Giving Presentation to Middle School Math Club
by Paul Dana · 03/12/2007 (10:53 am) · 5 comments
I am giving a presentation today to the Math Counts club at my daughter's middle school. The subject is how I use math in my job as a game developer. I am posting this blog to make an easy location for the students to get to some web pages I wish to show them.
PhET Physics Education Technology
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Robert Penner's Easing Demo
PhET Physics Education Technology
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Robert Penner's Easing Demo
#2
Math is invaluable in programming. You can NEVER know enough.
Good links Paul.
03/12/2007 (11:06 am)
Did you shave before you went ? :DMath is invaluable in programming. You can NEVER know enough.
Good links Paul.
#3
When you get into the 3D world, there are so many things to learn that having a strong math background REALLY helps. For instance, deciding when a bazooka shell will hit along a 3D trajectory taking into account wind and different elevations. Add in the magnus effect of a spinning ball and you have a really fun problem!
03/12/2007 (3:16 pm)
Its amazing how often you actually have to use math in games. Even if its 2D games you are creating, basic linear algebra is useful.When you get into the 3D world, there are so many things to learn that having a strong math background REALLY helps. For instance, deciding when a bazooka shell will hit along a 3D trajectory taking into account wind and different elevations. Add in the magnus effect of a spinning ball and you have a really fun problem!
#4
Other times you may miss a really simple solution to your problem, because, say, you never learned about logarithms.
*edit* I love that third link, so cool!
Loler
03/12/2007 (4:08 pm)
I've had the experience of programming before I started highschool math, and coming back to it after completeing math 12. You _will_ miss some important concepts for programming if you don't pay attention in math, especially during trigonometry. Other times you may miss a really simple solution to your problem, because, say, you never learned about logarithms.
*edit* I love that third link, so cool!
Loler
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