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02.02 How can I create a model of something that is very large?

(introduction = 3 minutes reading and a 7 minute video) To Scale: The Solar System from Wylie Overstreet on Vimeo. The distances between the planets are very large and ever changing as they move around the sun. There are a few ways of expressing very large numbers. One google can …

02.05 How is interest calculated?

(approximately 8 minutes reading, a 10 minute activity and a 20 minute slideshow/activity) Photo by Christiann Koepke on Unsplash Read this online article on how credit card interest is calculated and, while following through the calculations provided, work through the approximate calculation using an APR of 20.24% and the 25 …

01.02 How does the Wizarding World financial system compare to the rest of the world?

01.02.01 How do Wizarding World currencies compare? (approximately 1 minute reading and 15 minutes of work) The Image “Mar 10 2011 [Day 129] ‘Galleon, Sickle, and Knut (Front)’” by James_Seattle is licensed under CC BY 2.0 The Wizarding World in Great Britain has a different monetary system. They use a set of coins instead …

01.04 How do I think like a mathematician?

(5 minutes reading and 20 minutes for each activity) Photo by Michael Dziedzic on Unsplash Many students think they ‘are not good at math’. When they encounter something they don’t know or understand, they stop. Yet most students wouldn’t consider they need to give up reading an article or a …