Glider Challenge

1.-For that last couple of week Matt and i  have been working on a glider for our class engineering design. We have had many problems and things that we have had to overcome. One of the main things that we had to overcome was that  me and him had to constantly leave early on blocks day for soccer so we had to make up for lost time.

2.- The way that we tested our glider was we waited for a day with little to no wind and then we went out and tried it out but our wing broke off of our wing support and we had to fix that before the race

3.- On the day of the competition our plane did not fly very well because we wound the rubber band to tight and it ripped off and caused damage that could not be repaired and we did not win any challenges.  We also did not have a lot of time when it came down to the decorations.

4.- Define a problem: are problem with this project was the fact that we had to keep leaving early for soccer so we then had to find a solution
 

Select a approach: me and Matt’s idea to solve this problem was when we had time in class we would not get distracted and work for the entire period and try not to get distracted at any times to make good use of all the time that is given to us.

Refine the Design: we also used this step a lot of the time because are plane was in constant disrepair because with the test flight we had to repair the wing with tape because it was broken completely off and it was the day before the competition.

1.- What was the “Moneyball “approach that Billy Beane and Peter Brandt applied to the Oakland Athletics 2002 season? Was it an “art” or a “science”? What single statistic did they boil their value consideration down to?

They applied math and statistics from many players to make a really good team and not focus on a single player but either to focus on winning. I think it’s a science because you are using math you are not playing you are using statistics to play either watching a player play.

2. - What is the equation used to calculate OBP?

3. - What is design?

A plan or convention for the construction of an object or a system. A plan to see what your actions are going be and how to execute them.

4. - Describe 3 situations where movie characters (intentionally or not) applied a step from the PLTW 12 Step Design Process. Explain both the (a) situation as well as (b) how the step is relevant:

A) When he decides that they have not realized what the problem is so they cannot solve the problem.

B) Beings to solve the problem by hiring a young person how has another perspective in baseball and thinks he can make a better team by math

C) When Pete started searching players that nobody knew they were good

5. - What is “Leadership”? List the three aspects of leadership that we come up with in class.

A) Mr. Olson helping us become a better group and be a better team so we can learn better

B) Helping other people when they are having a hard time doing an assignment

C) Leadership is helping people become a better person by following the steps of a leader

6) Describe 3 circumstances from the story where a character exercised effective leadership:

A) When he did not show weakness when her daughter asked him if he was going to lose his job

B) When he fired as many people to make the coach change his mind and put the player he wanted to play in the position the GM wanted

C) When he came into the locker room and found the guys having fun and he made them realize that losing is bad

7. - According to the movie, what was the A’s record at the start of their winning streak?

Record 68:51

8. - What does this ratio simplify to (roughly)? ___: 1

1.333:1

9. - How long was the A’s record setting winning streak.

20 Games won

10. – Given the A’s win/loss ratio at the start of the streak (listed two questions above), what are the odds of winning 20 games in a row? Run the numbers.

.000013 This is the chance of winning 20 games in a row

11. – Based on your calculation, do you think the A’s got lucky or was there something to the Moneyball approach?

No they just made the necessary changes to turn a bad team into a really good team and they realized who the players who were not helping the team were

12.- Did Billy Beane strictly apply the “science” of Moneyball to his management approach? Was there an “art” to his efforts as well? Describe a circumstance where he broke from the Moneyball approach to make a positive change for the team.

Yes he used because he saw no other option to improve the team and thought it was a great way to improve the team. Yes. The moment he started hanging out with the players telling them what were their weaknesses and helping them improve them they started winning and became a better team.