Fidel's Projectile Timeline

Project Timespan

Period: Nov 26, 2012 to Dec 10, 2012

Explaining Factoring and Projectiles

Nov 27, 2012

Factoring ties in with projectiles and determining the path and aspects of the projectile because when factoring, you're giving the two X intercepts with one being the starting point and one being the ending point of the projectile (Hence when it'd stop or hit the ground). Finding the Vertex (Or simpler terms, the highest point the projectile was in the air) is easiest when you know both X intercepts because it'll be the direct middle of the two due to factoring giving a parabola shape.

Quadratic Formula

Nov 30, 2012

The Quadratic Formule is X = -B +/- (sqrt: B(squared)-4(A)(C)) divided by 2(A) and it basically is another way of finding te X Intercepts of a problem/equation. It takes a longer period of time to do than Factoring, but in a ways, it is easier to undestand. It helps shorten the solution even further because in factoring, you'll still be left with X's and numbers that you'll still have to calculate later and instead, Quadratic Formula helps narrow the problem down to the last 2 numbers.

Quadratic Formula Part 2

Nov 30, 2012

The formula we used to figure out the height of the projectile was (Y=-490t*squared*+(upward velocity)t+(starting height)). The Upward Velocity formula was (X=(Forward Velocity)(t)) and the Forward Velocity formula was (Y=(cos)(Angle of Launch)). We had several angles to test out in this project so it was a very time consuming process that we'd spent days working on.

Projectile Launch

Dec 4, 2012

In Chemistry, we tested out the angles and numbers that we'd calculated in Advanced Algebra and in turn, recorded the process of the launch after putting the rocket together with a number of elements and chemical reactions. We used Zinc, Hydrogen, Water and an assortment of other things that were put into the process of conjuring the rocket's so-called "Fuel". We had to balance an equation that was for the contents of the rocket and later had to use turnitin.com to make a "Summing Up Questions" assignment that explained why the rocket was able to launch and what was used to make it launch in the first place.