Mission mathematics II. Grades 9-12

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"The activities in this book focus on actively engaging students in NCTM's Process Standards, translating the work of engineers and scientists at NASA into language and experiences appropriate for young learners, and providing teachers with mathematics activities that complement many of th...

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Main Author: Aiken, Mary Jo (Author)
Corporate Authors: Mission mathematics: Linking Aerospace and the NCTM Standards (U.S.), National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Other Authors: House, Peggy (Editor), Day, Roger P. (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Reston, Va. : National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, c2005.
Series:Mission mathematics.
Subjects:
Mathematics > Study and teaching (Secondary) > Activity programs.
Space sciences > Study and teaching (Secondary) > Activity programs.
Astronautics > Study and teaching (Secondary) > Activity programs.
Table of Contents:
  • Unit 1. Scaling up
  • Modeling the solar system
  • Unit 2. Space debris
  • Modeling space-debris accumulation
  • Modeling collision effects
  • Unit 3. Orbits
  • Modeling orbits
  • Modeling orbital paths
  • Unit 4. Global positioning system
  • Mathematics and applications of a global positioning system
  • Unit 5. Communicating through space
  • Communicating through space.

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