Ghostbusters 2017 - Take home questions and note taking/exploring...
Due at the start of the final exam period... 1 pm on Monday May 1st.

VIP: Use GB2017.html, which this is excerpted from.

    Due at the start of the final exam period (at 1 pm on Monday May 1st).
    Take home final exam period tasks/questions...

  1. Venkman, Stantz, and Spengler: Turtle Trigonometry explicitly using the Ghostbusters approach:

    VIP: Understand it first. Plan it second. Code it third. ... and RESIST THE URGE TO CODE. 

    Three step problem solving process.  

    LI #4
          4. Always, always, always break down your problem 
              into answering the following three questions:
                            i. What is ...?               WHAT - VENKMAN
                           ii. What is ...?
                          iii. How can ...?                HOW - STANTZ

    LI #5
          5. The three steps above are represented by the three Ghostbusters characters.
                            i. 
                           ii. 
                          iii. 

    LI #8
          8. Is there another way to find the ycor, given that we know the xcor, 
             i.e. we know the length of the ADJACENT LEG to the 30 degree angle?

    Here are the #4, #5, and #8 sections: What to How and triangles ...

    You will rewrite these to focus on and to learn the details of applying the problem solving approach and the Ghostbusters metaphor.

  2. The Six Stages of the Modeling Process and Ghostbusters.
                Please notice GB1, GB2, and GB3 questions/exercises in this PDF. 
                  1. Analyze the problem.  UNDERSTAND IT.  Focus on WHAT.  Venkman   
              2. Formulate a model.    PLAN IT.        Focus on HOW.   Stantz
              3. Solve the model.      (Using Vensim or NetLogo or After Effects or C++ or Python, etc.  Spengler

  3. Answer/explore the following seven questions:
    (There are 7 questions total, since question 5 has 3 parts to it).
                Note that part (v.) is GB1, GB2, and GB3. See the Six Stages link! 
            i. Dr. Peter Venkman ... ?
       ii. Dr. Raymond Stantz ... ?
      iii. Dr. Egon Spengler ... ?
       iv. What are the 3 D's that waggle dancing bees convey when ... ?

        v.GB1. Take home question is writing and exploring task.
               Journal, note take, write and clarify.
               Make a connection to ghost.txt and/or waggle.txt.   Respond to six key phrases.

        v.GB2. Develop a PLAN is Dr. Raymond Stantz.  

        v.GB3. The 3rd step is SOLVE THE MODEL ... translate your step #2 PLAN or algorithm or recipe into ...

                ghost.txt and VET SAT AUC, TVV SO YMDC
        and
                waggle.txt - BEES and CHOOSE and Mr. Staypuft - how do bees CHOOSE?

    End of the final exam period preparation take home test.
    End of the take home final exam period tasks/questions...
    Due at 1 pm on May 1st. Will be collected at 1 pm at the START of class.

    Keep your rough draft notes or rewritten notes if you want to share something with your group in finishing your poster/presentation.