Math Art on Desmos

In this challenge, we were supposed to use Desmos and the functions/relations we learned about to create an image of Santa using domain/range, different colours and shades as well. The Santa I graphed is represented above with a full face (eyes, nose, and a smile), beard, and hat. I will explain all the ways I…

Surface Area of a Sphere

Today in math class, we calculated the surface area of a sphere. We used the circumference of the oranges cut in half lengthwise and traced them onto a piece of paper, and then using the skin of the orange  we filled in the circles to be able to prove what the surface area would be….

Unit #1: Numbers Summary

During this first unit (Numbers) I particularly remember learning about prime numbers, prime factorization, number systems, and radicals. When I first started learning about prime factors and prime factorization they were linked together, in a way as a category. Prime factorization is used to find the prime factors of a composite factor, which means that…