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The Fundamental Theorem of Algebra

Polynomial Degrees and Roots

math

The Fundamental Theorem of Algebra says that “every one-variable polynomial of degree

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complex roots.”

Conic Sections

Circles, Ellipses, and Hyperbolas

math

About 2 years ago, I wrote a post about plotting parabolas and quadratic equations, because I was learning quadratics that year in my math work. Now that I’m almost done…

I’ll Go Where You Want Me to Go

Alternative Last Verse

music

I have been very excited about the new Hymns for Home and Church, and so I have been organizing my music that I bring to church differently. I filled a binder with all the…

Trip to Alabama Day 2

travel

We ate breakfast, packed up the car, and drove to Selma. It was just over 30 minutes to get to the museum about the March to Montgomery.

Trip to Alabama Day 1

travel

On December 27th-28th, we went to Alabama. It was about 2 and a half hours to get to Montgomery, and I slept for the last hour, so according to me, nothing interesting…

Plotting Quadratic Equations

math

We know what a quadratic equation is:

Frankenstein

The Modern Prometheus

book reviews

Last week we finished Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. She wrote the first draft in 1816 in Geneva, Switzerland in a horror story contest with Lord Byron (ugh), Percival…

Terminal

Conquering the computer

tutorial

You’re probably thinking, ‘What is a terminal?!?’. The terminal is an interface that lets you access the command line.

Trip to D.C.

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Sunday July 10, 2022

Quadratic Shortcuts

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math

This is called the standard form of a quadratic equation.

Using ggplotly

Making interactive plots

tutorial

The function ggplotly is a way to make graphs interactive. It is in the function ggplot(). We are going to be making a scatterplot. Let’s go!

How to make a Histogram

How to use ggplot

tutorial

A Histogram is another kind of graph that you can make with ggplot(). You start the same way as a scatterplot, but you have a different geom. You only provide an x in aes bec…

Graphing with ggplot

How to use ggplot

tutorial

The function ggplot() is essential to any data scientist. It is a really simple way to graph data, make maps, and make neat things. It might seem really hard at first, you…