Math for Real Life: Teaching Practical Uses for Algebra, Geometry and Trigonometry

Where are we ever going to use this?"" Every high school math student has either asked this or at least thought it. Every math teacher has heard it. It continues to be asked because it isn't easily answered. Many times math teachers aren't sure of the answer themselves. Often, the mathematics learned in high school cannot be applied until more is learned at the college level. It is also a difficult question to answer because, while teachers know a lot, no one is knowledgeable in all areas. This book presents hundreds of applications of mathematics from baseball statistics to the theory of relativity. All can be understood by anyone with a knowledge of high school mathematics. Although written primarily for mathematics teachers, it will be of interest to anyone who has ever wondered ""Where do they use this?