Mathematics on the Job

                                                                                                                 
This page is dedicated to mathematics teachers looking for worthwhile application problems that answer the students' age old question... "Where will I ever use this?"

 
The goals of this web site are to:
  • publish the results of an Education Edge project that surveyed mathematics usage in various types of jobs
  • provide application problems for teachers in middle and high school and maybe early college
  • provide opportunity for students to solve problems and post solutions
  • serve as a repository for good mathematics applications in pre-algebra, algebra, geometry, trigonometry, and elementary calculus
  • provide a forum for teachers, students, and industry to communicate with one another

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   ..Do you have comments regarding on the job math skills, teaching techniques, or trends in math education?


  ....Do you have an interesting math application?  If so, please send it to us by following this link.

 
 To see the results of this project, follow the links below:

  Project History

 Trends and Observations

 Technical Mathematics at Volunteer State

 Survey of Local Industry Math Usage Results

                      Selected Problems from Industry and Health Professions

                      Comments/problem additions/solutions

       Links to related sites:   VSCCEducation Edge   E-mail us:  mathworks@excite.com

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updated 4/23/04                                                                                               

This page created and maintained by: 

Robert A. Forrester, Volunteer State Community College ,and Michael P. Highers, Taft College