LuceritoLopez Math/Mr.Corner ClassC POW:Spiralaterals ProblemStatement: Inthisproblemwewereaskedtoinvestigateaboutspiralaterals.Aspiralateralsisasequenceof segmentsthatformsaspirallikeshape.ForthisproblemIdecidedtogoindepthwiththisfollowing question:Couldthespiralateralgetsmallerorbiggerwhenonlythelastnumberischangedandtheother twoarekeptconstant? Process: AtthebeginningofthisunitIstartedjustbymakingacoupleofspiralaterals.Somewouldendup connectingbutmostwouldjustkeepgoing.TherewasonespiralateralthatIdidthatmademecomeup withmyquestion.Thesequenceforthisspiralateralwas5,1,7.WhenIdidthisspiralateralitcameout likethis.

OneofmyresultswasthatifIswitcheditupanddid5,1,8insteadthesquareinthecentergotbiggeras thenumberincreased.AfterthisIwantedtotryoutothernumbersoItriedthissequence:1,2,3.My ruleforthisspiralaterlaswastokeephaveasequenceof3numbersbuthaveonlythelastnumber changing.Inthesequence1,2,3Ikeptchangingthe3andincreasingit.Iwentalluptonumber10and eachtimethesquareinthemiddleincreasedbyone.AtthispointIstartedtothinkthatmaybemy questionwasright.Istartedanothersetofnumber:2,3,3.Withthissequncethelastnumerstillkept increasinguttheshapewaschangingaswell.Sooverall,myquestionwaspartiallywrong.Ididanother setofnunmbers:5,1,3butthistimethelastnumberdecreased.Thismadetheoveralldrawinggrow ratherthangetsmaller.Itriedothernumberstoseeifthishappened(3,2,5)butitdidnt. ResultsandConclusion: Overall,IthinkthatthequestionIhadmadeformyselftosolvewashalfrightandhalfwrong.While playingwithvariousnumbersIsawthattherewasapatternandthatwhenthelastnumberincreasedthe drawingalsoincreasedordecreased.WhenIchangedthatupandmadethelastnumberdecreasedit

seemedtochangethedrawinginoneproblemandintheotherittotallychangedthedrawing.My conclusionwasthatthereisnospecificthingthathappenswhenyouchangethelastnumberandkeep theothertwoconstant. HabitsOfMathematician: IthinkthatIdeserveaAonthisassignmentbecauseIfeelthatIdidaprettygoodinvestigationonmy questionbutalsoIpersonallyfeelthatIcouldhavedonesomethingalittlebitmorechallenging.Overall, Ithinkthatitwasagoodassignmenttohelpmethinkaboutsmallthingsandseetheminabigger picture. 1.Visualize ThisistheoverallhabitthatIusedthroughouttheassignment.Personally,IthinkthatVisualizationhelp mealotbecauseIgottoseewhatwashappening. 2.LookForPatterns Thisalsoseemedtobepoppingupinmyproblemswhichhelpedmestayorganizedwiththeproblem.It helpedmefigureoutiftheproblemkeptincreasingordecreasing.