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HSTP Summer 2002 Working Group
Physics in the Mathematics Curriculum
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Physics in the Mathematics Curriculum
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Participants selected instances in which physics can be used to illustrate and explain mathematics. They developed brief lessons for use at the high school level which use equipment common to most high school science based on these applications of physics to mathematics.
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Mathematical Content
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Magnetic Field Deflection
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rational functions, inverse square & inverse cubic function, data collection, modeling
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Temperature Conversion
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linear functions, transformations of functions, data collection, modeling
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Force Vectors
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addition of vectors, properties of parallelograms, triangle inequality, proportional reasoning, trigonometry, application of vectors, data collection
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Blowgun
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linear functions, power functions, data collection, modeling
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Area of Irregular Shapes
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concept of area, measurement, percentage error
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Singing Tubes
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step functions, sine functions, data collection, modeling
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Bouncing Ball
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quadratic functions, linear functions, composition of functions, data collection, modeling
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Beans in the Classroom
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measurement, volume, approximation, trigonometry
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