- Description
| Jaime
Escalante, the
renowned teacher profiled in the movie, “Stand and Deliver,” hosts this series. It demonstrates mathematical applications in
careers, such as fashion, engineering, space exploration, and sports, and includes guest
appearances by celebrities. |
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- Episodes
1. “Agriculture”
shows how mathematics is being used to meet the world’s increasing food needs. Specialists in agricultural engineering, aqua
culture, hydroponics, and space farming explain the research and technology that will
“feed the future.” (14:44)
2. “Aircraft Design” demonstrates the role of math in aircraft design and shows
students how some of the world’s unique aircraft are designed. A former Blue Angel pilot describes the
preparation needed for a career in jet aviation. (14:30)
3. In “Architecture and Structural Engineering” Pulitzer Prize winning architect
Frank Gehry and Ysrael Seinuk, a renowned structural engineer, show that math is required
to create most structures, from skyscrapers to roller coasters. (14:42)
4. “Automotive Design” takes students into the world of auto design at General
Motors Advanced Concept Center and Art Center College of Design. An Indy 500 champion and a racecar designer
demonstrate math concepts. (14:46)
5. “Cartography” explores the mapping process and shows how scale, ratios,
points, and coordinates are used to map the physical and social environments. The computer is presented as the most important
tool used in cartography. (14:25)
6. “Fashion” demonstrates the importance of math in the creation, manufacturing,
and marketing of clothing. An actor and a top
model reveal the realities of designing and marketing math team jackets. (14:45)
7. “Water Engineering” stresses the importance of mathematics in the management
of water supplies. (14:45)
8. “Optics” reveals a future in which lasers and fiber optics will revolutionize
medicine and communications. Students meet an
astronomer and two photographers and visit AT&T Bell Laboratories, Lasermedia, and the
Optical Sciences Center at the University of Arizona, Tucson. (14:25)
9. “Putting Man in Space” takes students to Johnson Space Center where an
astronaut demonstrates that math is fundamental to the engineering that enables us to
operate in outer space. (14:46)
10. “Sound Engineering” shows that modern sound technology is designed using the
language of mathematics. Students go behind
the scenes at a rock concert, a recording studio, and the Hollywood Bowl. (14:44)
11. “Statistics” shows how the past is used to predict the future and explains
the increasing role of statistics in the census, the music industry, marketing, politics,
and sports. Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger
demonstrates the use of statistics to determine physical fitness. (14:43)
12. “Sports Performance” presents the math-based technological innovations that
are shaping athletic performance. Students
meet Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Jackie Joyner-Kersee and visit Santa Cruz Skateboards, Nike,
Dodger Stadium, and Specialized Bicycles. (14:45) |
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