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Social Justice and Exponential Functions: Using Pandemic Data to Increase Student Understanding.

Authors :
Friedman, Jane
Source :
Journal of Humanistic Mathematics; Jul2022, Vol. 12 Issue 2, p301-314, 14p
Publication Year :
2022

Abstract

This paper describes a class activity based on real data about COVID-19 death rates in California. The activity helps students learn about exponential functions while providing an opportunity to integrate social justice concerns into the mathematics classroom. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
21598118
Volume :
12
Issue :
2
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Journal of Humanistic Mathematics
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
159180275
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.5642/jhummath.gmfo7474