Throughout this assignment, I developed as a mathematician. I discovered a lot of new equations and concepts that helped me improve my rocket and become a mathematician. I was able to compute everything for this assignment by relearning factoring and quadratic equations.
The testing and refining process was undoubtedly one of the most challenging aspects of this project. One of the reasons it was difficult was that we only had a limited amount of time to test and correct any flaws in our rocket. One major issue we encountered with this project was that the 3d Printed connectors we were supplied were prone to leaking and did so on all three of our flights. This meant we couldn't get our rocket to 80 PSI, preventing us from reaching the maximum height our rocket could achieve.
One thing I learned a lot more about was the importance of weight distribution. When comparing our initial rocket to our show rocket, this is readily apparent. Our first rocket sported three large fins, each weighing roughly 10 grams. As a result, our rocket was quite bottom-heavy and didn't go very high. That caused us to reconsider our fin design, which had taken a long time and a lot of research to arrive at. We settled on four small fins that were half the weight of the original fins. Our rocket flew higher because we dispersed less weight at the bottom.
On this rocket project, I believe I earned an A. That is something I believe for a variety of reasons. One of the reasons is that I came in second place overall in the exhibition. Our parachute opened successfully, and our rocket landed with just minor damage. I was also almost entirely focused on the subject at hand and urged others to do the same. Our blueprint and poster are exhibition-quality work, and we put a lot of effort as well as time into it.