MAT 1175 – Fundamentals of Mathematics

Our trip to the Brooklyn Bridge was fun and we enjoyed the great few and the activities that we did as we walked.  Besides the over priced generic water and the heat, it was a great way not to only relate geometry to the structures that surround us, but to get to know those in our school. From this trip, we, Chyna Sandy and Shakirah were able to form an acquaintanceship and make a group for our project.

The walk wasn’t as excruciating as everyone makes it out to be, and even though we didn’t mingle with the other class, their prescence, as well as Professor Reitz’s, was appreciated. Overall, it took us 90 seconds to walk the block near City Tech, and it was 866 second to walk the wooden planks of the bridge.

We have 2 project ideas just in case on doesn’t fly through. Both ideas are based on research of the relationship of The Promenade that is parallel to the Hudson River. Idea one is to find the trigonometric relationship of the promenade to the bridge from a viewpoint and idea 2 is a seasonal idea: to find how many Christmas reefs and Christmas reefs will be needed to line the Brooklyn Bridge and Promenade if each reef is 25 feet apart and each Christmas light is 3 feet apart.

The field trip was a great experience because i have never crossed the Brooklyn bridge. This was a first for me and i enjoyed every minute of the walk across. Hard to believe that someone who has lived all his life in Brooklyn never took the time to walk the bridge and enjoy the view. It was also a good way to get to know more of the people in the class. This trip was a good experience especially because it gave us a break from the everyday routine of being in the class. Also i did not take a picture because i really do hate taking pictures

School block: 1.24 = 84 seconds / 320 ft

Brooklyn bridge: 15.24 =  924 seconds / 3,520 feet

The Brooklyn Bridge field trip was different. Something I’ve never done in any of my other classes. It actually gives me a sence of satisfaction that there are still professors out there that care about the learning experiance that comes along with with getting an education. I had fun, I got to talk and socialize with students that were taking this course with I and got to enjoy the beautiful scenery. It was my first time walking the bridge and I’m happy to say, it wasn’t a waste of time.

1 min 33 sec = 93 sec

Brooklyn Bridge = 16 min 23 sec = 983 sec

(320/93) x (x/983)- Cross Multiply

X = 3383

I had never walked the bridge before and it was a great experience. I got a lot of amazing pictures on the second half of the bridge, but was disappointed about the construction on the first half. The walk was great except for the fact that it was very hot and a little bit crowded.

I walked the block in 82 seconds and the bridge in 790 seconds

82/320 = 790/x

x = 7900

the brooklye bridge field trip was a great experience, it was my 2nd time walking the bridge.   This was the first time i went on a class trip since the  8th grade. The trip was fun and very interesting,  ti can relate to math in many ways for example all the angles the bridge haves, or the distanceit take to walk it etc.

i thought the trip was fun, i like the part that i WON the prize for the survey thing we all did, that was a total surprise to me .i won the starsbucks voucher.  i also got to interact and socoialize with students from the other class along with students from my class.

city tech block

1 min and 10 sec = 70 seconds

brooklyn bridge =15 mins = 900 seconds

(320/70) x (x/900)- cross multiply

x = 4114.2