mathPlease take a look through the following five resources. Then write a short essay about the ways in which applied math is used in science, engineering, technology or in other everyday life situations or work environments.
Please have your essays to me by Friday! As always if you have questions, just drop me an email. Exactly How Is Math Used In Technology? The Mathematics Department at the British Columbia Institute of Technology succeeds in demonstrating the usefulness of mathematics in our lives through examples detailed at this site. The examples are divided into eight different mathematical categories and seventeen technological fields, Not all math categories are...
Project Links: Mathematics and its Applications in Engineering and Science  Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is the home of Project Links, an original site that combines the principles of mathematics with applied science and engineering topics. In most college curricula, math is a standalone subject, and students often find it difficult to relate what they learn to their other classes....
Real-Life Math, Architecture, and Computers Math-Kitecture, as this site's original name suggests, lets students put their mathematical skills to work in architecture projects and exercises. The main activity has students draw a floor plan of their classroom to scale, and, in doing so, they "learn estimation, measuring skills, proportion, and ratios." They then...
Math to Build On Math to Build On covers much of the basic math used in the construction trades and gives us practice in its application. We offer a few sections here so that other teachers can see some of the possibilities for alternative introductions to these fundamental concepts, and students can finally answer for themselves the...
The SIAM Report on Mathematics in Industry A report that examines the roles of mathematics outside academia; characterizes the working environments of nonacademic mathematicians; summarizes the views of nonacademic mathematicians and their managers on the skills needed for success and the preparation provided by traditional graduate education; and suggests...
Math in Daily Life This website, sponsored by Learner.org, illustrates how math is relevant to everyday life. The complex theories taught in classes have very real ramifications in the daily chores of cooking, consuming, decorating, and finances, among other activities, including gaming odds. Each subject on this page is thoroughly...
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