Application:

Concrete Math Problems, Really!

Rodney Null

null.r@RhodesState.edu

Rhodes State College

Driveway Problem.doc

Key - Driveway Problem.doc

Designing and determining materials for a driveway gives students the opportunity to use some of their “math tools” and provides a meaningful context for many of the      challenges in problem solving.  Geometry, Trigonometry, Dimensional Analysis and (hopefully) common sense all need to be applied to tackle this “hard” problem.

 

Application:

Don't Freeze the Engine

Martha Haehl

martha.haehl@mcckc.edu

Penn Valley CC

Dont Freeze the Engine-ActSheet.doc

In this activity you will read an antifreeze chart, determine how much fluid to drain from a vehicle’s cooling system to replace with pure antifreeze (or water) to have the desired mix to protect the engine from freezing at various climate temperatures. You need to know how to solve problems using percents and to calculate percent concentrations.

 

Application:

A Culinary Math Project

John Knudson

jknudson@sccd.ctc.edu

Seattle Central CC

Knudson Culinary Project.doc

Knudson Grading Rubric.doc

This is a final group project for students in a dedicated math class for students in Seattle Central CC's Culinary Arts Program.
     Starting from rough notes from a conversation with the owner of their catering company, it requires them to plan the food for an entire wedding banquet, including portioning, food ordering and costing, recipe conversion and yielding, and recommending a price to charge the customer.
     They produce a written report, and also answer oral questions.

 

Application:

Functional Housing Market Project

Sybil Chandler

sybil.chandler@mcckc.edu

Business & Technology College

A Functional Housing Market.doc

Bathroom Remodeling Project.doc

Funtional Housing Grade M.doc

A presentation of a technical math student project.  Students are required to search the internet for housing information on price, location, and square footage, and prepare a written report including plotting the price and square footage on a graph, determine and graph the average price per square foot, answer several related questions, and plot house locations on a map.

 

Application:

Statistical Analyses, and Excel

Stefan Baratto

sbaratto@clackamas.edu

Clackamas CC

Intro to Excel.xls

Intro to Excel Key.xls

Determining materials for constructing a driveway provides a meaningful context for applying numerous math concepts and requires students to deal with many problem solving challenges.

 

Application:

Adding a Page to the Pipe fitter's Handbook: Understanding What's Behind the Numbers

Nan Jackson

jackson@lcc.edu

Lansing CC

Determining materials for constructing a driveway provides a meaningful context for applying numerous math concepts and requires students to deal with many problem solving challenges.