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Calculus in Action

Teacher Steph

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Imagine you are the CEO of a pizza restaurant.

You want to make the MOST profit for the LEAST cost.

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Do you want to make many small pizzas? Fewer large pizzas?

You want to make the MOST profit for the LEAST cost.

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You can use CALCULUS to determine the BEST strategy.

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Raise your hand if you LIKE MATH.

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If you didn’t raise your hand, don’t worry – calculus is DIFFERENT!

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WHY �should I learn calculus?

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Calculus is the mathematics of WHY!

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What sorts of things did you learn in your previous math classes?

  • Algebra tells you what’s happening. Calculus tells you why it’s happening.
  • Calculus helps us understand how things change—and why they change.
  • Want to know why a rocket curves, a virus spreads, or a profit peaks? That’s calculus.
  • When you need to explain how fast, how much, or how efficient—calculus gives the why behind the answer.

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What sorts of things did you learn in your previous math classes?

  • Did you memorize equations?

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  • Algebra is the mathematics of static relationships.
  • Calculus is the mathematics of CHANGE.

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  • We live in a changing world, so we need calculus to model that change.
  • For example, how fast is a car going RIGHT NOW?

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Now we are going to look at some ways in which you might use calculus in different careers.

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Now we are going to look at some ways in which you might use calculus in different careers.

  • I will put you in groups of 4-5.

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Now we are going to look at some ways in which you might use calculus in different careers.

  • Each group will choose a career and look up some ways that someone with that career might use calculus.

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Now we are going to look at some ways in which you might use calculus in different careers.

  • For this assignment, you may use your phones or other electronic devices. (Put them away when you are done!)

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Now we are going to look at some ways in which you might use calculus in different careers.

  • You will have 15 minutes to find ways that your career may use calculus.

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Now we are going to look at some ways in which you might use calculus in different careers.

  • Then you will present your findings to the class.

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Now we are going to look at some ways in which you might use calculus in different careers.

  • Here are some careers that use calculus. Or you may think of a different one.
    • Environmental Scientist
    • Virologist
    • Game Developer
    • Economist
    • Meteorologist
    • Automotive Engineer
    • Chemist
    • Rocket Scientist
    • CEO
    • City Planner