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  • Tiger Math

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    Geometric design of a large cat. Caption: (narrator) First, define the surface of the shape geometrically.

    Patrick Sanan, who studied mathematics at UC San Diego, explains how he combined geometry and physics to create the virtual tiger in the Oscar award-winning motion picture "Life of Pi."

    (Source: DCMP)

  • Pythagorean Theorem

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    Diagram illustrating the concept of the Pythagorean Theorem which is a-squared plus b-squared equals c-squared. The diagram shows this by laying out a 3-by-3 square, 4-by-4 square, and 5-by-5 square on the edges of a triangle.

    Diagram of the pythagorean theorm. Design modalities for the image include braille with and without labels, print with and without labels in greyscale, color, and texture.

    (Source: Benetech)

  • Person handling a partially ripe strawberry still on the vine. Caption: "What can we plant? What's the rotation strategy?"

    The Pajaro Valley, in the Monterey Bay area of California, is ideally suited for agriculture. In fact, the Pajaro Valley and the nearby Salinas Valley produce nearly half of the strawberries grown in the United States yearly. But, the water source for the valley is a confined underground aquifer that is slowly being depleted. In January of 2011, the American Institute of Mathematics held a Sustainability Problems workshop with the goal of bringing together mathematicians and industry representatives to work on a variety of sustainability problems, including renewable energy, air quality, water management, and other environmental issues. Part of the National Science Foundation Series “Science Nation.”

    (Source: DCMP)

  • People sitting at a table with paper spread in front of them and people working in a science lab. Caption: Engineers apply principles of science and mathematics

    Engineers are motivated to improve our quality of life, and they typically develop new products to achieve this goal. They use several steps in developing new products: design phase, testing phase, and production and maintenance phase. During the design phase, engineers specify the functional requirements of the product. They also produce a prototype to evaluate its overall effectiveness. They also consider cost, reliability, and safety. During the last two phases, engineers determine if any failures of the components are likely and where they occur. In these processes, engineers use computers to create designs, analyze functionality, and simulate how a machine, structure, or system operates.

    (Source: DCMP)