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Math in the News: Issue 78--Salvaging the Costa Concordia
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Math in the News: Issue 78--Salvaging the Costa Concordia
Math in the News: Issue 78--Salvaging the Costa Concordia
September 2013. In this issue we look at the impressive engineering effort in raising the Costa Concordia, a cruise ship that sank off the Italian coast. This provides an opportunity to study vectors in the context of physics.
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| Common Core Standards | CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.HSG.GMD.A.3 |
|---|---|
| Grade Range | 6 - 12 |
| Curriculum Nodes |
Geometry • Surface Area and Volume • Surface Area • Volume |
| Copyright Year | 2013 |
| Keywords | costa concordia, sunken ship, engineering, vectors, torque |
