Seems like a great opportunity for lots of fun Kyle.
I suppose you might start with simple linear data flows in the message domain. Examples like
Convert Fahrenheit to Celsius Convert Dollars to Euros
Then plot them into graphs
Up to then you can avoid triggers/ eval orders - once you have covered triggers you can do
Find the average of N numbers Vector magnitude sqrt(x*x + y*y*)
If you hide the innards of GEM and just call it a 'graphics output routine' you could do equations of circle etc.
The beetle race and roulette wheel (on my site) were popular and generated lots of discussion.
One example I thought would be easy actually turned out quite hard in Pd - a desktop calculator (definitely an advanced topic)
On Fri, 13 Jun 2008 13:30:09 -0500 "Kyle Klipowicz" kyleklip@gmail.com wrote:
Hello Listers~
I'm teaching a 1 month Summer school session for K-8 grade students and would like to include Pd for a mathematics learning tool. I am wondering if anyone else has done something similar, or has any links to DSP/math related materials that would be suitable for this age group. Also, if anyone is sharing their lesson plans for Pd beginners, I would love to see something that I might be able to adapt for my students.
Any ideas would be greatly appreciated, as kids often hate Summer school and I want to make this a fun activity for them.
~Kyle
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