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Wed, Jul 27 2011 11:51:32

The Three Acts of an #anyqs

Greg, Dan, Dave, and I discuss how Dave's stupendous Act I of an #anyqs sheds light on the complications of Act II, and muse on Act II in general.

  1. ddmeyer
    OMG: Dave is such a beast. RT @dcox21 What questions does this provoke? http://vimeo.com/26430936 #anyqs
    ddmeyer
    Fri, Jul 15 2011 06:49:07
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  2. ddmeyer
    @dcox21 How long is it gonna take? I wanna know. #anyqs
    ddmeyer
    Fri, Jul 15 2011 06:49:30
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  3. ddmeyer
    @dcox21 Ha ha. I get such a kick out of your first act, where you basically kill twenty seconds on proper BBQ maintenance.
    ddmeyer
    Fri, Jul 15 2011 10:17:35
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  4. dcox21
    @ddmeyer Adds to the drama.
    dcox21
    Fri, Jul 15 2011 10:18:46
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  5. maxmathforum
    @dcox21 #anyqs I want to know how long it takes to go up a few more degrees (at least 3) since I don't want to assume a linear model
    maxmathforum
    Fri, Jul 15 2011 08:45:42
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  6. dcox21
    @maxmathforum Good to know, thanks.
    dcox21
    Fri, Jul 15 2011 09:03:32
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  7. dcox21
    @ddmeyer how much more video would you need? I honestly don't know how much more I'd give my students.
    dcox21
    Fri, Jul 15 2011 08:22:55
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  8. ddmeyer
    @dcox21 What I want for the end of the first act is a close-up on the thermometer as the temperature rises.
    ddmeyer
    Fri, Jul 15 2011 10:18:28
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  9. dcox21
    @ddmeyer What would a close up add that's not already there? We've settled on the question, so how much more information do I give?
    dcox21
    Fri, Jul 15 2011 10:20:53
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  10. ddmeyer
    @dcox21 Yeah, you might be right. First act feels good.
    ddmeyer
    Fri, Jul 15 2011 10:24:10
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  11. ddmeyer
    @dcox21 "When do I pull the meat off the grill?" is as solid a Q (for me) as they come. The third act is revealing the answer. That's easy.
    ddmeyer
    Fri, Jul 15 2011 10:19:12
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  12. ddmeyer
    @dcox21 It's the second act that's bugging me.
    ddmeyer
    Fri, Jul 15 2011 10:19:20
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  13. Almost immediately, we start to wonder... what comes next? What do we need mathematically? Pedagogically? We first discuss the complicatedness of the model itself (how hard will it be to make a valid prediction?).

  14. dcox21
    @ddmeyer Right. That's where I'm at. I don't know what model (if any) best fits this thing. What does the learner need at this point?
    dcox21
    Fri, Jul 15 2011 10:22:36
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  15. ddmeyer
    @dcox21 A couple of probes, a slab of meat, and a hot plate.
    ddmeyer
    Fri, Jul 15 2011 10:24:35
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  16. dcox21
    @ddmeyer There's no way to duplicate the temp inside that BBQ, though. Thermometer is whacked on the thing anyway.
    dcox21
    Fri, Jul 15 2011 10:26:32
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  17. dcox21
    @ddmeyer For act 2, I'm thinking give the raw video for different ranges of temps...maybe 10 degrees at a time. Give them if they ask.
    dcox21
    Fri, Jul 15 2011 10:29:39
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  18. dcox21
    @ddmeyer We need a 40 degree increase. "How close do you need to get to medium before you're confident on guessing dinner time?"
    dcox21
    Fri, Jul 15 2011 10:30:59
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  19. sarcasymptote
    @ddmeyer @dcox21 "The iGrill has a nice trend graph to look at how things are progressing." NOT A JOKE: http://www.popsci.com/gadgets/article/2011-05/testing-goods-igrill-bluetooth-meat-thermometer-your-iphone
    sarcasymptote
    Fri, Jul 15 2011 11:06:34
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  20. maxmathforum
    @dcox21 @ddmeyer I'm not a BBQer. There are rules of thumb about timing, right? Where do they come from? Are they accurate?
    maxmathforum
    Fri, Jul 15 2011 10:39:30
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  21. maxmathforum
    @dcox21 @ddmeyer usually it's based on thickness and it's linear, like X minutes per inch or something, right? Could that be the question?
    maxmathforum
    Fri, Jul 15 2011 10:40:19
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  22. dcox21
    @maxmathforum @ddmeyer I'm not too familiar with the timing, but it would probably assume a constant cooking temp.
    dcox21
    Fri, Jul 15 2011 10:41:59
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  23. dcox21
    @maxmathforum @ddmeyer I can all but guarantee an inconsistent temp inside that BBQ.
    dcox21
    Fri, Jul 15 2011 10:42:28
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  24. maxmathforum
    @dcox21 @ddmeyer so do we have a great #anyqs first act and a third act but the math in the middle might be really complex to model?
    maxmathforum
    Fri, Jul 15 2011 10:47:31
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  25. ddmeyer
    @maxmathforum @dcox21 I think Max nailed this one.
    ddmeyer
    Fri, Jul 15 2011 10:50:08
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