Heres my Before doing my desmos reflection i didn't honestly think I was realistically going to get it done or even be able to do it. Looking at all the previous class’s projects was quite daunting just because my experience with desmos was entirely limited to the small activities we’d done in class together. I put off starting my desmos project for quite a few weeks, not exactly stressing about it so much as avoiding thinking about the project entirely. Eventually though, I did start it. The first couple times I did it were definitely rough, I seemed to have a problem remembering to save my progress which wasn’t ideal. After a few days of starting and not getting much done I slowly became better at getting the lines where I wanted them faster and with less painful deliberating over decimals. By the end of the project I knew what formulas to use for different types of lines and how to get the lines done efficiently. As a result of this project I definitely became a lot more sure of equations, which I wasn’t really expecting to be honest. My advice to anyone starting this project would be to find a very symmetrical image because it will make your life drastically easier and the thicker the lines the easier it is to match them. Here's my project https://www.desmos.com/calculator/smxnzxegju
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Hi guys. I chose a symbol from the book six of crows (if you haven't read it you should, it's really good) for my demos project. I think it was a good choice, because although I only used linear equations, I found that the finished product was sufficiently complicated to look good. I liked not having to worry about how it would look in demos, because it was just a silhouette, so there weren't any 3 dimensional aspects. I think that made it much easier. I mainly used slope intercept form when graphing, because I found it easiest. If I had to do it again though, I would probably use some other forms to make sure I really understood them. I'm most proud of the back wing and tail feathers, because they required a lot of time and effort to get right. Since I only used linear equations, I found that part the trickiest because they were in no way straight. If I had more time, I probably would have experimented with some curves, but I'm happy with what I got nonetheless. I also would have liked to finish the whole image, but I unfortunately, I don't have that kind of work ethic :) What's up y'all?
For my desmos project I chose baby groot from guardians of the galaxy because he's cute and I thought he'd be simple enough to draw. Unfortunately I didn't chose a very high resolution image so I had to approximate a bunch of the lines, but I am proud of the end result and I think he bears some resemblance to the original drawing. If I had had more time I would've used a bit more parabolas, and experimented with some shading. At first I really struggled with linear equations but with some help from my friends and lots of practice I found I now understand slope intercept formulas quite well. I thought this was a really cool project because I found it really useful to be able to visually see when our equations make sense. Learning through a visual guide of linear equations has changed the way I see them and improved my learning. One thing in particular I took away from this project was where negative numbers fit into equations. Often when writing an equation i'd get the y-intercept off because i'd be doing the decimal of a negative number as if it were positive instead of counting backward. That was a small piece of this project but it definitely helped me envision negative numbers better. lrxq3m2ilk Hi guys, sorry for the late post :) On Friday we learned about sine (sin), cosine (cos), and tangent (tan). So let's start. What are the names of the different sides of the triangle? The hypotenuse, the opposite, and the adjacent. The hypotenuse is always the side directly opposite of the right angle. If one of the acute angles is theta (idk how to put the symbol in here), than you can identify the opposite, which is across from theta. The side that is left over is the adjacent (the one beside theta). For example: Trigonometric Rations are sine theta = opposite / hypotenuse, cosine theta = adjacent / hypotenuse, and tangent theta = opposite / adjacent. The way we remember this is SOHCAHTOA. Remember that? So to find sine 35°, just press the "sin" button on your calculator and then put in 35. The number you get is your answer. It's that easy. For now. Remember, the hypotenuse (hyp), opposite (opp), and adjacent (adj) on your triangle can change, based on which angle you choose to base your labeling from. When you KNOW the angle, use sin, cos, and tan. But when you need TO FIND the angle, use sin^-1, cos^-1, and tan^-1. That's pretty much it. Lucy Link: https://www.desmos.com/calculator/4roqe75cz3
I was surprised by how beautiful the final product was, i was also surprised by how simple making the desmos art was, to be honest i though it was going to be difficult with all the straight line approximations and all that. I'm proud of this thing, especially the chin, it took me the longest, and i think it looks the best out of the entire thing. y=mx+b was the most important part of this, it's most of the project apart from a few parabolas here ad there. I'm glad i didn't obsess about the lines being perfectly aligned each time, i think that it looks great and that sometimes the non-perfect symmetry adds to its charm. At first, the parabola formula confused me but it made more and more sense to me as i wet along. I chose graphing peter kirby griffin because i wanted a challenge and it looked good The hardest part of the project was the straight line approximations that i needed in order to create the body and the arms My understanding of all of the equations i used vastly increased, and can now recognize slope formulas just by looking at them, along with parabola formulas. |
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