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Math in the News: Issue 10--Invasion: Cicada! |
Math in the News: Issue 10--Invasion: Cicada!
5/23/11. In this issue we look at the swarm of cicadas along the Midwest and South. This periodic occurrence of cicadas is explored mathematically. |
Trigonometric Functions | |
Math in the News: Issue 49--Why Daylight Savings Time? |
Math in the News: Issue 49--Why Daylight Savings Time?
March 2012. In this issue of Math in the News we explore daylight savings time and standard time mathematically. |
Trigonometric Functions | |
Math in the News: Issue 5--Tax Day |
Math in the News: Issue 5--Tax Day
4/18/11. In this issue we look at income taxes. We analyze who pays what proportion of income taxes based on income level. |
Data Analysis | |
Math in the News: Issue 50--March Madness Made Rational |
Math in the News: Issue 50--March Madness Made Rational
March 2012. In this issue we look at March Madness mathematically. |
Data Analysis | |
Math in the News: Issue 51--Peyton Manning |
Math in the News: Issue 51--Is Peyton Manning a Good Investment?
March 2012. In this issue of Math in the News we look at Peyton Manning's new contract with the Denver Broncos. |
Data Analysis | |
Math in the News: Issue 52--The iPhone |
Math in the News: Issue 52--Did the iPhone Doom the Blackberry?
April 2012. |
Data Analysis | |
Math in the News: Issue 53--Titanic: A Century Later |
Math in the News: Issue 53--Titanic: A Century Later
April 2012. In this issue of Math in the News we analyze the sinking of the Titanic. |
Surface Area and Volume | |
Math in the News: Issue 54--Earthquake: Indonesia |
Math in the News: Issue 54--Earthquake: Indonesia
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. |
Applications of Exponential and Logarithmic Functions | |
Math in the News: Issue 55--Coming Home |
Math in the News: Issue 55--Coming Home
April 2012. |
Numerical Expressions and Variable Expressions | |
Math in the News: Issue 56--The Freedom Tower |
Math in the News: Issue 56--The Freedom Tower
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. |
3-Dimensional Figures | |
Math in the News: Issue 57--Super Moon |
Math in the News: Issue 57--Super Moon
May 2012. In this issue of Math in the News we investigate the Super Moon phenomenon mathematically. |
Trigonometric Functions | |
Math in the News: Issue 58--Unemployment |
Math in the News: Issue 58--Unemployment
May 2012. In this issue of Math in the News we look at unemployment statistics and compare the U3 and U6 stats. |
Data Analysis | |
Math in the News: Issue 59--The Butterfly Migration |
Math in the News: Issue 59--The Butterfly Migration
September 2012. In this issue of Math in the News we look at the great Monarch butterfly migration. |
Data Analysis | |
Math in the News: Issue 6--The BP Oil Spill, a Year Later |
Math in the News: Issue 6--The BP Oil Spill, a Year Later
4/25/11. In this issue we discuss the BP oil spill one year after the spill. |
Data Analysis | |
Math in the News: Issue 61--The Butterfly Migration Update |
Math in the News: Issue 61--The Butterfly Migration Update
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. |
Data Analysis | |
The Equation Game: Teacher's Guide |
The Equation Game: Teacher's Guide
In this hands-on game using readily available materials in your class or (in the case of virtual learning) home, students learn to model equations. |
Applications of Equations and Inequalities |