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Direct linkERIC Number: EJ809134
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2008-Sep
Pages: 5
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Squaring Matrices: Connecting Mathematics and Science
Horton, Robert M.; Wiegert, Elaine M.; Marshall, Jeff C.
Mathematics Teacher, v102 n2 p102-106 Sep 2008
This article shows how a matrix can be used to represent a food chain and how the square of this matrix represents the indirect food sources for each animal in the chain. By exploring, through mathematics, the implications when the bottom of the food chain is destroyed, students will see an important connection between mathematics and science. (Contains 8 figures.)
Descriptors: Animals, Matrices, Food, Interdisciplinary Approach, Ecology, Multiplication, High School Students, Secondary School Teachers, Mathematics Teachers
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education
Audience: Teachers
Language: English
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