I'm here to help!

Helping others makes me happy 😊

This is mainly why I became a teacher, I feel that I am fulfilling my purpose when I help out others, especially you!

(when I tell you to look something up yourself, I am actually helping you become more self-sufficient!)

Credentials

Graduated from Buffalo Grove High School in 2008
Earned a Bachelor's degree in Physics/Mathematics Education from Taylor University in 2012
Hired to be Deer Path's first STEM teacher in 2013
Earned a Master's degree in Teaching and Learning from National Louis University in 2017
Earned a Doctorate in Curriculum and Instruction from American College of Education in 2024
- You can read my Dissertation HERE

Dr. Pollina's Gaming Clips

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(Dr. Pollina's Recommendations)

➡ VIDEO GAMES - MUSIC - MOVIES - TV ⬅

Some javascript code I've written ↓ Want to learn how? CLICK HERE

use your mouse to move the waves

// btw, anything after double slashes is ignored by the computer
let t = 0; // time variable//Make a 2D canvas that's 400x400function setup() { createCanvas(400, 400); noStroke();}function draw() { background(0,15); // translucent background (creates trails) // CYAN CIRCLES for (let x = 0; x <= width; x = x + 50) { for (let y = 0; y <= height; y = y + 50) { // starting point of each circle depends on mouse position const xAngle = map(mouseX, 0, width, -4 * PI, 4 * PI, true); const yAngle = map(mouseY, 0, height, -4 * PI, 4 * PI, true); // and also varies based on the particle's location const angle = xAngle * (x / width) + yAngle * (y / height); // each particle moves in a circle const myX = x + 20 * cos(2 * PI * t + angle); const myY = y + 20 * sin(2 * PI * t + angle); fill(0, 238, 255); // color particle with RGB value ellipse(myX, myY, 15); // draw particle as a circle 15pt big at x,y } }// WHITE CIRCLES for (let x = 25; x <= width; x = x + 50) { for (let y = 0; y <= height; y = y + 50) { // starting point of each circle depends on mouse position const xAngle = map(mouseX, 0, width, -4 * PI, 4 * PI, true); const yAngle = map(mouseY, 0, height, -4 * PI, 4 * PI, true); // and also varies based on the particle's location const angle = xAngle * (x / width) + yAngle * (y / height); // each particle moves in a circle const myX = x + 20 * cos(2 * PI * t + angle); const myY = y + 20 * sin(2 * PI * t + angle); fill(255); // color particle with RGB value ellipse(myX, myY, 15); // draw particle as a circle 15pt big at x,y } }// DARK BLUE CIRCLES for (let x = 0; x <= width; x = x + 50) { for (let y = 25; y <= height; y = y + 50) { // starting point of each circle depends on mouse position const xAngle = map(mouseX, 0, width, -4 * PI, 4 * PI, true); const yAngle = map(mouseY, 0, height, -4 * PI, 4 * PI, true); // and also varies based on the particle's location const angle = xAngle * (x / width) + yAngle * (y / height); // each particle moves in a circle const myX = x + 20 * cos(2 * PI * t + angle); const myY = y + 20 * sin(2 * PI * t + angle); fill(37,92,153); // color particle with RGB value ellipse(myX, myY, 15); // draw particle as a circle 15pt big at x,y } }// LIGHT BLUE CIRCLES for (let x = 25; x <= width; x = x + 50) { for (let y = 25; y <= height; y = y + 50) { // starting point of each circle depends on mouse position const xAngle = map(mouseX, 0, width, -4 * PI, 4 * PI, true); const yAngle = map(mouseY, 0, height, -4 * PI, 4 * PI, true); // and also varies based on the particle's location const angle = xAngle * (x / width) + yAngle * (y / height); // each particle moves in a circle const myX = x + 20 * cos(2 * PI * t + angle); const myY = y + 20 * sin(2 * PI * t + angle); fill(67,146,241); // color particle with RGB value ellipse(myX, myY, 15); // draw particle as a circle 15pt big at x,y } } t = t + 0.005; // update time}

use your mouse to rotate the object (try clicking it)

// see if you can figure out how I made this (hint I used calculus)
let angle = 0;let a = 1let w = 20;let dim = 0let maxD;let drag = 1;function setup() { createCanvas(400, 400, WEBGL); maxD = dist(0, 0, 200, 200);}function draw() { background(0); directionalLight(255, 0, -1, 0); translate(0, 0, -400, 200); rotateX(-mouseY / 50) rotateY(mouseX / 100); for (let z = 0; z < height; z += w) { for (let y = 0; y < width; y += w) { push(); noStroke(); normalMaterial(255); let d = dist(y, z, width / 2, height / 2) let offset = map(d, 0, maxD, 3 * drag * PI, -2 * drag * PI + QUARTER_PI); translate(y - width / 2, 0, z - height / 2); let a2 = angle + offset; let h2 = map(sin(a2), -1, 1, 10, 300); box(w - 2, h2, w - 2); pop(); } } angle = angle + 0.1 * a;}function mouseClicked() { if (a === 1) { a = -1; } else { a = 1; }}

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