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Direct linkDouventzidis, Andrew; Landquist, Eric – PRIMUS, 2022
The typical trigonometry, precalculus, or calculus student might not agree that logarithms are hot stuff, but we drew motivation from chili peppers to help students get a better taste for logarithms. The Scoville scale, which ranges from 0 to 16,000,000, has been the sole quantitative metric to measure the pungency (spiciness) of peppers since its…
Descriptors: Numbers, Food, Rating Scales, Sensory Experience
Jorgensen, Theresa A.; Shipman, Barbara A. – PRIMUS, 2012
This paper presents guided classroom activities that showcase two classic problems in which a finite limit exists and where there is a certain charm to engage liberal arts majors. The two scenarios build solely on students' existing knowledge of number systems and harness potential misconceptions about limits and infinity to guide their thinking.…
Descriptors: Majors (Students), Liberal Arts, Class Activities, Learning Activities
