Intergalactic Planetary

To start to make our model we first had to find what we wanted out model to be. To do this we analyzed a table of many different factors and variables. We decided the one we where most interested in was the yes or no of if a planet had rings. So first we looked down the column  to check if that planet had rings and if it did we would look at the factors in the rest of the column and compare them to other factors of other planets that had rings. Some of the factors that we found correlated were the planets mass, density, diameter, rotational period, and if it had a magnetic field

After doing some brainstorming we thought of 2 way to portray our model. One being a tree of all of the factors that would deter main if Planet X would have rings or not. So you would follow the tree from the top down. Immediately going to the planet does not have rings if there is no magnetic field. If it  does you  would go down  to  the rest of  the tree for  the next 3 if you had at least  2 of 3  "yes"s  then you  would say the planet would have rings  since the factors can occasionally fluctuate. 

The other idea we had was to make box plots that would show the medians and outliers of  the planets with rings. We tied these into the tree by having you answer yes or no if the factor where you where analyzing was in the box plots median meaning it would be most likely to have rings. 

Some concepts we went over in class include Universal Force of Gravity, Orbital Period, Orbital Velocity, and Orbit

Universal Force of Gravity:  The equation is  F(force of gravity)= G(gravitational constant) * m1*m2 (mass 1 and mass 2) / d^2 (distance squared) Breaking down this equation in English rather than F=G*m1*m2/d^2 is  that the force of gravity equals the gravitational constant times the 2 masses you are comparing multiplied together divided by the distance between those masses squared. (a shortned version we learned in class is every object is attracted to everyother object directly proportionaly to their masses and inversly proprtional to the distance between them squared)

Orbital Period:  The time it takes for a planet or a satellite to complete a full orbit around whichever object it is orbiting.

Orbital Velocity: The velocity in which a planet or a satellite is revolving around the object that it is orbiting.

Orbit: The motion a planet or satellite takes around another object caused by the pull of that object gravity on the planet or satellite. 

Reflection

Overall the project went quite smoothly. We didn't have any problems or disagreements so on that front I believe that we did quite well.  Our communication was very good for the most part. We effectively divided up parts of the project for us to do leading to a very efficient and stress free project and work load. We also both worked hard and didn't leave things until the last minute in fact I believe we where done with our models very early and where just doing nitpicky touchup work for most of the work times. One thing I could do better was that when I was out for one day due to being sick I missed an important section of class. I think I could have made a better effort to understand what we did that day rather than just trying to get a rough explanation and move on.