Can you write a sequence? Practice!
Take a look at the following videos and accompanying data files to see if you can write a sequence to describe the situation. You'll need to use all the information available to determine if you have an arithmetic or geometric sequence, then write out the sequence, determine the starting term, the common difference or ratio, then write both recursive and explicit equations, the compare the data that your equations give to the real-life data. Put together a short report and upload to Moodle. As in all real-life situations, the data is not perfect, so you may have to make some judgments about, and adjustments to, the data. Good Luck!
(NOTE: This project is for PRACTICE and will NOT BE GRADED, however, you must do this assignment as a pre-requisite to submitting the for-real project that follows.)
Bouncing Popper Ball
- Click this link to get the bouncing ball data file, then download into Excel.
- Click this link to get the bouncing ball graph.
Moon Walk
- Click this link to get the moon walk data file, then download into Excel.
- Click this link to get the moon walk graph.