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These apply to aviation and aerospace as well. "Math used in professional auto racing involves every type of math learned in school today. Math is used in every aspect of a race car's design and performance. Drivers are analyzed using every known math equation possible to determine how good a driver is on the race course. Some math concepts used in auto racing"

"Some of the mathematics in Math Apprentice may seem advanced for its targeted age group, grades 4-7. That's ok. It's important for students to interact with math concepts beyond the standards. This is where the joy of math can often be found. The goals of this project are to connect math with real world careers, introduce students to more advanced mathematical ideas, and provide additional opportunities to apply math concepts they have already learned. "

" Story Math is a collection of 3 activities that use storytelling to present math in a new way. Students take part in the interactive stories to discover math in new ways, help them learn new math vocabulary and understand concepts more completely. "

"make an easy way for teachers to bring real-world math into the classroom. Math (like everything else) should be taught within a context. I believe this is key! When understood in context, students can make connections to their learning and, as a result, really learn it. The goal here is to engage students in math so that they yearn to reason, think critically, problem solve, question and communicate…in short: DO math! "

"Whether you're interested in math news, getting connected with other math geeks, or even learning about math education, you should check out these Twitter feeds that feature some of the most prominent math lovers online."

Math Future, http://www.naturalmath.com which is an organic and extensive community of math educators and students, online and locally.

"Math Resources" Math Books For all ages For the youngest crowd For grade school kids Computer games Curriculum "candy" Math-related games

"The Global Math Circle (GMC) is an effort to promote math learning and to help students in their engagement with math. It is a weekly activity for students of grades 8 to 12 and post-secondary students."

"Six math projects that integrate real-world math problems are presented as a teaching strategy for helping students develop a greater understanding of math. "

"use technology and imagination to find how traditional Western and Chinese dice mathematically function, and then, within given constraints, to create new dice with the same probability distribution. Ultimately, they explore the patterns and processes of the Mathematics underlying the math - how for instance to multiply and factor polynomials and what each factor contributes to dice probability distribution and die face value."

"Free Math Clipart for teachers! Over 9,960 images for algebra, geometry, trigonometry, probability, money, number sense, and more. This collection of illustrations for teachers and students consists of clipart for all levels of K-12 math classes. Included are coordinate and polar grids, graphs, number lines, clocks, patterns, flashcards, protractors, thermometers, fractions, geometric shapes & solids, angles & lines, bags of marbles, spinners, constructions, theorems & proofs, and dice. From the common place to the hard-to-find clipart, everything an educator needs for activities, assessments, and presentations can be found here."

"The key to solving math word problems is to have a plan or strategy, which works in any math word problem solving situation. For children having problems with math word problems, the following 12 tips are provided for helping children become good problem solvers."

"tailor Buzz Math for an individual student. Instead of just giving a whole class an activity/assignment (which you can also do), Buzz Math lets you choose which students to assign a standards based activity to. Duh! I can't believe more programs aren't set up this way. It makes sense to use technology to customize learning to the student this way. There is no reason not to!"

"computerbasedmath.org is a project to build a completely new math curriculum with computer-based computation at its heart-alongside a campaign to refocus math education away from historical hand-calculating techniques and toward relevant and conceptually interesting topics."

"Is math class too easy for you? Are you looking for a greater challenge? You've come to the right place! * Read Books specifically designed for high-performing math students. * Take Online Classes bringing together thousands of top students to work with outstanding instructors. * Join our thriving Online Community with students, parents, and teachers from around the world. * Learn with Alcumus, our free online learning system. * Play For the Win!, a real-time math competition modeled after the MATHCOUNTS Countdown Round. "

"A Math resources list includes presentations from the 2006 Florida Math Standards Conference. "

Title: Ex-Apple Designer Creates Teaching UI That "Kills Math" Using Data Viz Context: System complexity doesn't have to be "just the way it is". We are designers and it is our job to make things easier to use. That said, it takes a designer with huge balls to tackle a problem the size of math.

"Math in the News Current events, as seen through the prism of mathematics: This is what "Math in the News" brings every week. We look through stories that make today's headlines and extract the mathematical story underlying it."

"StoryMath™ is an innovative new approach that uses storytelling to present math in a fresh, fun and exciting light. Reading and listening to our stories will stimulate students' imagination and help them learn useful vocabulary. Moreover, seeing math in this new context enables a deeper understanding of concepts - and helps remove the fear of the subject. "

"TenMarks Math (FREE) Free during the school year and always will be. math practice programs includes: Standards-mapped curriculum (state or common core) Differentiated assignments, with automated grading Interactive lessons with hints and video lessons Real-time reports (teacher, school, and district-level)"