on I enjoyed researching and writing this EE. With reference to my original plan, I was able to partially accomplish my goals. Although I hit all the required points, I was not able to analyse 2 common map projections due to the restricted word count, as my supervisor predicted. If I had done this, I would… Continue Reading Extended Essay R3
on Thus far, I believe that my research has strongly aided me to acquire the knowledge necessary to understand the concepts in my EE and essential background information. Some of the concepts I have had to learn were regarding conic sections, complex functions, infinitesimal geometry and basic differential equations with trivial solutions. Initially, my supervisor and… Continue Reading Extended Essay R2
on One thing I’ve Learned I spent a huge part of the day trying to structure my essay in the clearest and most concise manner so that the reader can follow the content without being lost. Today I learned that we need to teach the readers any content that isn’t on the course. This allowed me… Continue Reading EE Day Exit Ticket
on I’ve always been engrossed by maps. When I looked at airplane flight paths, I questioned why the paths were curved and not straight, as my intuition suggested. Furthermore, the size distortion of landmasses had baffled me. This is why I chose to find the most accurate 2D representation (map) of the Earth for my… Continue Reading Extended Essay R1