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Math in the Real World

Math can be found all around you. The sites linked here cover such topics as money, measurement, and other uses of math in the real world.

Resources in this category:

Economics of Pro Sports: Peanuts and Crackerjacks
http://www.bos.frb.org/peanuts/leadpgs/intro.htm#signin: Pro sports aren't just a game. They're also a business. Read about the economics of sports on The Sports Page and test your knowledge in The Game.
Math in Daily Life
http://www.learner.org/exhibits/dailymath/: Learn about the ways that you use math in your daily life.
Math-Kitecture
http://www.math-kitecture.com/: Lean how to use your geometry skills to make floor plans of your classroom and other fun architecture projects!
Mathematics of Cartography
http://math.rice.edu/~lanius/pres/map/: This site explains what maps are, mathematical concepts involved in creating maps, and the history of map-making.
Mathletics
http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/education/projects/we...: Learn how math is used in baseball, basketball, football, and bowling.
Webmath.com - Math for Everyone
http://www.webmath.com/index1.html: Do you need to convert a temperature from Fahrenheit to Celsius? Let this site help you make the calculation. It also tells how to calculate a tip and how to figure the sale price of a discounted item.
What Good is Math?
http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/education/projects/we...: Learn how math is used in sports, art, shopping, banking, and other real-life activities.

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