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Math in the News: Issue 18--Farewell, Shuttle

Math in the News: Issue 18--Farewell, Shuttle

7/18/11/ In this issue we bid farewell to the space shuttle program and explore the mathematics behind space travel.

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Common Core Standards CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.HSN.VM.A.3
Grade Range 6 - 12
Curriculum Nodes Algebra
    • Quadratic Functions and Equations
        • Applications of Quadratic Functions
Copyright Year 2011
Keywords math in the news, space travel, space shuttle, NASA, quadratic functions, parabolas, issue 18