National Council of Teachers of Mathematics 2012 Annual Meeting and Exposition

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333- Making Math out of March Madness

Friday, April 27, 2012: 8:00 AM-9:00 AM
Salon C (Marriott Downtown)
Lead Speaker:
Jennifer Axley

Handouts
  • Hints for setting up a ti-nspire document for There's Math in March Madness.pdf (419.2 kB)
  • There’s Math in March Madness.pdf (688.4 kB)

    • March is the time when basketball fans turn their thoughts to bracketology. Use the NCAA tournament's single-elimination format to examine exponential and piecewise functions. With graphing technology, model the various bracket formats used over the years—from eight to 68 teams—and generate equations for those models.

    Presentation Format: 9-12 Session
    Grade Band Audience: 9 to 12, 6 to 8

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