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Math in the News: Issue 39--Monument to a Hero |
Math in the News: Issue 39--Monument to a Hero12/12/11. In this issue we look at the MLK Memorial and the special properties of granite that presented some design challenges in the construction of the statue. |
Surface Area and Volume | |
Math in the News: Issue 42--The Burj Khalifa Tower |
Math in the News: Issue 42--The Burj Khalifa TowerJanuary 2012. In this issue we look at the Burj Khalifa Tower, made popular with the release of the Mission Impossible movie. |
Applications of 3D Geometry | |
Math in the News: Issue 44--Sunk: The Costa Concordia |
Math in the News: Issue 44--Sunk: The Costa ConcordiaJanuary 2012. In this issue of Math in the News we analyze how the Costa Concordia sank. |
Surface Area and Volume | |
Math in the News: Issue 53--Titanic: A Century Later |
Math in the News: Issue 53--Titanic: A Century LaterApril 2012. In this issue of Math in the News we analyze the sinking of the Titanic. It has been a hundred years, yet the story of the sinkin g of the Titanic still fascinates. |
Surface Area and Volume | |
Math in the News: Issue 56--The Freedom Tower |
Math in the News: Issue 56--The Freedom TowerMay 2012. In this issue of Math in the News we look at the architecture of the Freedom Tower, now that it has become the tallest building in NYC. |
3-Dimensional Figures | |
Math in the News: Issue 73--County Fairs and Funnel Cakes |
Math in the News: Issue 73--County Fairs and Funnel CakesAugust 2013. In this issue we look at the geometry of funnel cakes. You'll like the sweet results. |
Surface Area and Volume | |
Math in the News: Issue 8--Tornado Damage |
Math in the News: Issue 8--Tornado Damage5/9/11. In this issue we look at tornado season. In particular we study why the swirling winds of a tornado are so damaging. |
Data Analysis | |
Math in the News: Issue 9--Mississippi Floods |
Math in the News: Issue 9--Mississippi Floods5/16/11. In this issue we look at the flooding along the Mississippi. In particular we analyze the flooding along Memphis, Tennessee. We develop a model for predicting the amount of flooding. |
Volume | |
Video Transcript: Geometry Applications: 3D Geometry |
Video Transcript: Geometry Applications: 3D GeometryThis is the transcript for the video of same title. Video contents: In this program we explore the properties of three-dimensional figures. We do this in the context of two real-world applications. In the first, we look at the three-dimensional structure of Mayan pyramids. |
3-Dimensional Figures and Applications of 3D Geometry | |
Video Transcript: Geometry Applications: 3D Geometry, Segment 1: Introduction |
Video Transcript: Geometry Applications: 3D Geometry, Segment 1: IntroductionThis is the transcript for the video of same title. Video contents: We visit ancient Greece to learn about the Platonic Solids. This provides an introduction to the more general topic of three-dimensional figures. |
3-Dimensional Figures and Applications of 3D Geometry | |
Video Transcript: Geometry Applications: 3D Geometry, Segment 2: Pyramids |
Video Transcript: Geometry Applications: 3D Geometry, Segment 2: PyramidsThis is the transcript for the video of same title. Video contents: Rectangular Prisms. Mayan pyramids are essentially stacks of rectangular prisms. The volume of each successive level is a percentage decrease of its lower neighbor. |
3-Dimensional Figures and Applications of 3D Geometry | |
Video Transcript: Geometry Applications: 3D Geometry, Segment 3: Cylinders |
Video Transcript: Geometry Applications: 3D Geometry, Segment 3: CylindersThis is the transcript for the video of same title. Video contents: The Shanghai Tower in China is a stack of cylindrical shapes, where each successive layer is a percentage decrease of its lower neighbor. |
3-Dimensional Figures and Applications of 3D Geometry | |
Video Transcript: Geometry Applications: Quadrilaterals |
Video Transcript: Geometry Applications: QuadrilateralsThis is the transcript for the video of same title. Video contents: In this program we explore the properties of quadrilaterals. We do this in the context of two real-world applications. |
Applications of Quadrilaterals | |
Video Transcript: Geometry Applications: Quadrilaterals, Segment 1: Introduction |
Video Transcript: Geometry Applications: Quadrilaterals, Segment 1: IntroductionThis is the transcript for the video of same title. Video contents: Stonehenge is best known as a circular structure. But it's the post and lintel construction used that is noteworthy, and this type of construction involves quadrilateral shapes. |
Applications of Quadrilaterals | |
Video Transcript: Geometry Applications: Quadrilaterals, Segment 2: Squares and Rectangles |
Video Transcript: Geometry Applications: Quadrilaterals, Segment 2: Squares and RectanglesThis is the transcript for the video of same title. Video contents: Frank Lloyd Wright's architectural masterpiece Falling Water is also a stunning assembly of quadrilateral shapes. |
Applications of Quadrilaterals | |
Video Transcript: Geometry Applications: Quadrilaterals, Segment 3: Parallelograms and Trapezoids |
Video Transcript: Geometry Applications: Quadrilaterals, Segment 3: Parallelograms and TrapezoidsThis is the transcript for the video of same title. Video contents: The Puerta de Europa towers in Madrid bring parallelograms front and center. |
Applications of Quadrilaterals | |
Video Transcript: Geometry Applications: Antiprisms |
Video Transcript: Geometry Applications: AntiprismsThis is the transcript for the video: Geometry Applications—Antiprisms. In this video students learn the basics of antiprisms, in the context of New York’s Freedom Tower, which has an antiprism design. They learn the properties of antiprisms, with the focus on those with a square base. |
3-Dimensional Figures | |
Video Transcript: Geometry Applications: Rectangular Prisms |
Rectangular Prisms | ||
Video Transcript: Geometry Applications: What Are Prisms? |
Video Transcript: Geometry Applications: What Are Prisms?This is the transcript for the video: Geometry Applications--What Are Prisms? In this video students learn the basics of prisms and anti prisms. They learn the properties of triangular prisms, rectangular prisms, triangular antiprisms, and rectangular antiprisms. |
Rectangular Prisms and Triangular Prisms | |
Video Tutorial: Perimeter of a Triangle |
Video Tutorial: Perimeter of a TriangleIn this video tutorial learn about perimeter in the context of triangles. Several examples of calculating a perimeter are shown: whole number sides, decimal sides. Then we look at triangles one of whose sides is a variable. The resulting perimeter is an algebraic expression. |
Area and Perimeter of Triangles | |
VIDEO: 3D Geometry Animation: Antiprisms 2 |
VIDEO: 3D Geometry Animation: Antiprism Folding Out into Two PyramidsThis is part of a series of video animations of three-dimensional figures. These animations show different views of these figures: top, side, and bottom. Many of these figures are a standard part of the geometry curriculum and being able to recognize them is important. |
3-Dimensional Figures | |
VIDEO: Geometry Applications: 3D Geometry |
VIDEO: Geometry Applications: 3D GeometryIn this program we explore the properties of three-dimensional figures. We do this in the context of two real-world applications. In the first, we look at the three-dimensional structure of Mayan pyramids. These stair-step structures provide a unique opportunity to also explore sequences and series. |
3-Dimensional Figures | |
VIDEO: Geometry Applications: 3D Geometry, 1 |
VIDEO: Geometry Applications: 3D Geometry, Segment 1: Introduction.We visit ancient Greece to learn about the Platonic Solids. This provides an introduction to the more general topic of three-dimensional figures. |
3-Dimensional Figures | |
VIDEO: Geometry Applications: 3D Geometry, 2 |
VIDEO: Geometry Applications: 3D Geometry, Segment 2: PyramidsRectangular Prisms. Mayan pyramids are essentially stacks of rectangular prisms. The volume of each successive level is a percentage decrease of its lower neighbor. This introduces the notion of a geometric sequence and series, including an infinite series. |
3-Dimensional Figures and Pyramids | |
VIDEO: Geometry Applications: 3D Geometry, 3 |
VIDEO: Geometry Applications: 3D Geometry, Segment 3: CylindersThe Shanghai Tower in China is a stack of cylindrical shapes, where each successive layer is a percentage decrease of its lower neighbor. As with the previous section, this introduces the notion of a geometric sequence and series. |
3-Dimensional Figures and Cylinders |