Project Description:
At the start of this project, we began brainstorming questions we couldn’t just look them up. This included finding an answer and problem-solving. The method used to problem solve included asking good questions, creating a mathematical framework, doing the math and reflecting on a result. My question was what is the fastest route from Chapman Hill to Animas High school? I answered this problem with timing how long it took me to get to school on route 1: US-160W and on route 2: and comparing them as well as using google maps. From there I started working on the math from the information I already had. Such as figuring out distance and estimated time for both routes and how many signs and stop lights there were.
I then dived the routes into parts. Figuring out the speed and transferred those to feet per second, figured out the distance in feet between the speeds. I did the same in seconds and from there I got a total of both routes and the time difference for each individual route. My final results: From google maps is the Florida route is shorter due to fewer stop lights and traffic flow. In the end I enjoyed the project and if I were to do it again I would change I think the way I had framed my question and math in a more simple way. I think I overcomplicated my math and in the process, something went wrong.
At the start of this project, we began brainstorming questions we couldn’t just look them up. This included finding an answer and problem-solving. The method used to problem solve included asking good questions, creating a mathematical framework, doing the math and reflecting on a result. My question was what is the fastest route from Chapman Hill to Animas High school? I answered this problem with timing how long it took me to get to school on route 1: US-160W and on route 2: and comparing them as well as using google maps. From there I started working on the math from the information I already had. Such as figuring out distance and estimated time for both routes and how many signs and stop lights there were.
I then dived the routes into parts. Figuring out the speed and transferred those to feet per second, figured out the distance in feet between the speeds. I did the same in seconds and from there I got a total of both routes and the time difference for each individual route. My final results: From google maps is the Florida route is shorter due to fewer stop lights and traffic flow. In the end I enjoyed the project and if I were to do it again I would change I think the way I had framed my question and math in a more simple way. I think I overcomplicated my math and in the process, something went wrong.
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