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This episode explores the events of 2008 related to the mortgage crisis. Primarily brought about through mortgage defaults, the effect on the overall economy was severe. This situation offers an ideal case study for the exploration of key concepts in data analysis and probability.
2) Inequalities
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This episode explores two real-world situations. Through a series of inequalities, students analyze the impact of flooding, rising sea levels, and sinking on the ancient city of Venice. An examination of the equations and inequalities that involve miles per gallon (mpg) for city and highway traffice reveals important information about hybrid cars and those with gasoline powered engines.
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In this episode of Algebra applications, students explore various scenarios that can be explained through the use of rational functions. Such a disparate phenomena as submarines, photography, and the appearance of certain organisms can be explained through rational function models.
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In this episode, two real-world explorations are developed. Analyzing statistics from honey bee production allows for a mathematical analysis of the so-called Colony Collapse Disorder. In the second segment, the geological forces that account for a river's motion are explained. In the process, the so-called Meander Ratio is explored.
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This episode explores three real-world situations where quadratic functions are developed. The basics of quadratic functions in standard form are developed visually guiding the viewer through the planning of a fireworks display. The distance a car travels after the brakes are applied can be described through a quadratic function. This equation can be used by accident investigators. From the time a baby is born to the time it reaches 36 months of age,...
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In this episode of Algebra Applications, students explore various scenarios that can be explained through the use of systems of equations. Such disparate phenomena as profit and loss, secret codes, and ballistic missile shields can be explored through systems of equations.
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This episode explores earthquakes using exponential models. Students analyze the earthquake that struck the Sichuan Province in China in 2008. This real-world example allows students to apply their understanding of exponential functions and their inverses, along with data analysis and periodic function analysis.
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In this episode, three real-world explorations are developed. The relationship between slope and grade in cycling using a tour of Italy's mountains of Tuscany is examined. A linear regression of oil consumption data over the past 25 years reveals an interesting pattern. How could new oil fields like ANWR help in breaking our dependence on foreign oil? The third segment examines the maximum heart rate from aerobic exercise as a linear function dependent...