So I have this project due by next week and I have to draw some Winter or holiday-like design on my calculator and then print it out and color it. It has to have 10 different types of functions, though I can have more to make it look better.

The ten functions:
linear
absolute value
quadratic
square root
cubic
rational
exponential
logarithmic
circle

I've been thinking about drawing a christmas tree or a dreydl but I haven't started. Any suggestions or help would be great. Thanks

Edit: The teacher is only grading on the 10 functions, I can have other stuff too.

funkie

Venezuela9376 Posts

December 07 2008 21:46 GMT

wat?

paper

13196 Posts

December 07 2008 21:48 GMT

try making homework threads when you graduate preschool LOLZ!!1

(but seriously, are you just making a shell for your calculator? and how do those functions fit it?)

edit: ohh i get it

WAHAHAH!

keit

1584 Posts

December 07 2008 21:54 GMT

LOL uncontrollable laughter. Can you even fail this?

funkie

Venezuela9376 Posts

December 07 2008 22:00 GMT

I know that some calculators can like draw stuff and shit, but he saying he has to do it, like using functions and stuff is like Holy fucking shit.

Descent

1244 Posts

December 07 2008 22:01 GMT

Make a Christmas tree ornament...

IntoTheWow

is awesome32277 Posts

December 07 2008 22:10 GMT

looooool

il0seonpurpose

Korea (South)5638 Posts

December 07 2008 22:14 GMT

what's so funny? I know I can just draw on my calculator but I need to use functions.

clazziquai

6685 Posts

December 07 2008 22:16 GMT

that's freakin crazy lol wow.

Descent

1244 Posts

December 07 2008 22:16 GMT

#10

I think the easiest things would be a circular Christmas tree ornament, or two sine or cosine waves (and just call it a ribbon).

Edit: Oh, wait, I didn't read the requirements properly...

MasterOfChaos

Germany2896 Posts

December 07 2008 22:19 GMT

#11

create a koch-curve shaped snowflake
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koch_snowflake

il0seonpurpose

Korea (South)5638 Posts

December 07 2008 22:21 GMT

#12

Ok thanks Descent and MasterofChaos. Helped out alot

Descent

1244 Posts

December 07 2008 22:22 GMT

#13

MasterOfChaos' idea is good, I didn't help at all. =(

GHOSTCLAW

United States17042 Posts

December 07 2008 22:23 GMT

#14

it's actually pretty cool.

linear- just rotate the same line over and over and you'll approx a many pointed star
absolute value
quadratic
square root
cubic- many pointed stars, just rotate the general cubic function a bunch,
rational - i might sound dumb, but wtf is this one asking for? I thought that we were only working in the xy (aka rational) number plane, as opposed to imaginary/time variant/whatever else plane
exponential
logarithmic
circle- obv the xmas ball

that's all i bothered to come up with right now, I think that it would be nice if there were examples of each type of function. for example, exponential can mean 2^x, or x^2. both are exponential functions. So is a log function actually, it's basically a exponential function. etc.

il0seonpurpose

Korea (South)5638 Posts

December 07 2008 22:28 GMT

#15

I don't think it matters because those are both exponential. Thanks

But how would you make a cubic function look like a star?

GHOSTCLAW

United States17042 Posts

December 07 2008 22:35 GMT

#16

if you rotated it, although its not easy to do in the straight up xy plane. can use polar, or anything else?

ketomai

United States2789 Posts

December 07 2008 22:39 GMT

#17

Aw no polar? That probably would've been the easiest way to make a snowflake.

il0seonpurpose

Korea (South)5638 Posts

December 07 2008 22:42 GMT

#18

I probably could, I can just tell the teacher I got help from other people. She's only grading it on the 10 functions, I can add other stuff if I want.

Fzero

United States1503 Posts

December 07 2008 22:52 GMT

#19

Make a circle with a hook dude. Wtf.