Journal Entry No 1:

I am a Vector I am a vector. The length of the arrow is my strength. The arrowhead is my goal.

I am a vector, an art and a mathematical figure. Im always represented by an arrow or sometimes I call my life. Like a true creation, I can be solved, and be defined but I can never be perfect. Even though Im just a form of simple lines, many still makes mistake understanding me but some never give up perfecting me. If they make mistake, they erased me and drew me again but even though for that mistake many put their knowledge to understand me. Im important even though Im just a line, without me many cant find an easier way solving problems. As my life goes on, the length of my arrow stay strong, it can never be broken because of it Im improving. Sometimes, I call the length of an arrow as my courage and the ones who always stay be my side making me strong, thats why it cant be broken and it will never be. I also have a goal in life, people call it my arrowhead but I prefer calling it my mission or my ambitions. This is the reason why Im created, some say that I cant reach my ambition but I know in myself that I can. I can also help others, not only that but I know from my simple structure, I can do anything because Im a vector, I have my courage and my goal.

By Stephanie Chen

Journal Entry No 2:

My Vector

My vector, the one who guided me in being a good person and the one who showed me my direction, she is the one I call my mother. I describe my vector as a quiet person, she doesnt complain, she always thinks of the future, she knows everything about me even the things that I dont know about myself and all I can say is she is the perfect mom. My life wouldnt have existed without her, it would never be complete without her and I would never know who I am without her because shes my vector the one guiding me to my direction. Every challenge along the way, shes there supporting me, it I lose she would say that theres always a next time or its okay. For everything that Ive done so far I couldnt if it wasnt for her. I realized that a vector always finds a short way. That why my mom is my vector because she already showed me my direction towards happy life. All thanks to my vector, my one and only mom.

By Stephanie Chen

Long time ago, Cupid was married to Psyche, promising that she can t see his face and just live happily together. But Psyche broke that promise realizing that her husband is Cupid who is a God, and then cupid woke up and angrily flies away. Psyche talked to Aphrodite, mother of Cupid, in Mount. Olympus to ask forgiveness to Cupid, Aphrodite agreed but gave her a challenge, to get Persephone s magic beauty box. She immediately started her journey to the underworld, Persephone s place, when she found a leaf where the Underworld is, stating in the leaf she should go 100 miles to South, then 500 miles Northeast where there she will find a big tree where her next path is carved 300 miles Southeast and finally a three-headed dog told her to go 50 miles 50 South of West. Receiving the box, she opened it and fall into a death sleep. Cupid came to forgive her wiping the sleep off her face and finally being together again. How far from Mount. Olympus and in what direction is the Underworld?

Polygon Method: Scale 100 miles: 1 cm

Analytical Method: Given x-component y-component

By Stephanie Chen