IBcuracao Posted September 4, 2015 Report Share Posted September 4, 2015 (edited) Hi guys, so I need to do an IA for SL Math and I wanted to do mine on windsurfing, I was thinking of maybe: "How to model a water start?" "What is the maximum speed a windsurfer can achieve?" (modelling the weight and wind with a given specifics on the sail and board) If there are any more ideas for this I would love to hear it. However, I am worried that I am looking into physics too much and I need to focus on the Math. Any feedback would be exceptionally helpful. Edited September 4, 2015 by IBcuracao Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
batool Posted September 9, 2015 Report Share Posted September 9, 2015 I'm not great at maths or physics but I feel that you should at least get some feedback of any sort! Though this does sound a bit "physic-y" I think that it should be fine with your math exploration as you can use vectors and graphing. Just remember that the Math Exploration is supposed to be an investigation into a mathematical method, to see why and how it's the main one and to critically analyze it. Take a look at some top Math IAs online, and try to follow the example they set. Does your topic leave any room for analysis? Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yugalarex Posted September 9, 2015 Report Share Posted September 9, 2015 Hi there, I'm just here procrastinating my own math IA Personally I think that your first one is a bit too physics-y but the second one is math and you can model the rate of change using calculus. Alternatively you can do what I'm doing and look into whether years of competitive experience has an effect on local class rankings and ISAF ratings (doing mine on sailing) Anyhow hope it helps and let me know what you find - it'll be quite interesting Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
UncleChopChop Posted September 9, 2015 Report Share Posted September 9, 2015 With the latter one, modelling the terminal velocity will be a challenge with the odd shape of the object. You could, however, start with an approximation (if you've ever heard the old adage about a spherical cow, this is what I mean) and then delve into the mathematics of better numerical methods... Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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