureouthowtodoitinPart6fortheLaborandPartsTaxformula
=IF(J8="Parts",I8*0.0712,if(J8="Labor",I8*0.0004)).ItconfusedmeverymuchandI
thinkthatIwilldefinitelyneedmorepracticeandhelptobecomeproficientinthisskill.

6. Layoutadjustableparametersforrepeatedcalculation

A:IthinkIamprobablyproficientinthisskillbecauseIworkedonPart5,inwhichI
wrotedowntheparametersforslopeandyintercepttomakeagraphandtofindtheY
columnwhenwehadtheXvaluesalready.IusedtheparameterstofindtheYcolumn
numbersbytypingintheformula=E$4*A2+E$5inwhichE4andE5werethe
parameters.Ithinkthisisntdifficultbutwouldprobablyalsoeasilymakeamistake,
thereforeIamnotamasterinthisskill.

7. Computeaveragesandtotals

A:Havenotdonethisskillyet,soIdsayImprobablystruggling.

8. Graphsetsofdata

A:IdsayIamprobablymasteratthisskill,allofusdiditinPart1.Weputthedataof
thetemperatureandtimeonmybirthdayandputthisdataintodifferentgraphssuchas
piegraphs,linegraphs,histograms,etc.Idonthaveaproblemwithdoingthis.

9. Graphequations

A:Idonothaveaproblemwithdoingthisskilleither,soIdsaythatIhaveaccomplished
masteryinitaswell.IgraphedequationsinPart5,whendoingparametersIhadto
selecttheXandYcolumns(theYcolumnswereequations)andcreateagraph.

10.Searchforandapplyadvancedfunctions

A:IdontthinkIvedonethisyet?