In this project we started with learning about quadratic equations and how they can be written in different forms to find different things like the x intercepts or the vertex. One of the biggest things that we focused on was how to convert a quadratic equation between the three different forms known as factored form, vertex form and, standard form.
The purpose of the quadratics postcard is to show someone how parabolas are all around us and how to find them. To start the project we had to come up with a question that involved finding either a quadratic equation or a parabola of a real world object, my question was : What is the quadratic equation of parabola mountain. I chose this question because I found this mountain called parabola mountain which had a really cool natural parabola in it and thought that it would be interesting to turn into a postcard. I think that this project went pretty well. I did a good amount of research to find an object that i thought would be interesting. It took me a while to find an image I was happy with and i just tried to make sure my postcard was somewhat interesting. I was happy with how my final product turned out and think that everything came out as I hoped. |