Hazelle Jae U.

Abanilla 3 rd Quarter Journal in Math

10-Reverence
First and foremost, I would like to introduce our lesson: CIRCLES. Now since
kindergarten, we've been taught and we've always been aware that the circle is the only shape with
no sides. However, it gets harder as we reach elementary, and then high school. Now what does
Mathematics have for us that is related to a very easy shape? Easy, easy to enumerate yet hard to
understand. We tackled about the different parts of a circle. Sure, there are no sides in a circle. But
there are circumferences, areas, sectors, segments, and arc lengths. Instead of just finding for the
area, we now need to solve for numerous parts of a circle. I obtained the knowledge about the
formulas on how to solve for these, and how to apply it to real life situations. That's not the best
part yet, we've got angles now. How do circles have angles if there are no sides? Well, we actually
have the 'central angles' and 'inscribed angles' formed when a chord, radii, or diameter is present
in a circle. I grasped the idea of the central angle's measure is same with its intercepted arc, and an
inscribed angle's measure is about one-half of its intercepted arc. It's easy at first, but kind of gets
complicated when you're going to face soooooooo many angles inscribed in the circle. However,
it takes time before you can really answer this kind of activity, you're going to be patient and
persistent before you could truly know the answer. Moving on, our third lesson is all about tangent
lines, a line intersecting at one point on two circles. It's not just simply the line itself or the
measurement of the segment, we get to apply different theorems and cases in this lesson. Like how
to find an angle formed from a tangent line, or find the missing element to complete the equation
and such. This is interrelated to the next lesson which focuses on tangent lines and secant lines
getting combined. Here, I get to use my former knowledge that I learned last year, the use of
trigonometric functions, and the Pythagorean Theorem. Who knew circles and triangles can be
solved?
Same goes here for my struggles, you don't get to judge a lesson by the way it looks or how
long the solution is. Sometimes, it can definitely surprise you on how easy it is when you just focus
on what is being taught. It was rigorous to quickly adapt the concepts, but some things should be
earned and given time and attention before you can truly grasp them. Another is, before you go
solving equations and figures and such, teachers can be very tricky and crafty on their questions
that they might even add a slight twist that just one misunderstanding makes the whole answer
incorrect. Not because you memorize the formula doesn’t mean that you can always get the correct
answer. There would be times that you also need to use your common sense and get witty when it
comes to those moments where the questions are a little bit advanced from what you just learned.
Teachers don't include in their tests topics they didn't taught, however we students keep on
complaining that we didn’t know how to solve it. Let me correct myself and my fellow classmates,
you just have to read between the lines and comprehend what the question is asking for. Even
Mathematics needs attention. You can't understand it if you don't focus on it. Just like in
relationships, you're about to get confused if you aren't able to spare some time on understanding
what is being shown. Who knew Mathematics and love is related, huh?