Instructional Video
PBS

Wnet: Thirteen: Get the Math: Music Video for Get the Math

9th - 10th
This animated video features music by DobleFlo, the hip-hop duo that appears in Get the Math.
Instructional Video
PBS

Wnet: Thirteen: Get the Math: In Music See How the Teams Solved the Challenge

9th - 10th
The teams use algebra to match the tempo of an electronic drum track to the tempo of an instrumental sample created by DobleFlo.
Instructional Video
PBS

Wnet: Thirteen: Get the Math: Math in Fashion Teams Solved the Challenge

9th - 10th
The student teams used algebra to modify Chloe Dao's garment design to meet the target price required by the buyer.
Instructional Video
PBS

Wnet: Thirteen: Get the Math: Get the Math in Videogames

9th - 10th
The teams use algebra to save their spaceship in the Asteroids game created by Julia Detar of Arkadium.
Instructional Video
PBS

Wnet: Thirteen: Get the Math: Get the Math in Restaurants

9th - 10th
The teams use lines of best fit to predict avocado prices for the coming year. Then, based on their predictions and Sue Torres's rule of thumb, each team recommends a menu price for guacamole.
Instructional Video
PBS

Wnet: Thirteen: Get the Math: Math in Special Effects Teams Solved the Challenge

9th - 10th
The teams use a light probe and tape measure to record light intensity at different distances from the source. They then examine the data and use different methods to represent the mathematical relationship between light intensity and...
Instructional Video
PBS

Wnet: Thirteen: Get the Math: Full Episode of Get the Math

9th - 10th
Get the Math is a multimedia project about algebra in the real world. See how professionals working in fashion, videogame design, and music production use algebraic thinking. Then take on interactive challenges here on the site. See the...
Instructional Video
PBS

Wnet: Thirteen: Get the Math: Promo for Get the Math

9th - 10th
See a preview of Get the Math, a multimedia project about algebra in the real world.
Instructional Video
PBS

Wnet: Thirteen: Get the Math: Get the Math in Music Introduction

9th - 10th
Manny Dominguez and Luis Lopez of DobleFlo talk about how their duo got started, how they use math in producing hip-hop music, and set up a music-related algebra challenge. Use music to solve mathematical word problems.
Instructional Video
PBS

Wnet: Thirteen: Get the Math: Get the Math in Fashion Introduction

9th - 10th
Chloe Dao, fashion designer and winner of season two of Project Runway, talks about her career as a fashion designer, explains how she uses math to make her designs a reality, and introduces a fashion-related algebra challenge.
Instructional Video
PBS

Wnet: Thirteen: Get the Math: Get the Math in Basketball Introduction

9th - 10th
Basketball player Elton Brand describes how he became an NBA star, then presents a challenge about the math behind the perfect free throw shot.
Instructional Video
PBS

Wnet: Thirteen: Get the Math: Get the Math in Videogames Introduction

9th - 10th
Julia Detar, a videogame designer who creates online games for the company Arkadium, describes how she got involved in the gaming world, gives an introduction to the math in computer programming languages, and presents a...
Instructional Video
PBS

Wnet: Thirteen: Get the Math: Math in Special Effects Introduction

9th - 10th
Jeremy Chernick from J&M Special Effects discusses how he ended up creating effects as a career, then introduces a challenge about the algebra behind lighting high-speed effects like explosions.
Instructional Video
PBS

Wnet: Thirteen: Get the Math: Get the Math in Basketball

9th - 10th
The teams use different strategies to solve the free throw challenge presented by Elton Brand. While Calen and Tiffany take a graphical approach, Carter and Alicia solve the problem algebraically.
Instructional Video
PBS

Wnet: Thirteen: Get the Math: Full Episode of Get the Math 2.0

9th - 10th
In Get the Math 2.0, two teams of teens take on algebra challenges around the math in restaurants, basketball, and special effects, presented by chef Sue Torres, NBA star Elton Brand, and designers from J&M Special Effects.
Instructional Video
PBS

Wnet: Thirteen: Get the Math: The Challenges the Setup

9th - 10th
This brief video introduces the professionals who will pose real-world math challenges connected to their work and the students who will tackle the challenges. Real-world challenges are set up in the areas of music, fashion, video games,...