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ERIC Number: EJ478307
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1993
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ISSN: ISSN-0025-5769
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Analyzing Energy and Resource Problems: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Mathematical Modeling.
Fishman, Joseph
Mathematics Teacher, v86 n8 p628-33 Nov 1993
Suggests ways in which mathematical models can be presented and developed in the classroom to promote discussion, analysis, and understanding of issues related to energy consumption. Five problems deal with past trends and future projections of availability of a nonrenewable resource, natural gas. (Contains 13 references.) (MDH)
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Graphs, Integrated Activities, Interdisciplinary Approach, Mathematical Applications, Mathematical Models, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Instruction, Natural Gas, Problem Solving, Secondary Education
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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