Makerspace at the Fulton School
Similar to the disk method, the shell method is used to find the volumes of shapes rotated around the x-axis or y-axis. Instead of dividing the shapes into disks, they are divided into shells. The shell method is necessary when the shape formed is…
To solidify my knowledge of the disk method in calculus, I created a visual representation of the method, explaining it. The Disk method is used to find the volume of shapes made by rotating a function around the x or y axis. After rotating…
Our Prusa XL had been shipped to us from Czechia via FedEx, costing roughly $500 along with a $600 import tariff (are we great yet?), which unfortunately wasn’t enough money for FedEx to treat the obviously expensive package with any sort of care (having…
During the summer of 2025, the Makerspace acquired the 5-toolhead version of the Prusa XL. The new printer allows us to go beyond what our Prusa MK3S/+ printers could do in terms of speed, reliability, print quality, and much more. This blog post will…
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