This past homework assignment has really given me an opportunity to discover the different conic sections I have found and interact with daily. For example,
Circle: clock, basketball, tires on cars, the shape of a bowl, a fan, cd's and dvd's,
Ellipses: shape of some bowls, race track designs, a football, planetary orbits, and an egg
Parabolas: satellite dishes, the St. Louise Arc, anytime you throw an object in the air it has a projectile motion
Hyperbolas: bottom of a guitar, three point lines on a basketball court, tree trunks can be shaped as a hyperbola
Those are just a few examples of conic sections I came up with by going through my house, and doing a little research. Here are a few websites I used to get an idea of the different shapes of the conic sections. Tell me what you think.
click here
click here
click here
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
4 comments:
Wow, those are all really great ideas about the different conic sections you've found and/or come up with. You're pretty clever
I definitely agree, very creative, I also want to comment on your links, I think they are great links and they not only provide good pictures but the websites also provide great information on the different conic sections.
I really think Ms. Barnes is going to love the different examples you came up with, I specifically like the satellite example for a parabola, I never would have thought of that.
I really think your links are very useful, here might be another link you might want to take a look at:
http://math.about.com/library/blconic.htm
Post a Comment