Extreme Math: Real Math, Real People, Real Sports - Softcover

Washington Tyler, Marya; Tyler, Kip

 
9781882664962: Extreme Math: Real Math, Real People, Real Sports

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How many seconds will it take to fall 1 mile when skydiving? While hang gliding in windy conditions, what is your maximum rate of climb during the first 6 minutes? In Extreme Math, students discover the excitement of using their mathematics problem-solving skills to answer actual questions faced by extreme sports athletes. The word problems in this book are drawn from interviews with actual people using mathematics in their chosen fields—extreme sports!

All activities are tied to the standards established by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.

Other books that make math fun for students include Camp Fraction, It's Alive!, and It's Alive! And Kicking!

Grades 5-10

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Back in 1983, Kip left his fast-paced management job in the auto industry and ventured west. Since then, he has fought forest fires, patrolled the backcountry on skis and horseback, explored technical mountain faces, built trails, and maintained remote cabins for the Forest Service in Oregon, Montana, Wyoming, California, and Alaska.

Marya is the author of several Prufrock bestsellers, including Real Life Math Mysteries, It&;s Alive!, and Extreme Math, which she cowrote with her husband Kip. They have four wonderful, spontaneous, gifted children scattered across the country.

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