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Once again, we are looking at a problem in which the accuracy of the measurements, and the sensitivity of the calculat…
The history of mathematics is characterized by diverse lines of possible development. Perhaps the progressive account…
The focus of the story of mathematics in western culture begins essentially with the Dawn of History (the appearance o…
It just doesn't seem reasonable that trucks should have as much trouble as they do. After all, in every case I know, t…
This month's column deals with one of my favorite problems. I originally found it in Heinrich Dorrie's 100 Great Probl…
Much of what we teach with regards to modeling is still very much influenced by the Newtonian deterministic view of th…
In the two preceding issues we examined various possible happenings when you compare the accuracy of the conclusions i…
The universal nature of mathematics leads the historian to consideration of far-flung geographical areas of growth and…
In our everyday lives, we often hear phrases involving averages: the student has a grade-point average of 3.12, the ba…
In 1989, the Mathematical Contest in Modeling offered a wonderful problem about distinguishing a "good" midge from a "…
Suppose you have two forecasts for tomorrow's weather. Forecast A predicts a 60% chance of rain, while Forecast B pred…
Every ten years, the U.S. House of Representatives is reconfigured according to the results of the U.S. Census. This r…
Anew wing has been added to the magnet school for Mathematics, Science, and Technology so that the student population…
Every driver recognizes the fluctuations in gas prices that happen almost on a weekly basis. In many areas, local radi…
Last spring it was SARS.This winter it's the flu. In the spring it's SARS again and the avian flu.The spread of AIDS h…
Suppose that you have a large population you wish to test for a certain characteristic in their blood or urine (for ex…
Everyone has at some time been on a multi-lane highway and encountered road construction that required the traffic to…
A map shows the walking paths and dormitories in a section of campus and the approximate distances (in 100 feet) betwe…
Every ten years when the census is taken, the federal government rearranges or reapportions the delegates in the House…
Iteration and difference equations are beginning to play a significant role in high school mathematics. The Great Lake…
In the Suez Canal Problem, we consider the real-world, multimillion dollar question of traffic flow through the Suez C…
Mathematical modeling plays an important role in the high school mathematics program in Australia. As part of the fina…
You are standing in the rain trying to hail a cab in a large city. While waiting, seven cabs pass by that already have…
This problem is designed for students in Algebra II and beyond. In order to make a start with this problem, students n…
The Michael Jordan Problem is a subtle, but challenging problem for Advanced Algebra or Precalculus students. Every yea…
In ordinary elections, each person has a single vote and everyone's vote has the same power. However, in some situatio…
The distribution of income in our society is a concept of ongoing interest to economists, politicians, public policy a…
This issue's problem comes from Ron Lancaster, of Saint Paul's School in Ontario, Canada. Ron presented this problem at…
This article has students imagine a linear irrigation system to uniformly spray water on a rectangular field where the…
This article presents data that describe some characteristics of airplanes presently flying in the United States. Stud…
The Super Bowl is a one-game playoff for the championship of the National Football League. In baseball, the World Serie…
This semester we used a simple modeling problem as one of the questions on our Precalculus final exam: "The Fresh Bak…
Data analysis is an important modeling tool and one whose principles can be developed along with the student's knowled…
In some buildings, all of the elevators can travel to all of the floors, while in others, the elevators are restricted…
The school board has just decided that every mathematics classroom in your school will be able to purchase a computer…
Table of Contents: GUEST EDITORIAL The Art of Modeling ARTICLES Child's Play Mystery Circuit in Mathematics Class I…

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