MAT 1175 – Fundamentals of Mathematics

The field trip was loads of fun, and with the bright sun shining through the clouds was great. It was my first time walking the bridge, and I didn’t expect how dangerous it could be. The bikers seem like they run on no brakes but it wasn’t to bad. We took a field trip to the Brooklyn Bridge to meet new students from the other section and my own. Who ever came up with that idea; good job. I know part of the bridge was under construction and I wanted to know what their planning to do. In all this was a good experience and a fun activity for class credit.

Block: City Tech block: 320 ft/78 sec

Brooklyn Bridge: 3,232.8 Ft/788sec

The trip was a great experience for me and everyone else. As I was walking the Brooklyn Bridge I realize many interesting things. Such as the amount of people and tourists walking in the Bridge. Also, the Brooklyn Bridge provides a nice view of Manhattan. However, the Bridge is not only a good place to visit it can also help people to exercise just by walking the entire bridge.

I think the purpose of this field trip to the Brooklyn Bridge was to be able to analyze ourselves how long it really takes to walk the Bridge without doing any research. Also, having this trip was great opportunity because we were able to interact with other students from a different class. Clearly, I think this trip was a great idea because I learn interesting things.

City Tech Block: 2mins. 30 sec.= 150 sec.

Brooklyn Bridge: 25 mins. 4 sec. = 1,504 sec.

I had a good time walking across the Brooklyn Bridge, the weather was just great.  One down fall was that they were doing construction, so you couldn’t see some from the side view in the beginning. But after that the view was a great. I Saw a lot of interesting things. I think it’s was a good idea having a field trip. It was a hand on activity, which made me understand more. I thought it would be a longer walk but for me it was pretty fast. I enjoyed it.

Block: 1 minute 56 seconds = 116 seconds

Wooden plank of bridge: 13 minutes 59 seconds = 839 seconds

116/839 sec. = 320 ft/ x

116x = 268480

x = 2314.482759

    

Me on the Brooklyn Bridge

I really enjoyed the Brooklyn Bridge trip. Having just moved to New York a short while ago, this was my very first time on the bridge. It was a good experience for me in more ways then just one. It is a historical bridge, so just walking over was fun to me. But getting the chance to meet new faces and actually getting class credit for doing so was a very nice extra. There was not anything about the trip that I disliked.

My best guess on why this trip was taken is, that by walking the bridge and timing how long it took we were able to apply mathematics to something that could be considered ‘everyday life’. Obviously, I will not be walking the Brooklyn Bridge every day, but what was practiced on this assignment can be used in other places as well. Also I think it was understood that, by mixing the two classes the way they were, it was a great way for people to become acquainted with others. Overall, this was an awesome project for me.

City Tech block: 320 ft/85 sec

Brooklyn Bridge: 3,177.4 ft/844 sec

The field trip to the Brooklyn Bridge was a lot of fun. I really enjoyed the beautiful view from the bridge, especially since the weather was great. Everyone was taking pictures of the water and the view of the city, not just for the project but for themselves. My friends Eda and Nathan, both of whom I decided to pair up with to make calculations and time the bridge walked around with me and soaked up the scenery. Many people were selling flavored ices and soda which really helped cool us down. I didn’t realize that walking the wooden plank of the Brooklyn Bridge would only take approximately fifteen minutes to walk. I liked that we got some exercise and had some fresh air instead of sitting in a classroom. It was a great break from school.

It was a little difficult to walk at a constant speed because of others walking the bridge and bike riders who got in the way at times. It was hard not to stop or speed up to walk around people. I didn’t like how crowded the bridge was. I believe this field trip was a good idea because it helped us calculate proportions and know how to use them properly. It exemplified how math can be used in everyday life and not just during math class. Overall, I hope to have more field trips like this because they make math a lot more interesting.

City Tech Block: 1 minute and 26 seconds – 86seconds
Broooklyn Bridge: 15 minutes and 42 seconds – 946seconds
(86/320) = (942/x) -Cross multiply
86x = 301,440 – Divide
x = 3,505.116279

The Brooklyn Bridge field trip was a very entertaining project for me. I loved the
view that you get of the water and the city. I never actually realized how
tight the lanes for the bikers and walkers are. Every time you had to move over
to let someone through on the walking side of the bridge, you also had to be careful
of the bikers on the opposite side of you; so after a while this got very
annoying and I got tired of people yelling at me when I was in their way.

I thought this was a good idea for our math class because it teaches us
proportions and how you can use the time and measurements of one item, to find
the measurements of the other item. After doing the work to estimate my closest
measurement to the bridge I found it very interesting how we used the block of
our school to find the whole length of the wooded Brooklyn bridge. And on top
of that, it didn’t take much effort and I had I beautiful, fun filled walk.

City Tech Block: 1min and 26 seconds = 86seconds

Broooklyn Bridge: 15min and 42 seconds = 946seconds

(86/320)=(942/x) -Cross multiply

86x=301,440 -Divide

x=3,505.116279