MATH 1060, Trigonometry (QL)
Credit Hours: 3.0
Course Description: Trigonometric functions and their graphs developed using circular and triangular methods including inverses; polar coordinates; and an introduction to vectors.
Signature Assignment
Throughout the MATH 1060 (Trigonometry) course, I learned many mathematical formulas that involved trigonometric functions, identities, and laws of sines and cosines in triangles. For a project, I was asked to model the motion of as spring and how it examines real-world applications using trigonometry as a tool.
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Reflection
The mass-spring systems are important in everyday life. Without the mathematics and formulas, many things would have never been created or perfected to a certain degree they are today. This system of the mass-spring can be shown in the movement of suspension systems in cars like shocks and/or struts. Another example of the system can be the springs found in your mattresses or couches. It is important to understand how amplitude, period, and frequency work in these systems. The changes in amplitude, period, or frequency can show how efficiently your suspension system in a car is working. It's the same when you rest or sit on a mattress or couch and noticeably there changes in amplitude, period, or frequency as well.
This project showed how a mathematical theories can be applied in a real world situation. The project didn't really change my thinking because most of the things we have learned in trigonometry is mostly done in computers like blue prints of constructing a building or floor plans of a house. While it is still good know and understand how all of this works, I will trust that it will work. Overall, I thought this was a credible assignment that expressed how trigonometry can be applied in real world situations.
