The image I chose was transferred onto the grid. So I drew over the image. I did plan but this project was proven was more difficult then I thought. I did a lot of experiments and tried to match up the lines with the image. When using demos I had to use a lot of different equations that made it lined up. Y= Mx+B was an equation that I had to use a lot more than I thought. The other equation was y = a (x-h) 2+k. Each equation had to have to change different components. The one thing I was most interested in was trigonometry. That was the one I really understood the most. It was a little difficult at first but later on in the lesson I started getting the hand of it. I would flip the equations sometimes or mess up on the sin, cos, or tangent. I really did have fun doing that type of equation,
Q1: What content/skills have been most interesting to you? The thing that has interest me the most was the surface area. Each different shape had its own equation for surface area. I have learned this through a P.O.W called the Ideal soda can. We were giving a soda can with a fixed volume. Through the help of the ESS department I was able to understand the problem way better. Q2: How have you grown mathematically?
I have grown mathematically by learning new skills such as Trigonometry and Learning how to make the perfect triangle. From the beginning of the year I was really struggling. I had done algebra and now I was taking on geometry. The way I showed this is by making the perfect triangle in a circle. Caitlyn helped me a lot throughout this year.
Unit 2 Review
Q1: What has been the work you are most proud of in this unit?
The thing that I have learned the most about in this unit it trigonometry. At first when starting trigonometry I kept on getting confused and it was really difficult. Then I advocated and started understanding what this whole thing was about. It wasn't as confusing as I thought. Once explained it was a lot easier.
Q2: What skills are you developing in geometry/math? Skills can be applied across mathematics – think graphing, creating tables, creating diagrams or mathematical models, approaching problems in different ways (by testing cases, by testing extreme examples, by setting up a table initiating/approaching hard problems, e), or learning how to use your graphing calculator to fit equations to data.
I have learned a lot of weakness about myself. First I learned that I have a really bad tendency to switch up equations. I also learned that writing is not my strongest point especially for math. Math in general is not my strongest point. The one that I really got the hang off was as well as using a graphing calculator.