Modelling more Chaos This post was inspired by Rachel Thomas' Nrich article on the same topic. I'll carry on the investigation suggested in the article. We're going to explore chaotic behavior - where small changes to initial conditions lead to widely different outcomes. Chaotic behavior is what makes modelling (say) weather patterns so complex. f(x)... Continue Reading →
Modelling Chaos
Modelling Chaos This post was inspired by Rachel Thomas' Nrich article on the same topic. I'll carry on the investigation suggested in the article. We're going to explore chaotic behavior - where small changes to initial conditions lead to widely different outcomes. Chaotic behavior is what makes modelling (say) weather patterns so complex. Let's start... Continue Reading →
Modeling with springs and weights
This is a quick example of how using Tracker software can generate a nice physics-related exploration. I took a spring, and attached it to a stand with a weight hanging from the end. I then took a video of the movement of the spring, and then uploaded this to Tracker. Height against time The first... Continue Reading →
IB Higher Level Video Past Paper Worked Solutions
One of the main benefits of flipping the classroom is allowing IB maths students to self-teach IB content. There are currently a good number of videos on youtube which allow students to self teach syllabus content, but no real opportunity to watch videos going through IB Higher Level past paper questions. So, I've started to... Continue Reading →