PRBL Calculus
During this project we were given a set of circumstances and we were encouraged to find our own numbers. A bag falling from eight stories with an initial velocity of 14 at t=0, how long would it take to hit the ground. In the project I used 9.8 m/s/s for gravity, but in the presentation I had to explain the equation to the class, so I used 10 m/s/s. When the object is graphed velocity vs time, we get an equation for the line, y=10x+14. This could be found by looking at the graph, but I chose to do a more sophisticated way. Using calculus and derivatives I found the same answer a different way, the process is shown in the attached PDF file, as the equation would be awkward in paragraph format. I feel I did well for my first outing into calculus, but my handwriting is not suited for a mouse.
I chose to do this one possible project outcome because I had the most experience in Calculus out of the class. I felt that no one else would do that outcome, so I felt a certain obligation to do a presentation that no one else would do. There could have been some problems explaining the concepts to the class so I had to be thorough in my explanations. With concepts such as derivatives, which at the time nobody had learned, I had to make detailed explanations on how they worked, but most of the explanation was verbal.
I chose to do this one possible project outcome because I had the most experience in Calculus out of the class. I felt that no one else would do that outcome, so I felt a certain obligation to do a presentation that no one else would do. There could have been some problems explaining the concepts to the class so I had to be thorough in my explanations. With concepts such as derivatives, which at the time nobody had learned, I had to make detailed explanations on how they worked, but most of the explanation was verbal.
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