http://www.84silver.com/contest_browse_view.php?entry_id=NDAz <--- liked this one the best. The others were a bit too colorful, and looked too much like cloth or something.
And I believe it's a mistake to have a kid at that age to ask for assistance for the AT effect. First off, AT is pretty brutal, and I'm sure, if you haven't already, recieved harsh criticism for your design.
I'm going to refrain from commenting on yours, but be wary that out there, only a mixture of born-talent, hard work and effort, and a huge drive will get you to win anything at all (aside from those lottery-type drawings of course). It doesn't matter if you're a good kid or a cool kid to people.
Take in these criticisms and improve yourself instead of being offended by it.
Anyways, good luck. BTW, I never had to use a graphing calculator until calculus (still really never had to use it, but I programmed little things in it so i could finish calc homework a lot faster). I used a stupid $5 calculator 'till calculus, lol.
And you can get those older TI-83's on ebay for pretty cheap now anyways. Get a beater calculator until you take a class where you can actually use it (for classes that uses extensive amount of statistical calculations, Ti-83 is a MUST. saved HOURS/DAYS in college using the stat functions of TI-83). If you really intend on getting one, then you sure as hell better make sure how to make your own little progs/scripts. If not, then the calculator is no better than a scientific calculator to you. I am willing to bet there's a ton of people here w/ a graphing calculator that they can just give away, me included.
doing by hand, always, is the best way to learn anyways.
And I believe it's a mistake to have a kid at that age to ask for assistance for the AT effect. First off, AT is pretty brutal, and I'm sure, if you haven't already, recieved harsh criticism for your design.
I'm going to refrain from commenting on yours, but be wary that out there, only a mixture of born-talent, hard work and effort, and a huge drive will get you to win anything at all (aside from those lottery-type drawings of course). It doesn't matter if you're a good kid or a cool kid to people.
Take in these criticisms and improve yourself instead of being offended by it.
Anyways, good luck. BTW, I never had to use a graphing calculator until calculus (still really never had to use it, but I programmed little things in it so i could finish calc homework a lot faster). I used a stupid $5 calculator 'till calculus, lol.
And you can get those older TI-83's on ebay for pretty cheap now anyways. Get a beater calculator until you take a class where you can actually use it (for classes that uses extensive amount of statistical calculations, Ti-83 is a MUST. saved HOURS/DAYS in college using the stat functions of TI-83). If you really intend on getting one, then you sure as hell better make sure how to make your own little progs/scripts. If not, then the calculator is no better than a scientific calculator to you. I am willing to bet there's a ton of people here w/ a graphing calculator that they can just give away, me included.
doing by hand, always, is the best way to learn anyways.