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Jared Warner; Vivian Lim – Numeracy, 2019
The Gini index is one of the most commonly used indicators of income inequality, and its computation and interpretation require a thorough understanding of various quantitative literacy concepts. In this article, we describe a unit for an interdisciplinary quantitative literacy course at a community college that treats concepts of ratio and…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Numeracy, Income, Social Differences
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Langman, Catherine; Zawojewski, Judith; McNicholas, Patricia; Cinar, Ali; Brey, Eric; Bilgic, Mustafa; Mehdizadeh, Hamidreza – Journal of Pre-College Engineering Education Research, 2018
This small-scale design study describes disciplinary learning in mathematical modeling and science from an authentic engineeringthemed module. Current research in tissue engineering served as source material for the module, including science content for readings and a mathematical modeling activity in which students work in small teams to design a…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Design, Mathematical Models, High School Students
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Murawska, Jaclyn M.; Nabb, Keith A. – Mathematics Teacher, 2015
Sometimes the best mathematics problems come from the most unexpected situations. Last summer, a Corvette raced down a local quarter-mile drag strip. The driver, a family member, provided the spectators with time and distance-traveled data from his time slip and asked "Can you calculate how many seconds it took me to go from 0 to 60…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Problem Solving, Word Problems (Mathematics), High Schools