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Inspiration

There was no memorization tool on the App Store that helped high School students memorize the Unit Circle: a useful tool for trigonometry and calculus, so I decided to make one. I also wanted to help others memorize all 6 functions (Sin, Cos, Tan, CSC, Sec, and Cot) for all the angles (0-360) degrees, or (0-2π) radians. We were only required to learn Sin, Cos, and Tan for 0-90, then apply the knowledge to the other angles, since they were just reference angles to the root angles. Basically, I started with one idea --the unit circle-- and I and tried to expand it into a memorization platform.

What it does

It's suppose to help people memorize topics in a fun and intuitive way. Though it only has one module, one "topic," more will be coming.

How I built it

I used Xcode to do the coding. I used Sketch to help design the UI, App icon, and basic self Marketing Screen to post on my social media.

DISCLAMER: I started working on this in 2015, for my final project for a Computer Programming class, because I didn't want to use VB, so I used what I knew with Swift. Then I tried to work on it over the summer --I even tried to implement the lock pick game, but I ended up losing a vision for it and ended up putting the app on the back burner. I resumed work on the app for my final project in APCS, and I vowed myself to actually get this posted on the App Store, so for my Make School Summer Academy App I decided to work on it and get it published. And now with Make School Summer Academy coming to a close, I have finally pushed my app to the App Store to get published, and it was!!

Challenges I ran into

Having a vision for what I wanted to do
Working with constraints for my keyboard
Refactoring code: into Constants, and Models

Accomplishments that I'm proud of

Actually getting this published on the App Store
Working through challenges, no matter how hard or difficult they got

What I learned

It's at times better to go for the simpler solution, even though the complex solution might make the UI look better
MVC, and how to apply it to my code
Learning about when and best use cases to use Protocols, Extensions, and Enums.