The secret of happiness is not in doing what one likes, but in liking what one does."  Kemmons Wilson

Part 1. Develop a mathematical model to predict the number of Ping-Pong balls that would completely fill ERIC 205 when our class is in session (including 35 people and all the furniture).

You must hand in a copy of the cover sheet for the assignment and your solutions to Part 1 on engnieering paper. There are no Canvas submissions for this assignment.

Follow the homework format and include the following sections:

1. State the problem.
   

2. Present your mathematical formula for predicting the number of Ping-Pong balls that will fit into ERIC 205 during class time.
   

3. Define all the symbols associated with your model (include units).
   

4. List the strengths and weaknesses of your model.
   

5. Present estimates for variables and parameters in your model (include any assumptions).
   

6. Give a numerical prediction for the number of Ping-Pong balls that would completely fill ERIC 205 (during class time).
   

7. Comment on the sensitivity of your prediction to the values of the variables and the parameters

Part 2. Read the Chapters 1 - 2 in "A Mind for Numbers" by Barbara Oakley.

Cover sheet for homework

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