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Math in the News: Issue 16--Blockbuster Math |
Math in the News: Issue 16--Blockbuster Math
7/4/11. In this issue we look at box office receipts for blockbuster movies as well as flops. |
Data Analysis | |
Math in the News: Issue 17--Lone Star Employer |
Math in the News: Issue 17--Lone Star Employer
7/11/11. In this issue we look at the underlying factors that make Texas such a powerhouse for employment. |
Data Analysis | |
Math in the News: Issue 19--Mr. 3000 |
Math in the News: Issue 19--Mr. 3000
7/25/11. In this issue we look at the elite group of baseball players that have hit 3000 or more hits in their careers. |
Data Analysis | |
Math in the News: Issue 20--Heat Wave! |
Math in the News: Issue 20--Heat Wave!
8/1/11. In this issue we look at the physics of air pressure and the forces that give rise to heat waves. |
Data Analysis | |
Math in the News: Issue 21--Why Does Washington Spend So Much? |
Math in the News: Issue 21--Why Does Washington Spend So Much?
8/8/11. In this issue we look at federal spending and the growth of such spending. |
Data Analysis and Percents | |
Math in the News: Issue 22--Football Is On! |
Math in the News: Issue 22--Football Is On!
8/15/11. In this issue we look at the specifics of the new NFL collective bargaining agreement. |
Data Analysis | |
Math in the News: Issue 23--How the Government Borrows Money |
Math in the News: Issue 23--How the Government Borrows Money
8/22/11. In this issue we look at the way in which the U.S. government borrows money. This involves an exploration of Treasury bonds and notes. |
Data Analysis | |
Math in the News: Issue 24--A Wild, Random Ride on a Hurricane |
Math in the News: Issue 24--A Wild, Random Ride on a Hurricane
8/29/11. In this issue we look at random path of a hurricane by developing a simulation for tracking the path of a hurricane. |
Data Analysis, Data Gathering and Probability | |
Math in the News: Issue 25--E-Mail |
Math in the News: Issue 25--Did E-Mail Doom the Postal Service?
9/5/11. In this issue we look at the financial state of the U.S. |
Data Analysis | |
Math in the News: Issue 28--Will the Euro Survive? |
Math in the News: Issue 28--Will the Euro Survive?
9/26/11. In this issue we look at the state of the euro and the economies in the Eurozone. |
Data Analysis | |
Math in the News: Issue 30--An Improbable Collapse! |
Math in the News: Issue 30--An Improbable Collapse!
10/10/11. In this issue we look at the Boston Red Sox and their improbable collapse in September. |
Data Analysis | |
Math in the News: Issue 32--A Man for All Seasons |
Math in the News: Issue 32--A Man for All Seasons
10/24/11. In this issue we pay tribute to the life and times of Steve Jobs. |
Data Analysis | |
Math in the News: Issue 33--TV Winners and Losers |
Math in the News: Issue 33--TV Winners and Losers
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? |
Data Analysis | |
Math in the News: Issue 36--Will There Be an NBA Season? |
Math in the News: Issue 36--Will There Be an NBA Season?
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? |
Data Analysis | |
Math in the News: Issue 4--The Cost of Gasoline |
Math in the News: Issue 4--The Cost of Gasoline
4/11/11. In this issue we look at the high price of gasoline and investigate whether a hybrid car makes more economic sense. |
Data Analysis and Ratios and Rates | |
Math in the News: Issue 40--Will Netflix Bounce Back? |
Math in the News: Issue 40--Will Netflix Bounce Back?
12/19/11. In this issue we look at the steep drop in the price of NetFlix’s stock. |
Data Analysis | |
Math in the News: Issue 41--2012: The Facebook Year |
Math in the News: Issue 41--2012: The Facebook Year
January 2012. In this issue of Math in the News we look at the Facebook IPO. |
Data Analysis | |
Math in the News: Issue 43--A Hollywood Decline? |
Math in the News: Issue 43--A Hollywood Decline?
January 2012. In this issue of Math in the News, we look at box office data from 2011. |
Data Analysis | |
Math in the News: Issue 45--Super Bowl Stats |
Math in the News: Issue 45--Super Bowl Stats
February 2012. In this issue of Math in the News we look at stats from Super Bowls past. |
Data Analysis | |
Math in the News: Issue 46--The Unemployment Rate |
Math in the News: Issue 46--The Unemployment Rate
February 2012. In this issue we look at unemployment statistics from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. |
Data Analysis | |
Math in the News: Issue 47--The Rising Price of Gasoline |
Math in the News: Issue 47--The Rising Price of Gasoline
February 2012. In this issue of Math in the News, we analyze data on the price of gasoline. |
Data Analysis | |
Math in the News: Issue 48--How Good Is Jeremy Lin? |
Math in the News: Issue 48--How Good Is Jeremy Lin?
February 2012. In this issue of Math in the News, we look at basketball statistics, in particular the stats for Jeremy Lin. |
Data Analysis | |
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 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 60--Unemployment |
Math in the News: Issue 60--Unemployment
September 2012. In this issue we look at August 2012 unemployment statistics. |
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 | |
Math in the News: Issue 62--The Washington Nationals |
Math in the News: Issue 62--The Washington Nationals
September 2012. In this issue of Math in the News we look at the remarkable success of the Washington Nationals baseball team. |
Data Analysis | |
Math in the News: Issue 63--Columbus's Voyages |
Math in the News: Issue 63--Columbus's Voyages
October 2012. In this issue of Math in the News we look at Columbus' voyages. We make some calculations based on map data. |
Data Analysis | |
Math in the News: Issue 65--Tracking Hurricane Sandy |
Math in the News: Issue 65--Tracking Hurricane Sandy
October 2012. In this issue of Math in the News, we look at probability maps that predict landfall and storm surge for Hurricane Sandy. |
Data Analysis | |
Math in the News: Issue 66--Data Analysis, Halloween Style |
Math in the News: Issue 66--Data Analysis, Halloween Style
October 2012. In this issue of Math in the News, we look at Halloween-related data. In particular, we look at statistics related to pumpkins. |
Data Analysis | |
Math in the News: Issue 67--Election Results |
Math in the News: Issue 67--Election Results
November 2012. In this issue of Math in the News, we look at statistics for the recent Presidential election. |
Data Analysis | |
Math in the News: Issue 68--Flu Season |
Math in the News: Issue 68--Flu Season
February 2013. In this issue of Math in the News, we look at statistics for the flu season. |
Data Analysis | |
Math in the News: Issue 69--The Russian Meteorite |
Math in the News: Issue 69--The Russian Meteorite
February 2013. In this issue of Math in the News we look at statistics related to Russian meteor that recently crash-landed. |
Data Analysis | |
Math in the News: Issue 7--Texas Wildfires |
Math in the News: Issue 7--Texas Wildfires
5/2/11. In this issue we explore the wildfires in Texas. In particular, we conduct random walk simulations as a tool for predicting the path of a wildfire. |
Data Analysis | |
Math in the News: Issue 74--Are You Driving Less? |
Math in the News: Issue 74--Are You Driving Less?
August 2013. In this issue we look at the University of Michigan Study on American driving habts. The results show that Americans are driving less. |
Data Analysis | |
Math in the News: Issue 75--A Swim for the Ages |
Math in the News: Issue 75--A Swim for the Ages
August 2013. In this issue we look at Diana Nyad's remarkable swim from Cuba to Florida. It becomes an opportunity to explore Average Speed. |
Data Analysis | |
Math in the News: Issue 79--The End of an Era? |
Math in the News: Issue 79--The End of an Era?
September 2013. In this issue we take a second look at Blackberry's financial woes. |
Data Analysis | |
Math in the News: Issue 8--Tornado Damage |
Math in the News: Issue 8--Tornado Damage
5/9/11. In this issue we look at tornado season. In particular we study why the swirling winds of a tornado are so damaging. |
Data Analysis | |
Math in the News: Issue 80--A Season for the Ages |
Math in the News: Issue 80--A Season for the Ages
October 2013. In this issue we follow Peyton Manning's extraordinary season with the Denver Broncos. This is a follow-up from Issue 51. |
Data Analysis | |
Math in the News: Issue 81--The Growth of America |
Math in the News: Issue 81--The Growth of America
October 2013. In this issue we look at how America has grown from its formation as a country. |
Data Analysis | |
Math in the News: Issue 82--Halloween Stats |
Math in the News: Issue 82--Halloween Stats
October 2013. In this issue we look at statistics related to Halloween 2013. We explore how the economy is affecting holiday spending. |
Data Analysis | |
Math in the News: Issue 83--Super Typhoon Haiyan |
Math in the News: Issue 83--Super Typhoon Haiyan
November 2013. In this issue of Math in the News we look at Typhoon Haiyan to learn to distinguish between typhoons and hurricanes. |
Data Analysis | |
Math in the News: Issue 85--2013 Movies: A Year in Review |
Math in the News: Issue 85--2013 Movies: A Year in Review
January 2014. In this issue of Math in the News we look at box office data from 2013. |
Data Analysis | |
Math in the News: Issue 86--The Rise of the Chinese Yuan |
Math in the News: Issue 86--The Rise of the Chinese Yuan
January 2014. In this issue of Math in the News we look at the foreign exchange market and the rise of the Chinese Yuan. |
Data Analysis | |
Math in the News: Issue 89--Who Will Win Super Bowl XLVIII? |
Math in the News: Issue 89--Who Will Win Super Bowl XLVIII?
January 2014. In this issue of Math in the News we look at football statistics to examine who stands the best chance of winning Super Bowl XLVIII. |
Data Analysis |