The Roller Coaster Project was a project in math where we created a roller coaster in Desmos and made a poster selling and talking about our roller coaster. This project will help me pursue my dream career because of the math behind the project. My dream career is computer science, this field, you will be using a lot of math in your code. This project used polynomial equations to find what our roller coaster will be looking like. First, we got into groups and decided our rough sketch of out roller coaster. Second, we went into Desmos and just tried different equations that could work for our roller coaster. Third, we decided on our final equation and worked on the math worksheet to figure if our polynomial will actually work. Fourth, we created a poster showing off what our roller coaster might look like if it was build. Last step was to paste in the math problems in the back of the worksheet. The strengths I exhibited during this project were learning how to read a polynomial equation and see what shape it might make if I see one. I also learned how to take an equation in standard form and quickly turn it into factored form.  

 

The first artifact I used that showed strength in my dream field is the math worksheet, this worksheet was used for the polynomial roller coaster and it had different problems my partner and I had to do using polynomials. This artifact will help me in the future because in my field we will have to do basic math problems and try to use that math problem in something useful.  Terminology I used with this artifact is polynomial. Polynomials consistent of several terms it is an equation that has more than one term. This relates to my artifact because the math worksheet had many polynomial equations to solve so I had to use the definition to solve the problem.

 

My second artifact is the Desmos roller coaster, this roller coaster had my final equations and what the roller coaster looks right away. We also had to quickly turn the polynomial into factored form and see if it was correct which is one of the strengths I have developed throughout this project. This artifact will help me in the future because I might have to quickly figure something out and use an alternate piece of code because the other one does not work. Terminology I used with this artifact is Domain. Domain is when a set of x-values make a line stop in one place. This relates to my artifact because I put a domain to stop my roller coaster on a specific point.

 

My last artifact is my roller coaster poster, this had all the final equations and a drawing of what our roller coaster will look like. Also, in the back it had the math problems we did to find our roller coaster. This artifact will help me in the future because I might have to make poster boards to board members about the math involved in the code and you might have to get creative. Terminology I used with this artifact is range. Range is the set of y-values to make a function work it is also when the line or point on the graph stops at the y-value. This relates to my artifact because I put a Range to stop my roller coaster on a specific point in the y-value.

 

Throughout this project the strengths I had were making polynomials into factored form fast in my head. If you give me a polynomial problem, I could quickly figure out the factored form of it. This project also will help me in the future because it allows for fast thinking and uses a lot of math which will come to my future career. The three artifacts that helped me with this is my poster, Desmos roller coaster and the polynomial math worksheet. I think these strengths will help me right now and in the future.