“What Good Data and Good People Can Accomplish”

Read “What Good Data and Good People Can Accomplish” and “Pete Buttigieg Was An Effective Mayor-With A Gaping Blindspot”, and listen to the following podcasts: All Podcasts From: Podcast: Podcast: Data Driven Decision Making in Kansas City, MO...

Ferris Wheel Height

  For this Critical Thinking assignment. you will be exploring a real-world example that can be modeled using a periodic function. Begin by reading the following prompt: A Ferris wheel is 25 meters in diameter and boarded from a platform that is 1 meter above the...

The projectile

Dawson kicked a football from the ground and it followed the projectile h(t)=-15t^2+150t where t is the time in seconds, and h is the height of the ball in feet. Answer the following questions about the scenario: How long was the ball in the air when it was at its...

Application Problem With A Linear Function

  The monthly cost (in dollars) of water use is a linear function of the amount of water used (in hundreds of cubic feet, HCF). The cost for using 13 HCF of water is $38.05, and the cost for using 35 HCF is $67.75. What is the cost for using 19 HCF of water?...

Mathematics

          Present a quadratic equation in the form ax^2 + bx + c = 0 where a > 1.   How many solutions does your quadratic have based on the discriminant? Pick TWO ways to find the specific solutions or show that there is no solution:...

Graphs for Modeling Real-World Situations

  Imagine a real-world situation that involves relationships that can be modeled with a graph. A graph consists of a discrete number of vertices and the edges that connect them. When brainstorming the situation you would like to model with a graph, review the...