Resource Guides: MATH: Precalculus Project: Project Specific Sources

Milton Academic Integrity

Academic Integrity Statement

Engineering

Architectural serpentine shape
Catenary curve of the Gateway Arch
How Do Police Radars Really Work?
Explore the math patterns these laser machines generate and determine their accuracy.
Matsumoto Working Group
Physicist Dr Elisabetta Matsumoto and the Matsumoto Working Group, whose work applies to the geometry of materials, mechanical in biomechanical engineering
Music and Sound Waves
Wind Turbines

Finance

10 chart patterns every trader needs to know
Federal Taxable Income
(piecewise function) and the social impact of this tax code (explain the social justice ramifications of the piecewise function word problem from week 3)
Investing in the Housing Market

Games

Build a board game or card game that has students use math that we discussed this semester (functions, sequences, and/or trigonometry)

Examine the math behind many popular carnival rides that make you dizzy. How does this motion affect customers?

Classic Physics toy problem -- Bouncing weight on a spring

A theme park is building a portion of a roller coaster track in the shape of a sinusoid. You have been hired to calculate how enjoyable the ride is including the lengths of the horizontal and vertical support beams.

Pure Math

Explain the math that is displayed in one of Cristóbal Vila’s artistic videos (Pick one under the heading: “Works”)

Learn about the wide variety of Trig Identities

Science

Marine Science

Fishing projects

Geology

Astrology

Sunspot Index and Long-term Solar Observations

Forensic Science

Athletics / Bicycles / Computers

You will study angular velocity vs linear velocity. Examine the math behind figure skating spins and hammer throw spins. How does this motion affect athletes? (could also apply to CDs processing data on computers or to explain how bicycles work, use data about optimal gear choices from pro cycling teams)

Angular Kinkematics