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Math in the News: Issue 29--A Leviathan Retires

Math in the News: Issue 29--A Leviathan Retires

10/3/11. In this issue we look at the recent crash landing of the UARS satellite. We investigate why it is so difficult to predict where such satellites will land.

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Common Core Standards CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.HSA.CED.A.1
Grade Range 6 - 12
Curriculum Nodes Algebra
    • The Language of Math
        • Numerical Expressions
        • Variable Expressions
Copyright Year 2011
Keywords math in the news, UARS satellite, UARS, NASA, space travel, quadratic functions, quadratic equations, parabolas, issue 29