So I like the progress of my project thus far. I like the real world connections and the fact that I am letting go of the need for the numbers to be nice and "easy" to deal with. This is a huge deal for me and I am looking forward to working through to the end of this process.
My concern is that I began with a math goal/concept in mind and have had to departure from that and follow the math that is involved in the problem that I have created. The solution to the problem does not lie in the math domain that I originally intended. Therefore, am I accomplishing my goal (to create a project related to polynomial