Content Showcase: Math in the News

March 2011. In this issue we look at the continuing housing crisis that began in 2008. We use a spreadsheet to calculate mortgage payments.

10/10/11. In this issue we look at the Boston Red Sox and their improbable collapse in September. They were one out away from making the playoffs, but they ended their game and season in dramatic fashion.

10/17/11. In this issue we look at the earthquake damage that the Washington Monument recently experienced. Some dramatic footage reveals cracks in the exterior of the monument.

10/24/11. In this issue we pay tribute to the life and times of Steve Jobs. We also analyze financial data for Apple to see what a dramatic impact Jobs had.

10/31/11. In this issue we look at TV ratings for the Fall 2011 lineup. Why do some series succeed and others fail after a few episodes?

11/6/11. In this issue we look at the listeria bacteria to see what makes this particular type of bacteria so dangerous.

11/14/11. In this issue we commemorate the 125th anniversary of the Statue of Liberty. We also look at the geometry and architecture of this monument.

11/21/11. In this issue we look at the NBA labor dispute. Why is this labor dispute so different from the one for the NFL?

11/28/11. In this issue we look at the geometry of parade balloons.

12/7/11. In this issue we look at the heroic work of salvaging and retrofitting many of the ships sunk during the attack on Pearl Harbor.

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.

4/11/11. In this issue we look at the high price of gasoline and investigate whether a hybrid car makes more economic sense. We look at various statistics to make a determination.

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.

4/18/11. In this issue we look at income taxes. We analyze who pays what proportion of income taxes based on income level.

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?