Recurrence Relations - 'Counting Backwards' (HiMAP)
Introduce students to difference equations by showing their unique application to computer science. HiMAP Module 2. Hi…
Student Generations (HiMAP)
Introduces functions and strategies (heuristics) for students to generate and solve their own problems. HiMAP Module 7…
The Apportionment Problem: The Search for the Perfect Democracy (HiMAP)
A look at the apportionment of the House of Representatives, and how many representatives from each state are sent to C…
Fair Divisions: Getting Your Fair Share (HiMAP)
Demonstrates how mathematics can be used to divide objects fairly, such as the equitable distribution of an item that i…
A Mathematical Look at the Calendar (HiMAP)
This unit demonstrates mathematical techniques for finding the day of the week on a given date, finding mathematical pa…
Spheres and Satellites (HiMAP)
Students use graphing calculators to discover amazing geometric facts about our backyards, our world, and beyond. HiMAP…
The Mathematician's Coloring Book (HiMAP)
The four-color theorem is introduced through maps, pictures, and worksheets, which explore the branch of mathematics th…
Decision Making & Math Models (HiMAP)
This unit discusses the mathematical models that help solve three common management problems. The unit works well with…
A Uniform Approach to Rate and Ratio Problems (HiMAP)
A technique for solving rate and ratio problems, the Universal Rate Formula, is applied to a variety of mathematical si…
Explore Sorts (HiMAP)
Sorting algorithms are used by virtually every computer program. This module and companion Macintosh software examine s…
The Abacus: Its History and Applications (HiMAP)
Critical mathematics concepts such as using word names, standard notation, and place value are brought to life when stu…
Codes Galore (HiMAP)
Students use the recently developed mathematics of codes used to hide and compress data. HiMAP Module 18. HiMAP librar…
Fair Voting - Weighted Votes for Unequal Constituencies (HiMAP)
Students are challenged to use the mathematics of weighted voting to wrestle with important social issues such as how p…
Optimality Pays: An Introduction to Linear Programming (HiMAP)
This module provides a history of linear programming and covers several business-management concepts including assignme…
Regression Toward the Mean (UMAP)
Regression toward the mean is a phenomenon that is a natural by-product of less-than-perfect correlation between two va…
CO2 and Global Warming
Background
Prior to the Industrial Revolution, carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere was consistently around 280 p…
The Need for Bees (and not just for honey)
Background
Honeybees, along with a few other key animals, are critical to human existence on our planet. Along with…
Polygon Paradise Park
Background
A group of four friends want to go to Polygon Paradise Park next summer. Polygon Paradise Park is a smal…
Aboard! Boarding and Disembarking a Plane
Background
In air transportation, efficiency is time and time is money. Even small delays in the schedules of passeng…
Data Paralysis? Use Our Analysis!
Background
Many companies view data as a strategic asset but acknowledge great difficulty deriving value from this…
Forestry for Carbon Sequestration
Background
Climate change presents a massive threat to life as we know it. To mitigate the effects of climate chang…
All for One and One (Space) for All!
Background
Most of the world’s nations signed onto the United Nations’ Outer Space Treaty of 1967, agreeing that “e…
Trading Strategies
Background
Market traders buy and sell volatile assets frequently, with a goal to maximize their total return. Ther…
Water and Hydroelectric Power Sharing
Background
For centuries, people have constructed dams across rivers and streams to hold back water to create reser…
Power Profile of a Cyclist
Background
There are many types of bicycle road races including a criterium, a team time trial, and an individual t…
Fighting Wildfires
Background:
The 2019-2020 fire season in Australia saw devastating wildfires in every state, with the worst impact in…
Confirming the Buzz about Hornets
Background:
In September 2019, a colony of Vespa mandarinia (also known as the Asian giant hornet) was discovered on V…
Checking the Pulse and Temperature of Higher Education
Background:
What does it mean for a nation to have a healthy, sustainable higher education system? What issues matter…
Re-Optimizing Food Systems
Background:
Recent events have shown us that our global food system is unstable even in the parts of the world that it…
The Influence of Music
Background:
Music has been part of human societies since the beginning of time as an essential component of cultural h…
Who is the Greatest? Maradona or Pelé? Biles or Khorkina?
Background:
We read all the time in the sports pages about an athlete being called the G.O.A.T. - the Greatest Of All…
Hot Dog Concession Stand
Background:
During events at your school, students operate a concession stand to raise money in support of student act…
Storing the Sun
Background:
Your team is helping to plan the use of solar power to provide electricity to a 1600 square-foot home bein…
Tackling the Drought
Background:
Lake Mead, a Colorado River reservoir on the Nevada-Arizona border, is the largest water reservoir in the…