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Oer Ellipses And Traditional Rapanui Houses On Easter Island, Cynthia Huffman Ph.D.
Oer Ellipses And Traditional Rapanui Houses On Easter Island, Cynthia Huffman Ph.D.
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This worksheet activity is appropriate for secondary students in a class studying conic sections or students in a college algebra class. The first part of the activity gives an algebraic review of ellipses with exercises while the second part finds the equation of an ellipse corresponding to a Rapanui boat house foundation.
Oer Outdoor Ellipse Multicultural (Easter Island) Activity, Cynthia Huffman Ph.D.
Oer Outdoor Ellipse Multicultural (Easter Island) Activity, Cynthia Huffman Ph.D.
Faculty Submissions
This activity would fit in with a secondary or college algebra class studying conic sections, in particular ellipses, and gives students a multicultural hands-on application of the definition of an ellipse, while tracing out a full-scale model of the foundation of a hare paenga (boat house) from prehistoric Easter Island (Rapa Nui)..
Oer Indoor Ellipse Multicultural (Easter Island) Activity, Cynthia Huffman Ph.D.
Oer Indoor Ellipse Multicultural (Easter Island) Activity, Cynthia Huffman Ph.D.
Faculty Submissions
This activity would fit in with a secondary or college algebra class studying conic sections, in particular ellipses, and gives students a multicultural hands-on application of the definition of an ellipse, while tracing out a scale model of the foundation of a hare paenga (boat house) from prehistoric Easter Island (Rapa Nui)..
A Real World Example Of Solving A Quadratic Equation In Movie Cgi, Cynthia J. Huffman Ph.D.
A Real World Example Of Solving A Quadratic Equation In Movie Cgi, Cynthia J. Huffman Ph.D.
Faculty Submissions
It is important to expose students to the beauty and usefulness of mathematics. Since computer graphics are familiar to most students due to video games and movies, they make a great source for motivating topics in mathematics. This activity shows students an application of solving quadratic equations to computing the line of sight to spherical objects in computer graphics.
A Historical Activity Adding Irrational Numbers, Cynthia J. Huffman Ph.D.
A Historical Activity Adding Irrational Numbers, Cynthia J. Huffman Ph.D.
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In this activity, students will follow and then analyze work by mathematician and fencing master Ludolph Van Ceulen (1540-1610) on adding similar radical numbers, like . His method is quite different from the method currently in use in the secondary school curriculum and College Algebra, in that he does not first simplify the square root expressions before adding them. This activity could be used with high school or College Algebra students after they have learned the current method, in order to reinforce their understanding of radicals. The activity would also be appropriate to use with pre-service mathematics teachers or in …