Topics Covered
- Pythagorean Theorem
- Distance Formula
- Equation and Unit of A Circle
- The Definition of Sine, Cosine, and Tangent
- Right Triangle Trigonometry
- Area of Polygons
- Area of a Circle
- Volume
Design Your Own Project - Write Up
Reflection
I really enjoyed this project. We were given free range to do whatever we wanted, with the partners that we chose, but had to incorporate the math element. My partners and I confronted making a cake from scratch (which only I had done before), and finding the volume of a 1/4 inch layer of frosting on aforementioned cake. To complete this project, we had to apply multiple habits of a mathematician. The first, was Staying Organized. We had to coordinate who house we would go to to make the cake, the ingredients we needed (and already had) to make the cake, and keeping our math far away from the bowl of batter. As you can see above, there were also many components to completing the math. That entailed keeping our worksheets organized, holding onto the notes with the necessary skills listed at the top of this page, and most importantly, making sure we were doing the math correctly. The second habit that we used, was Start Small. Before we started making the cake, we started by taking the measurements of the pans, and finding the volume. We wanted to find the volume of the frosting, so this was pretty pointless, but it warmed up our brains for the main event. Overall, I think my group and I did pretty well. We all got A's on our presentation, we all fully understand the concepts and functions used, and how to find the volume of frosting on a cyllindrical cake.