A Lunar Ellipse
Students consider the question "What is the shape of the curve forming the terminator of the crescent moon?" They then calculate the area of the crescent and graph its variation over one month.
Author: Ian Galloway
Topic: STEM
Tags Coding , 3D Geometry , Randomness , Algebra , Angles , Area , T3 , TI-Innovator , Ellipse , Frequency , Modeling , Physics , Sine , STEM