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Math 312 Spring 98. Contour Integration

For Students Higher Ed
In this contour integration worksheet, students compute the value of integrals, sketch the contour and list the parameterization used. This two-page worksheet contains three problems.
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Distance Formula

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Pupils create ways to find the number of square miles that lie in a triangle having vertices at A, B, and C. They compute the distance between two points and use Heron's formula to find the area of the triangle. Finally, students...
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Exploring the Witch of Agnesi

For Teachers 9th - 12th
students construct the graph of the Witch of Agnesi, and investigate both its asymptotes and inflection points. They construct the graph of the Witch of Agnesi and conjecture the asymptotes and inflection points of the function. ...
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Complex Analysis: Logarithms

For Students Higher Ed
In this logarithms worksheet, students compute logarithms and investigate the analyticity of the log. This four page worksheet contains approximately five multi-step problems. Examples and explanations are provided throughout the worksheet.
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Convolution

For Students 12th - Higher Ed
In this convolution worksheet, students solve 8 different problems related to convolution. First, they determine the formulas for eight samples of f and g. Then, students write out the matrix found. In addition, they define the...
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Introduction to Earning Interest: What are APR and APY?

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students explore saving and investing money.  In this middle school personal finance lesson, students define and use investment vocabulary, explore compound interest and its effect of savings, and compute simple and compound...
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The Twelve Days of Christmas

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Young scholars purchase gift items and practice collecting, analyzing, computing, and recording information. In this data lesson plan, students also complete money equivalent activities.
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In Search of Life

For Teachers K - 3rd
Explore the habitats around you with an activity that takes kids out of the classroom to learn about the local variety of habitats and the living things that call them home. In small groups, scholars investigate their surroundings,...
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Complex Numbers

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Are complex numbers and binomials similar? This stack of slides provides an introduction to complex numbers and shows how to operate with them. The worked examples show a connection between operating with binomials and operating with...
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Geometry In the Yard

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Young scholars are responsible for creating a border around a triangular garden spot, of which they know the measurements for two sides. They use the Pythagorean Theorem to calculate the third side and complete the garden.
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Speed Trap

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students explore the usefulness of algebraic skill development as they make decisions based on their ability to accurately estimate the speed of moving vehicles. The life and death possibilities place an interesting"spin" on this skill.
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Ridgerunner

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students jog at the beginning of the class while learning about the Appalachian Trail. They integrate math into the lesson by adding up how many miles they have run, and comparing it to distances on a real trail map.
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Shel Silverstein Poetry Math

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore the connection between poetry and math by reading poems that involve numbers.  In this Shel Silverstein poetry math lesson, 5th graders listen to 5 poems read aloud and discuss how math was used in the...
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Successive Approximations and Euler's Method

For Students Higher Ed
For this Euler's method worksheet, students compute the successive approximations for a given function. They compute the piecewise linear function to produce the approximation to the solution of the initial value problem. This...
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Guest Check

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders practice math computation with a guest check. In this computation lesson, 9th graders work with a partner to write up a check for ordered food. They practice adding the money and coming up with change.
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Mathematics In You

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Young scholars construct ratios using the hand as data. They use examples of cortical and trabecular bone found in the long bones to measure circumference, diameter, length, and weight of long bones. They perform computations using...
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The Right Time

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers compute and estimate using mental mathematics, paper-and-pencil methods, calculators, and computers. They measure and compare quantities using appropriate units, instruments and methods. They utilize worksheets imbedded...
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Module 12-Self-Employment Income and the Self-Employment Tax

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Young scholars explain self-employment income and the self-employment tax. They distinguish between an employee and an independent contractor and explain how to compute and report self-employment profit.
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Groundwater Basics

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the volume of groundwater using math problems. They compute mathematical problems to figure the volume of groundwater and calculate the average porosity in an aquifer. Students estimate the amount of water needed to...
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Compile and Execute

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Learners are able to define the following terms: compiler, source code, object code, syntax code, and debugging. They are able to define a computational problem. Students are able to formulate a simple mathematical model. They are able...
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Magic Math Work

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this magic math work worksheet, students follow the steps for 2 math puzzles where they pick a number, and perform some computations with it.
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ESP Quiz 8

For Students 12th - Higher Ed
A quiz that could also be used as a class worksheet or homework assignment, this activity prompts students to answer four short answer (computation) problems. They solve each series problem and tell if it converges or diverges.
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The Derivative

For Students Higher Ed
In this derivative worksheet, students estimate the derivative of given functions, compute the rate of change at a given point, and simplify the difference quotient. This two-page worksheet contains definitions, examples, and five...
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Sequence Problems

For Students Higher Ed
In this sequence worksheet, students compute the first five terms of a sequence and determine whether each sequence converges or diverges. They determine the limits of given sequences. This two-page worksheet contains approximately 45...