"Gas Laws on Ardana"

Uses graphs and "collected" gas data to determine the gas variable relationships on an alien planet.

"How Old Is It?"

Uses radiometric data and information to calculate the age of artifacts in an archeological dig.

"Measuring the Impossible"

"Me and Julie Helton"

Uses mathematics and densities to calculate the number of metallic atoms are stacked in the thickness of a piece of foil.

"How Much Do You Order?"

Uses stoichiometry and percent yields to calculate the amount of reactants needed to produce our product.

In The Works

These are some of the problem sets that are in the works and in process.

Airbag Problem Set

Problem set that deals with calculating the amount of Sodium Azide (active ingredient in airbag inflation) necessary to properly inflate an airbag.  The atmospheric conditions change, the size of the airbag changes, etc.

Problem set that deals with practicing complex dimensional analysis calculations to demonstrate the importance of setting up ratios that convert from one unit to another.  My goal is to have such complicated units involved (engineering type calculations) that the students don't actually understand what is being calculated, but can calculate the answer simply by lining up units that will cancel out ending up with the unit expected.