Applying Mathematics

Skill Activities

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Chaotic Population
Students use a graphic calculator, then a spreadsheet, to investigate a recurrence relation which simulates population changes, some of which exhibit chaotic behaviour. Teacher Notes included.

Student Information (application/msword, 387 KB) (application/pdf, 63 KB)
Spreadsheet (application/vnd.ms-excel, 24 KB)

Credit Card debts
Students use recurrence relations to work out how long it takes to pay off credit card debts. Includes the use of both a graphic calculator and spreadsheet. Teacher Notes included.

Student Information: (application/msword, 284 KB) (application/pdf, 56 KB)
Spreadsheet (application/vnd.ms-excel, 42 KB)

Linear Programming
Powerpoint presentation and activity in which inequalities are used to solve problems in real contexts. Teacher Notes included.

Student Information: (application/msword, 227 KB) (application/pdf, 62 KB)
PowerPoint presentation (application/vnd.ms-powerpoint, 92 KB)