We started our quadratics unit with a problem that was about launching a rocket. We then went back to the pythagorean theorem and started to derive equations. We worked with the displacement equation and then moved onto the basics of parabolas. Throughout this unit we used desmos to help us better understand. We eventually got to deriving quadratic equations in vertex form, then converting to standard form and factored form.
In the quadratics postcard mini project we were asked to choose a real life object and find how it relates to quadratics. This could have been anything from finding the trajectory of a soccer ball to finding the parabola of a banana. I chose to find the parabola of the arch of the Eiffel Tower. I applied my knowledge of quadratics in order to find this equation, which you can see below.
I think I picked an object that was interesting to me. I knew I wanted to do architecture because quadratics are used a lot in that field, so I narrowed it down to the Eiffel Tower. I think that I deeply understood the quadratics unit and am now confident when using quadratics. Overall this project was successful for me because the question I wanted to answer was feasible for the time we had and for my knowledge of quadratics. I think that my postcard turned out really well and I think that it is good quality for the time we had.
In the quadratics postcard mini project we were asked to choose a real life object and find how it relates to quadratics. This could have been anything from finding the trajectory of a soccer ball to finding the parabola of a banana. I chose to find the parabola of the arch of the Eiffel Tower. I applied my knowledge of quadratics in order to find this equation, which you can see below.
I think I picked an object that was interesting to me. I knew I wanted to do architecture because quadratics are used a lot in that field, so I narrowed it down to the Eiffel Tower. I think that I deeply understood the quadratics unit and am now confident when using quadratics. Overall this project was successful for me because the question I wanted to answer was feasible for the time we had and for my knowledge of quadratics. I think that my postcard turned out really well and I think that it is good quality for the time we had.