Research+Topics


 * NO RESEARCH!**

THIS IS THE LAST ONE!!!! [] Write about all of the applications presented in the article.
 * December 7-11, 2015**
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 * November 30 - December 4, 2015**
 * THIS IS FOR THE WEEK AFTER THANKSGIVING!**
 * Go to the following website:**
 * Write at least 2 paragraphs (at least 3 sentences each) about the article.**

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 * November 16-20, 2015**
 * Go to the following website and read the article.**
 * Write at least 2 paragraphs (at least 3 sentences each) about the article and how it applies to what you learned last week.**


 * November 9-13, 2015**
 * Go to the following website and read the article.**
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 * Answer the following questions using complete sentences.**
 * What were the 1st 3 problems of antiquity?**
 * Give a description of each of the 3 problems.**
 * What was another name for the "Doubling the Cube" problem?**
 * Why was it given that name?**
 * What did Apollo tell the people to do to cure the plague?**
 * Were any of these problems eventually solved; if so which ones?**

[] Read the article and answer the following questions using complete sentences: 1. What are the four conic sections? 2. Who first discovered the conic sections? 3. Why were they developed? 4. Who was known as the "Great Geometer" and gave the current names for 3 of the conic sections?
 * November 2, 2015**
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Go to the following website: [] Write a paragraph about the uses of polar coordinates.
 * October 26-30, 2015**


 * October 19-23, 2015**
 * NO RESEARCH THIS WEEK!**


 * October 12-16, 2015**
 * Read the following article. Write a paragraph giving your honest opinion about the article.**

"What do you mean by "real life"? If you intend to spend the rest of your "real life" flipping burgers, then they are of no use at all. If you think you might, at some time in your life, be working in the sciences, they are crucially important for simplifying a huge number of problems. If you are thinking of being an engineer, an auto mechanic, or a plumber, once again, problems involving trig functions or ratios are going to loom large, and those identities will simplify them. If you think you might be a lawyer, a business man, or a writer, science and engineering will still play a large part in your life. If you want to know what's going on there, it's a really good idea to know the basics of them- and trig functions and identities are part of the basics. In any case, the purpose of education is not so much to teach you "facts" and "identities" as it is to teach you to think. The logical discipline involved in working with and proving trig identities is one form of that. (Just like insisting that you organize your thoughts, write "topic sentences", cite facts, and give reference in research papers.)" Reference https://www.physicsforums.com/threads/what-is-the-purpose-of-trigonometric-identities.89406/
 * Are Trigonometric Identities Used in Real Life?**

Go to the following website and read about Origami & mathematics. Write at least 2 paragraphs about what you read. Be sure to comment on the applications of origami in space and medicine.. []
 * September 28-October 2, 2015**

Go to the following website and read about surveying and mathematics. You might have to scroll down a bit after the first paragraph if the list of equations is not viewable. Write at least one coherent paragraph about what you read (at least 3 sentences).
 * September 14-18, 2015**
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 * September 21-25, 2015**
 * Go to the following website and read the article about Trigonometry up to and including the section on Hipparchus of Nicaea.**
 * Write at least one coherent paragraph (3-5 sentences) about what you read.**
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 * September 7-11, 2015**
 * Go to the following website and read about the applications of the sine graph. (You may stop reading after you press the button to see the animation.) Write a paragraph about what you read (at least 3 sentences).**


 * August 31- September 4,**


 * Go to the following website and read about apparent size.**
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 * Work the two problems at the end of the article. Show all work involved to come up with their answers.** **BE CAREFUL-YOU MAY HAVE TO USE SOME CONVERSIONS! (These may be a little tough, but do the best you can. Make some attempt to work the problems.)**
 * AND answer these questions.**
 * 1. Do you think the formula given on the website has anything to do with the formula s = rθ which could also be written as r = s/θ?**
 * 2. What angle units are being used in the formula on the website? radians, degrees, minutes, or seconds?**

Go to the following website, click on "4 Real Life Applications," and list all of the applications you see for trig graphs. [|http://mathforum.org/mathimages/index.php/Sine_Functions#Real_Life_Applications] Go to the following website:
 * September 7-11- 2015**
 * August 24-28, 2015**
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 * Write about all of the applications of trigonometry you see**
 * using** **complete sentences.**

Go to the following, website and read the article. Write at least one coherent paragraph (3-5 sentences) about the fields in which trigonometry is used. []
 * August 17-21, 2015**

FIRST ONE...
 * August 10-14, 2015**

[] Write the definition of trigonometry that is given at the beginning of the article. What does **//the//** triangle inequality theorem state about the sides of a triangle? (Hint: You learned this in geometry...you may need to "google" this.) What must be true about the angles of a Euclidean triangle? (Euclidean triangles are studied in high school geometry and trigonometry.) sin² α + cos² α = 1 looks like what theorem? Trigonometry is a methodology for finding what?
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December 8-12, 2014
 * Go to the following website and read about pi. Write one paragraph about what you read.**
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December 1-5, 2014



November 17-21, 2014 No research this week.
 * Have a safe and fun holiday! **

November 10-14, 2014 Go to the following website and read about other uses of trigonometry and write at least one coherent paragraph about what you read. I would be interested in your comments about the article.
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November 3-7, 2014

October 24-31, 2014
 * Go to the following website, read the article very carefully, and respond to the following items with** complete coherent sentences**!**
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 * Write the definition of trigonometry that is given at the beginning of the article.**
 * Originally, trigonometry was used to do what task?**
 * What does the triangle inequality theorem state about the sides of a triangle?**
 * What must be true about the angles of a Euclidean triangle? (Euclidean triangles are studied in high school geometry and trigonometry.)**
 * sin² α + cos² α = 1 looks like what theorem?**
 * Trigonometry is a methodology for finding what?**

May12-16, 2014

NO RESEARCH THIS WEEK

April 21-25, 2014

March 24-28, 2014 Due Friday, March 28, 2014
 * Go to the following website and read the article about trigonometry. Write at least one coherent paragraph (3-5 sentences) about what you read. Feel free to make comments and inquire further on your own.**
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February 16-20, 2014**