Math Man

This real world activity will help students determine what they can afford when looking into buying their first car. Using the amortization formula, students will determine how much they can borrow as a loan. Additionally students will learn about the interest they have to pay on a loan, and will determine ways to reduce the amount of interest they will pay over the life of a loan.

Want a real life application of Algebra? Want your students to take responsibility for their grade? This project created by the Math man has students write the simplified variable expression that can be used to calculate their grade based on a given weighting system. Students will write the grade expression for all of their courses and program Microsoft Excel with these expressions. Students will now have a personalized grade book they can use the whole year round to figure out their grade.

Can you use algebra to predict the weather? Who can I trust to give me the most accurate weather forecast? Could I make a forecast that is better then the pros? This activity created by the Math Man will answer such questions. Students will look at past trends to predict the weather for the upcoming weeks and compare the accuracy of multiple weather forecast services with their own forecast. Students will use regression to discover how accurate weather forecasts are.