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Mathematical Tools for Real-World Applications: A Gentle Introduction for Students and Practitioners
Draganov, Alexandr – MIT Press, 2022
Techniques for applying mathematical concepts in the real world: six rarely taught but crucial tools for analysis, research, and problem-solving. Many young graduates leave school with a solid knowledge of mathematical concepts but struggle to apply these concepts in practice. Real scientific and engineering problems are different from those found…
Descriptors: Mathematical Concepts, Relevance (Education), College Mathematics, Engineering
Rivera, Jason D. – Journal of Public Affairs Education, 2019
Across all social science disciplines, but in particular public administration, there is a shared concern about the costs of using traditional random samples to generate data, and its impact on researchers' ability to engage in "quality" research. As a result of these costs, more academics, practitioners, and students are turning to…
Descriptors: Public Affairs Education, Public Administration, Social Science Research, Graduate Students
Valliant, Richard; Dever, Jill A.; Kreuter, Frauke – Springer, 2013
Survey sampling is fundamentally an applied field. The goal in this book is to put an array of tools at the fingertips of practitioners by explaining approaches long used by survey statisticians, illustrating how existing software can be used to solve survey problems, and developing some specialized software where needed. This book serves at least…
Descriptors: Sampling, Surveys, Computer Software, College Students

Geller, B.; Bruk, Y. – Quantum, 1991
Presents a brief historical sketch of the life and work of one of the founders of modern mathematical physics. Discusses three problem-solving applications of the Poisson distribution with examples from elementary probability theory. Provides background on two of his noteworthy results from the physics of oscillations and the deformation of rigid…
Descriptors: Biographies, Enrichment Activities, Mathematics History, Physics

Lappan, Glenda; And Others – Mathematics Teacher, 1987
The activity uses an area model to analyze probabilities associated with games of chance. Three activity sheets are included, with teaching suggestions. (MNS)
Descriptors: Instructional Materials, Learning Activities, Mathematical Models, Mathematics Instruction
Yunker, Lee E., Ed. – NCTM Student Math Notes, 1987
Five sets of activities for students are included in this document. Each is designed for use in junior high and secondary school mathematics instruction. The first is concerned with the use of models in mathematics. The second contains a variety of activities involving polygonal numbers. The third set of activities includes a variety of games for…
Descriptors: Enrichment Activities, Geometric Concepts, Junior High School Students, Mathematics Instruction

Brutlag, Dan – Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 1994
Discusses a game to present middle-grade students that involves both choice and chance to help them understand the significance and usefulness of mathematical probability. Discusses winning versus self-improvement and provides a student worksheet to help students in thinking about the game. (MKR)
Descriptors: Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary Secondary Education, Estimation (Mathematics), Games
Olinick, Michael – 1987
Technological advances during the past few decades have revolutionized many complex systems that influence human activity. As the rate of technological progress accelerates, these systems will become more complex, and new ones will evolve. Citizens in a technological society need to be able to make intelligent choices about how technology will…
Descriptors: College Mathematics, Communications, Community Colleges, Higher Education

Bankard, Dianne; Fennell, Francis – Arithmetic Teacher, 1991
The focus here is on the students' uses for numbers in both school and home settings. The included activities emphasize a growth and development theme involving various aspects of data collection, data interpretation, probability, and statistics. Also included are parent-child extended activity worksheets. (JJK)
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Data Collection, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Inc., Reston, VA. – 1987
Since 1982, the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics has published a student periodical five times a year. Each four-page issue focuses on a single theme, developing it from a simple opening-page activity through more challenging extensions at a higher level of understanding. In this document each four-page issue published from September,…
Descriptors: Algebra, Arithmetic, Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary Secondary Education
King, James M.; And Others – 1985
The materials described here represent the conversion of a highly popular student workbook "Sets, Probability and Statistics: The Mathematics of Life Insurance" into a computer program. The program is designed to familiarize students with the concepts of sets, probability, and statistics, and to provide practice using real life examples. It also…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Courseware, Death
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Inc., Reston, VA. – 1988
These materials on geometric probability are the first unit in a course being developed by the Mathematics Department at the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics. This course is designed to prepare high school students who have completed Algebra 2 for the variety of math courses they will encounter in college. Assuming only a knowledge…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education