A Visual History of the Bomb.

What were we thinking? Click the link below. Be aware, the 60's are scary.

A visual history of the bomb.

AQR - Statistical Study - Day 1

You will complete the initial phase of your research study.

The outcomes of today are:

What are my questions/hypothesis?

What is my chosen sample technique?

The project topic should be fully fleshed out at the conclusion of today.

In order to be successful, I've attached the rubrics for the project and presentation. I would recommend downloading these files and getting accustomed with them before you start the project.

Stats Project Rubric

Stats Project Presentation Rubric

Precalculus Review for Test 3

Here's the answer key!

These notes are boring and I want to play.

Why American students are smarter than the world thinks and what we can do to keep our kiddos in the lead. For answers click here.

What is it like to be a mathematician?

Good read for a rainy day. Click here.

AQR - Probability In Games

For those who didn't finish the activity on Thursday, Here's the "Probability in Games" activity.

Click the following link, Games

Area Model Activity for Probability

The Area Model Activity for Probability must completed by the beginning of class, Thursday. 

All three pages can be found by clicking here.

For Jeff

Waipio Valley

AQR - Universal Product Codes

Problems 1-7 due Friday the 20th of September.

Food Deserts. Do you live in one?

Can Star Power Make New Orleans' Food Deserts Bloom? : The Salt : NPR

WeddingwithMcGrath = May 4, 2013

Why we study math. From NCTM.

“Mathematics is the biggest determinant in upward mobility,” said Treisman in the Equity Address WEBCAST.

One student's opinion.

Luck of the Irish?

Were they only lucky to make it to the big game or will there be a dramatic finish?

Check out Notre Dame's and Alabama's math websites. Which has a better math department?

Deer math. EAST meets cardboard.

Doe, a deer, a cardboard board deer.

Howdy!

Back to school!

Watch, learn, and discover.

Questions to answer why watching the video. (1/2 point)
1. Who is responsible for coining the term Fractal?
2. What was this person looking for?
3. What are some applications of fractals that doctors could benefit from?
4. How has the mobile communication industry benefited from fractals?
5. How have scientists in Costa Rica used fractals in their research?

Email Results to: mathwithmcgrath@googlegroups.com

Parting Shots

It is time to move on...

Trash Footprint

If the sophomores of AGS keep up their current trash creation rates, we will need a landfill large enough to hold 442,601 cubic feet of garbage. This is their lifetime trash footprint. You should know that only 100 students completed this assignment.

If you remember, the Great Pyramid in Egypt covers 13 acres and has a volume of 90,000,000 cubic feet. If an AGS sophomore is an average American student, how many students would we have to collect trash from to create a volume that is equal to the volume of the Great Pyramid?

This post is for all those students who will not accumulate 0.75 cubic feet of trash.

No worries, just calculate the volume you currently have and divide it by the number of days you've been collecting. Say you have a box with a width of 7 inches, a length of 11 inches, and your trash reaches a height of 8 inches after 4 days. Now convert those measurements to feet  (0.583 ft by 0.916 ft by 0.666 ft) and find the volume of trash you collected. In this case it would be 0.355 cubic feet. Divide this by 4 and you create 0.0889 cubic feet of garbage per day. I hope this helps.

Trashy McGee