How Astronauts Use Math
Chelsea House Publishers
Will be published approx. on 31. October 2009
Book
Hardback
32 pages
978-1-60413-610-4 (ISBN)
Description
When astronauts fly into space to conduct missions, it is made possible because of precise mathematical calculations, from how the spacecraft leaves Earth's atmosphere to how the astronauts pilot the craft. How Astronauts Use Math reveals how designers use math to calculate distance, speed, velocity, and their own safety when creating space-faring vehicles.
Concepts and skills emphasized include:
Number Sense and Operations
Problem Solving
Estimation
Measurement
Data Analysis
Algebraic Thinking
Geometry and Spatial Sense.
Concepts and skills emphasized include:
Number Sense and Operations
Problem Solving
Estimation
Measurement
Data Analysis
Algebraic Thinking
Geometry and Spatial Sense.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Broomall
United States
Target group
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
Interest Age: From 8 to 11 years
Illustrations
Colour photographs, Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 178 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
265 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-60413-610-4 (9781604136104)
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Persons
Mary Hense always loved planes and spaceships. From her backyard in Florida, USA, she watches rockets take off from the Kennedy Space Center more than 60 miles away
Rhea A. Stewart, M.A., Specialist in Mathematics, Science, and Technology Education
Rhea A. Stewart, M.A., Specialist in Mathematics, Science, and Technology Education