BatEater Posted April 9, 2020 Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 Using the Tsoliokovsky rocket equation to calculate the mass needed to get from Earth to Mars and back. Is this a dumb idea? Is it deep enough for a HL IA? Any tips? Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BatEater Posted April 10, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2020 On 4/9/2020 at 7:16 PM, MountEETOKIA said: Sounds like a good idea. However, if you want to score well, make sure your IA is more than simply keying in values to find the mass. Perhaps have a twist on the calculations of the mass required. Perhaps you could try calculating minimum/maximum mass required? Something like that, or maybe which mass allows you to get to Mars and back the quickest. Additionally, I happen to have quite a lot of high-scoring student written HL Math IAs if you want some reference/inspiration. You can check them out here. Cheers! Let me know if I helped. Thanks. So you think deriving the rocket equation be a good way to add depth to the IA? Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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