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VIDEO: Geometry Applications: 3D Geometry |
VIDEO: Geometry Applications: 3D GeometryIn this program we explore the properties of three-dimensional figures. We do this in the context of two real-world applications. In the first, we look at the three-dimensional structure of Mayan pyramids. These stair-step structures provide a unique opportunity to also explore sequences and series. |
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3-Dimensional Figures |
VIDEO: Geometry Applications: 3D Geometry, 1 |
VIDEO: Geometry Applications: 3D Geometry, Segment 1: Introduction.We visit ancient Greece to learn about the Platonic Solids. This provides an introduction to the more general topic of three-dimensional figures. |
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3-Dimensional Figures |
VIDEO: Geometry Applications: 3D Geometry, 2 |
VIDEO: Geometry Applications: 3D Geometry, Segment 2: PyramidsRectangular Prisms. Mayan pyramids are essentially stacks of rectangular prisms. The volume of each successive level is a percentage decrease of its lower neighbor. This introduces the notion of a geometric sequence and series, including an infinite series. |
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3-Dimensional Figures, Pyramids |
VIDEO: Geometry Applications: 3D Geometry, 3 |
VIDEO: Geometry Applications: 3D Geometry, Segment 3: CylindersThe Shanghai Tower in China is a stack of cylindrical shapes, where each successive layer is a percentage decrease of its lower neighbor. As with the previous section, this introduces the notion of a geometric sequence and series. |
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3-Dimensional Figures, Cylinders |
VIDEO: 3D Geometry Animation: Cone |
VIDEO: 3D Geometry Animation: ConeThis is part of a series of video animations of three-dimensional figures. These animations show different views of these figures: top, side, and bottom. Many of these figures are a standard part of the geometry curriculum and being able to recognize them is important. |
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3-Dimensional Figures, Cones |
VIDEO: 3D Geometry Animation: Cube |
VIDEO: 3D Geometry Animation: CubeThis is part of a series of video animations of three-dimensional figures. These animations show different views of these figures: top, side, and bottom. Many of these figures are a standard part of the geometry curriculum and being able to recognize them is important. |
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3-Dimensional Figures, Cubes |
VIDEO: 3D Geometry Animation: Cylinder |
3D Geometry Animation: CylinderThis is part of a series of video animations of three-dimensional figures. These animations show different views of these figures: top, side, and bottom. Many of these figures are a standard part of the geometry curriculum and being able to recognize them is important. |
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3-Dimensional Figures, Cylinders |
VIDEO: 3D Geometry Animation: Octahedron |
VIDEO: 3D Geometry Animation: OctahedronThis is part of a series of video animations of three-dimensional figures. These animations show different views of these figures: top, side, and bottom. Many of these figures are a standard part of the geometry curriculum and being able to recognize them is important. |
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3-Dimensional Figures |
VIDEO: 3D Geometry Animation: Pyramid |
VIDEO: 3D Geometry Animation: PyramidThis is part of a series of video animations of three-dimensional figures. These animations show different views of these figures: top, side, and bottom. Many of these figures are a standard part of the geometry curriculum and being able to recognize them is important. |
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3-Dimensional Figures, Pyramids |
VIDEO: 3D Geometry Animation: Rectangular Prism |
VIDEO: 3D Geometry Animation: Rectangular PrismThis is part of a series of video animations of three-dimensional figures. These animations show different views of these figures: top, side, and bottom. Many of these figures are a standard part of the geometry curriculum and being able to recognize them is important. |
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3-Dimensional Figures, Rectangular Prisms |
VIDEO: 3D Geometry Animation: Tetrahedron |
VIDEO: 3D Geometry Animation: TetrahedronThis is part of a series of video animations of three-dimensional figures. These animations show different views of these figures: top, side, and bottom. Many of these figures are a standard part of the geometry curriculum and being able to recognize them is important. |
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3-Dimensional Figures |
VIDEO: 3D Geometry Animation: Triangular Prism |
VIDEO: 3D Geometry Animation: Triangular PrismThis is part of a series of video animations of three-dimensional figures. These animations show different views of these figures: top, side, and bottom. Many of these figures are a standard part of the geometry curriculum and being able to recognize them is important. |
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3-Dimensional Figures |
VIDEO: 3D Geometry Animation: Antiprism |
VIDEO: 3D Geometry Animation: AntiprismThis is part of a series of video animations of three-dimensional figures. These animations show different views of these figures: top, side, and bottom. Many of these figures are a standard part of the geometry curriculum and being able to recognize them is important. |
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3-Dimensional Figures, Triangular Prisms |
VIDEO: 3D Geometry Animation: Antiprisms 2 |
VIDEO: 3D Geometry Animation: Antiprism Folding Out into Two PyramidsThis is part of a series of video animations of three-dimensional figures. These animations show different views of these figures: top, side, and bottom. Many of these figures are a standard part of the geometry curriculum and being able to recognize them is important. |
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3-Dimensional Figures |
Math in the News: Issue 8--Tornado Damage |
Math in the News: Issue 8--Tornado Damage5/9/11. In this issue we look at tornado season. In particular we study why the swirling winds of a tornado are so damaging. |
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Data Analysis |
Math in the News: Issue 9--Mississippi Floods |
Math in the News: Issue 9--Mississippi Floods5/16/11. In this issue we look at the flooding along the Mississippi. In particular we analyze the flooding along Memphis, Tennessee. We develop a model for predicting the amount of flooding. |
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Volume |
Math in the News: Issue 13--Living Near Volcanoes |
Math in the News: Issue 13--Living Near Volcanoes6/13/11. In this issue we explore the volcanic eruption in Chile that resulted in a huge plume of smoke and ash that was miles high. We explore the viscosity of lava that makes such eruptions possible. |
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Volume |
Math in the News: Issue 15--Fracking for Oil |
Math in the News: Issue 15--Fracking for Oil6/27/11. In this issue we look at the technology of hydraulic fracking. In particular, we estimate the amount of drilling required for such wells. |
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Volume |
Math in the News: Issue 27--Emerging from the Ashes of 9/11 |
Math in the News: Issue 27--Emerging from the Ashes of 9/119/19/11. To commemorate the 10-year anniversary of the 911, we look at the geometry and architecture of the Freedom Tower, currently under construction. |
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3-Dimensional Figures |
Math in the News: Issue 35--125 and Counting |
Math in the News: Issue 35--125 and Counting11/14/11. In this issue we commemorate the 125th anniversary of the Statue of Liberty. We also look at the geometry and architecture of this monument. |
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Surface Area, Volume |
Math in the News: Issue 37--A Parade of Geometry |
Math in the News: Issue 37--A Parade of Geometry11/28/11. In this issue we look at the geometry of parade balloons. |
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Surface Area, Volume |
Math in the News: Issue 38--December 7, 1941 |
Math in the News: Issue 38--December 7, 194112/7/11. In this issue we look at the heroic work of salvaging and retrofitting many of the ships sunk during the attack on Pearl Harbor. |
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Surface Area, Volume |
Math in the News: Issue 39--Monument to a Hero |
Math in the News: Issue 39--Monument to a Hero12/12/11. In this issue we look at the MLK Memorial and the special properties of granite that presented some design challenges in the construction of the statue. |
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Surface Area, Volume |
Math in the News: Issue 44--Sunk: The Costa Concordia |
Math in the News: Issue 44--Sunk: The Costa ConcordiaJanuary 2012. In this issue of Math in the News we analyze how the Costa Concordia sank. |
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Surface Area, Volume |
Math in the News: Issue 53--Titanic: A Century Later |
Math in the News: Issue 53--Titanic: A Century LaterApril 2012. In this issue of Math in the News we analyze the sinking of the Titanic. It has been a hundred years, yet the story of the sinkin g of the Titanic still fascinates. |
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Surface Area, Volume |