Calculus Project

[Stoney]

Well done Rey!  Very good indeed...

[SunBat]

What a waste of time.  How did that teach you calculus?  I always hated time wasting assignments like that. 

Don't get me wrong, the video was good and well-done; the fact that you had to do it for calculus is what is ridiculous imo. 

[Reschke]

Not a bad assignment but I gotta agree with Sunbat about the time wasting assignment point. If it was for something else that would be one thing.

Overall it was a funny video and it was cool to show the different things going on. Way back when I was in school they never even offered Calculus or Trig; if you wanted to take those then you had to go to the local Junior College to do it. Great thing I realized the pinnacle of my math experience in Geometry and Algebra 2 in high school. Then Economics and statistical equations for transport of all kinds of stuff in my pursuit of an exercise physiology/kinesiology degree in college.

[Serenity]

Thanks for all the positive feedback folks! It's much appreciated!

What a waste of time.  How did that teach you calculus?  I always hated time wasting assignments like that. 

Don't get me wrong, the video was good and well-done; the fact that you had to do it for calculus is what is ridiculous imo. 

I think his reasoning is this:

This particular project is usually done at the end of the year as a kind of winding-down process, but due to furloughs and rescheduling, our year ends a couple days after the AP exams. So, we would not have time for it. Rather than drop it entirely, he scheduled it for spring break, so we would still be thinking and working over the break, but could a get a small reprieve from actual HARD work, lol

[druski85]

This particular project is usually done at the end of the year as a kind of winding-down process, but due to furloughs and rescheduling, our year ends a couple days after the AP exams. So, we would not have time for it. Rather than drop it entirely, he scheduled it for spring break, so we would still be thinking and working over the break, but could a get a small reprieve from actual HARD work, lol

Yea I can buy that.  I remember back in the day when I took AP calc in high school.   In NY the school year doesn't close until the third or sometimes fourth week in June.  However, AP exam were at the end of May.  We therefore had a Euchre tournament for most of the month of June.  Can't really blame the teacher either.  What else are you going to do with a bunch of seniors who have virtually no reason to still be attending your class...