Today's Work:
We will be working on Mathalicious' "Pandemic" Lesson. As a class we will be completing Act One and we may get into parts of Act Two.
Additional Resources:
Vampires aren't the only thing to be afrade of! There are many diseases and viruses that are capable of acting like real life vampires and causing tragic epidemics. Mathematicians, known as epidemiologists, spend their entire lives investigating these patterns and causes of diseases and injury.
There is currently an Ebola Outbreak in Africa. Please read the following articles to find out more about what is happening and the math behind it.
"What You Need to Know about the Ebola Outbreak" (New York Times)
"Obama Presses Leaders to Speed Ebola Response" (New York Times)
"The Mathematics of Ebola Trigger Stark Warnings: Act Now or Regret It" (Wired)
Additional Practice:
Use this document for some additional practice.