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MATH NIGHT!
AKA
WHEN WILL I EVER USE THIS? NIGHT
Dr. Jennifer Chauvot
University of Houston
Fall 2014
Some stuff about me
• http://prezi.com/r-
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Tonight’s Goals
• Emphasize the importance of mathematics in high school
and beyond!
• So why does math in school look so different?
Math and Cosmetology
• Geometry
• Trigonometry
• Ratios (hair coloring)
• The haircut is executed at certain angles, with the stylist
starting from a base point and building upon it. Haircuts
are built around shapes and sectioning.
Read more : http://www.ehow.com/howdoes_4909770_math-relatecosmetology.html
Angles & Hair Cuts
How many of you have tripped going up
the stairs?
Math & Construction
Math in Construction
• http://jwilson.coe.uga.edu/EMAT6680Su09/King/Roofing/A
pplication%20of%20%20Mathematics%20in%20Construc
tion.htm
Firefighter Math
• http://firefightermath.org/
Get the Math – Math in Fashion
• Chloe Dao, Fashion Designer, Houston, TX
What Else?
Oreo Cookies and Mathematics
How would you check the
“Double Stuffness” of
Oreo cookies?
Oil Spills & Mathematics
4.5
4
Axis Title
Number of Diameter of
Drops
spill in cm
1
2.2
2
2.4
3
2.7
4
3.2
5
3.7
6
4
y = 0.3829x + 1.6933
3.5
3
2.5
2
Series1
1.5
Linear (Series1)
1
0.5
0
0
2
4
Axis Title
6
8
And of course ….
• Become a teacher of Mathematics!
So why does the math I take in school
look so different?
• Not everyone wants to be a firefighter
• Not everyone wants to be a fashion designer
• Not everyone wants to be an engineer
• Not everyone wants to be a(n) ______________
• A role of school mathematics in this country is to teach a
broad range of skills and concepts that apply to multiple
careers. We teach EVERYONE.
• So what can you do? Get involved!
• And remember, studying mathematics develops logical
reasoning, problem-solving, perseverance, and ______!!
Personal Advice for Parents
• Jonesy (11th grade) – wedding planner,
heart surgeon, business owner
• Pre-AP route
• Ethan (5th grade, Special Ed) – doctor
• Algebra (8th)
• Geometry & Algebra II (9th)
• Pre-calculus (10th)
• “On-level” classes
• Will be in math each year!
• AP Calculus & AP Statistics (11th)
• Quinn (9th grade) - computer
programmer, movie director, actress
• Started Pre-AP; moved to “On-level”
• Now in Algebra (9th)
• Geometry (10th)
• Algebra II (11th)
• Pre-Calculus (12th)
Quinn taught us:
Challenging, but
not unreasonable
Keep Them
in MATH!
Thank You!!!
Any Questions?