National Council of Teachers of Mathematics 2013 Annual Meeting and Exposition

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25- The Math behind the Heavens and the Earth

Thursday, April 18, 2013: 8:00 AM-9:00 AM
Centennial Ballroom F (Hyatt Regency )
Lead Speaker:
Gary M Rubinstein

Handouts
  • 25_Rubinstein_Math_in_Astronomy.pdf (557.3 kB)

    • Galileo once wrote, "Mathematics is the language with which God has written the universe." Humanity's desire to understand the cosmos drove much of the development of math. Learn how astronomers from Thales to Newton used, or invented, many topics from high school math to virtually explore the heavens.

    Presentation Format: 9-12 Session
    Grade Band Audience: 9 to 12

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