Math versus physical reality ... who wins? A short video discusses singularities, starting with division by zero in rational functions and moving on to real-world examples. It covers population growth doomsday equations, Navier-Stokes equations, and black holes.

Concepts

division, rational functions, black holes, infinity, global population

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Additional Tags

math

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Instructional Ideas

• Collaborate with the social studies and/or science departments
• Have pupils conduct a web quest on singularities for a journal entry

Classroom Considerations

• Learners should have basic physics knowledge (equation for gravity vs. distance)

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Interesting graphics help cement the concepts
• Thorough explanations of the topics

Cons

• None