Peer reviewed
Direct linkERIC Number: EJ1284632
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Feb
Pages: 11
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0025-5769
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Calculus Saves Lives! Motivating Mathematics
Madden, Sean; Hume, Olli; Booton, Jacqueline
Mathematics Teacher: Learning and Teaching PK-12, v114 n2 e1-e11 Feb 2021
Mathematics and technology serve the health sciences as demonstrated in this article, cowritten by one of our calculus students. Creating a lesson based on dosing an antibiotic allows teachers and students to see the immediate value of high school calculus and technology.
Descriptors: Secondary School Mathematics, Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods, Calculus, Health Sciences, High School Students, Medicine, Drug Therapy, Motivation Techniques, Problem Solving, Graphing Calculators, Equations (Mathematics), Relevance (Education)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Secondary Education; High Schools
Audience: Teachers
Language: English
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