Content Showcase: Math in the News

12/12/11. 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.

12/19/11. In this issue we look at the steep drop in the price of NetFlix’s stock. We examine why it happened and make a prediction about the stock’s future.

January 2012. In this issue of Math in the News we look at the Facebook IPO.

January 2012. In this issue we look at the Burj Khalifa Tower, made popular with the release of the Mission Impossible movie.

January 2012. In this issue of Math in the News, we look at box office data from 2011.

January 2012. In this issue of Math in the News we analyze how the Costa Concordia sank.

February 2012. In this issue of Math in the News we look at stats from Super Bowls past.

February 2012. In this issue we look at unemployment statistics from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

February 2012. In this issue of Math in the News, we analyze data on the price of gasoline.

February 2012. In this issue of Math in the News, we look at basketball statistics, in particular the stats for Jeremy Lin.

March 2012. In this issue of Math in the News we explore daylight savings time and standard time mathematically.

March 2012. In this issue we look at March Madness mathematically.

March 2012. In this issue of Math in the News we look at Peyton Manning's new contract with the Denver Broncos. Was this a good deal or not?

April 2012. In this issue of Math in the News we look at the future of Research in Motion's Blackberry, in light of the rise of the iPhone and Android devices.

April 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.

April 2012. In this issue of Math in the News we look at the recent earthquake near Indonesia and compare it to the devastating earthquake of 2004.

April 2012. In this issue of Math in the News, we look at the last flight of the Shuttle Discovery on a 747 and compare the weight of this freight and that of a 747 with passengers. Which is heavier?

May 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.

May 2012. In this issue of Math in the News we investigate the Super Moon phenomenon mathematically.

May 2012. In this issue of Math in the News we look at unemployment statistics and compare the U3 and U6 stats.

September 2012. In this issue of Math in the News we look at the great Monarch butterfly migration.

September 2012. In this issue we look at August 2012 unemployment statistics.

September 2012. In this issue of Math in the News we look at the Monarch Butterfly Migration with new data since our last investigation of it.

September 2012. In this issue of Math in the News we look at the remarkable success of the Washington Nationals baseball team. In the process we look at the success of new baseball franchises and why this happens.

October 2012. In this issue of Math in the News we look at Columbus' voyages. We make some calculations based on map data.