Tuesday, April 22, 2014

Polar Graph Designs

To create this basic rose go to desmos.com and launch the calculator. Then you must go to the settings in the top right and change it to a polar graph. Use the equation
r=acos(ntheta).

I used
r=3.5cos(2.5theta)



Next I created my own design using some polar equations. I used "The Spiral of Archimedes" alot because it looked cool mixed in. I used r=acos(ntheta) again to create a more eye catching rose.
With these equations...
I created this...

Sunday, December 8, 2013

College Loans

After doing research on college loans, I have chosen to use a government subsidized loan. This loan will save you the most money out of all college loans. The reason these loans are the best one to use is they do not build interest until 6 months after you graduate college. These loans are very nice but not obtainable for everyone. These loans have to be qualified for based off of income. So if you were able to qualify for $5000 a year for 4 years loan and you had a current interest rate of 3.86% and wanted to pay it of in 10 years. You would use the equation-

P(1+r)^t

Since subsided loans don't start till after college all you do is..

5000(1+.0386)^10 = $7301.19

Then multiply by 4 due to the 4 years..

7301.19*4 = $29208.76

Last divide by number of months to find payment per month..

29208.76/120

You would have to pay $243.41 a month for 10 years in order to pay off your debt.