by Anne Le, Hayward High School
We deal with quantities daily in our lives from the moment we wake up until the moment we go to sleep. In order to handle these quantities effectively, we need the knowledge of math in general and the knowledge of algebra in specific.
Introduction
My dear Students,
I realize that many of you have not had an easy time with math in general and with algebra in specific, and I am trying my best to call your attention to this matter once more. Quite a few of you repeatedly told me that you felt that you could live your life just fine without ever having to know algebra. I beg to differ with you here because I am going to prove to you that since most everything that we face with in our daily lives have to do with quantities, and often with specific quantities, your life would improve tremendously if your have the skills to deal with these quantities effectively. The skills which you will need to measure, to calculate, to predict, and to organize these quantities would come from math.
I create this WebQuest with the hope that perhaps after you have a chance to attempt it, you will look at algebra differently and will go away with a better sense of appreciation of math.
Sincerely yours,
Your Algebra 1 Teacher
