National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Nctm: Illuminations: Codes
This is a computer based program that allows students to understand basic cryptography which utilizes transformations of shifting and stretching. Students may encode their own message and see it graphically.
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The Mathematics of Power (Weighted Voting) [Pdf]
A 12-page student handout of exercises on weighted voting. Questions address notation, quotas, issues, types of voter power, the Banzhaf power index, and the Shapley-Shubik power index.
Colorado State University
Writing@csu Writing Guide: Generalizability and Transferability
This online text explains what generalizability and transferability are and their importance in research methodology. Their applications in different types of experimental contexts and designs are also explored.
Columbia University
University of Michigan: Generalizing From Sample to Population [Pdf]
This is a slideshow presentation that offers many examples of statistical studies where generalizations to the larger population were made, often leading to incorrect assumptions. While the author's commentary has been omitted, there are...
Indiana University
Indiana University Northwest: Weighted Voting
Explains how a weighted voting system works and provides examples for Canada, the European Economic Community, Nassau County in New York, the United Nations Security Council, and more. The Banzhaf index of power and the Shapley-Shubik...
Paul Dawkins
Paul's Online Notes: Algebra: Applications
Provides examples of applications of exponential functions involving compound interest and exponential growth and decay, and an example of an application of a logarithm involving earthquake intensity.
Other
Us Government: Fed Stats
This site shows charts, graphs, and information from more than 70 agencies in the United States Federal Government that produce statistics of interest to the public.
Other
Fas: Strategic Assessment: The Internet
A strategic assessment of the role that the Internet is playing in the political process of America. The article looks at trends and makes predictions. Although geared toward the Department of Defense, the article is very comprehensible...
Cengage Learning
Brooks/cole: Real World Mathematics
This page describes different types of applications in which different forms of Math can be used. Scroll down near the bottom of the page to read about how differential equations can be used in solving real world problems.
Georgia State University
Georgia State University: Hyper Physics: Laws of Sines and Cosines
At the bottom of this page from the Georgia State University, you will two real-world applications of the Laws of Sines and Cosines (in the context of velocity vectors.)
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Ask Dr. Math: Parabola Problems
Dr. Math tackles a problem about culverts. This is in response to question posed by a student.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Ask Dr. Math: Parabolic Equation of an Arch
A student, in writing to Dr. Math, wants to know how to find the equation of the parabola of McDonald's arches. Dr. Math helps the student get started with the problem.
Wolfram Research
Wolfram Science World: Cl Circuit
Shows how simple harmonic motion is used in a circuit comprised of an inductor and a capacitor. Includes detailed formula derivation utilizing calculus.
University of Michigan
University of Michigan: The Mathematics of Basic Pumping Well Hydraulics
Discusses the mathematics involved in basic pumping well hydraulics. Includes a section dealing with the steady state solution.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Numb3 Rs: Pile It On
Based off of the hit television show NUMB3RS, this lesson focuses on the age-old problem of whether to accept a large sum of money, or to accept a proposition in which a chessboard is filled with grain (each square getting double the...
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Numb3 Rs: Cycloid Ii
Based off of the hit television show NUMB3RS, this lesson provides an introduction to the integral in the sense of finding the length of a curve. In the lesson, student deconstruct a cycloid (formed by following a piece of tape on the...
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Numb3 Rs: I, It, Itera, Iteration
Based off of the hit television show NUMB3RS, this lesson introduces students to the notion of Brownian motion and has students graph a sample Brownian particle. In Brownian motion, each "step" depends on the "steps" taken previously,...
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Functions and Their Extrema
Model the trajectory of the longest home run ever hit while studying extrema of functions on the TI-89. Another real-world problem in this activity involves minimizing the amount of tin used in a cylindrical tank. Following the worked...
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Numb3 Rs of the I Ching
This activity was developed to be used in conjunction with the NUMB3RS episode "Undercurrent," in which a victim is found with a Chinese hexagram tattoo. Students will learn about trigrams and hexagrams, Chinese characters made from...
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Numb3 Rs: How Hard Can It Be?
Based off of the hit television show NUMB3RS, this lesson introduces students to one way of defining the strength of an encryption (called "Entropy"). In the lesson, students learn how to calculate the entropy of a given code, and then...
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Math Today: Humidity Makes Air Feel Hotter Iii
Investigate the relationship among humidity, air temperature, and the heat index while learning about modeling data, evaluating functions, and describing the end behavior of a function. Students will use graphing calculator technology to...
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Numb3 Rs: Fresh Air and Parabolas
Based off of the hit television show NUMB3RS, this lesson examines a plane crash, and gets students to try to find the location of various pieces of wreckage. This is done using parametric equations which form a parabolic trajectory....
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Numb3 Rs: Stick or Switch
Based off of the hit television show NUMB3RS, this lesson creates a simulation of the famous "Monty Hall Problem" (also known as the Three Doors Dilemma). In the simulation, students discover whether making certain decisions increase or...
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Numb3 Rs: Where's Cheetah?
Based off of the hit television show NUMB3RS, this lesson has students set up a search region for a yacht that sank into the ocean. Using cylindrical coordinates and a little trigonometry, students are able to block off a certain portion...