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Category Archives: Math in the News

March 12, 2012

Math in the News: Probability

by Cody

Probability is quite useful in predicting future events and is utilized by insurance companies, market research firms, investors, gamblers, criminal investigators and many other industries. An article from Forbes.com, “Stupid Sports Cliches and Why Syraucse Will (Probably) Beat UCONN,” discusses … Continue reading →

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March 5, 2012

Math in the News: Mathematics in Sports

by Cody

Sports and mathematics are two subjects that are rarely mentioned in the same sentence,  but the truth is, there’s a major correlation between the two subjects.  These subjects are so interconnected in fact, that entire semester long college courses are … Continue reading →

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February 27, 2012

Math in the News: Fibonacci Sequence

by Cody

It’s time for another edition of Math in the News.  This week’s post relates to the Fibonacci sequence of numbers. The Fibonacci sequence is a sequence of numbers starting with zero and one, where each subsequent number is the sum … Continue reading →

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February 20, 2012

Math in the News: Taxes

by Cody

Last week I introduced a new section to the andYOU blog titled Math in the News.  In this new section, I’m going to be linking a story in the media to a math topic that is covered in our new … Continue reading →

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February 10, 2012

Math in the News: Fallacies

by Cody

Let me introduce the newest section of the andYOU blog, Math in the News.  Math in the News was created to answer the ever present question of “when will I ever use math in real life?”  Each week we are … Continue reading →

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