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Based on this plot, can you tell me when it started snowing? Or, can we fit a...
Now, I’m biased of course since I got a MS degree in Atmospheric Science, but I feel like weather and climate is one of the biggest untapped wells of potential math problems. I think there are two...
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Thought Experiment: I bet you could teach an entire math course with this one...
Or at least a huge chunk of an Algebra, Stats, and/or Pre-Cal course.
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What? How do YOU spend your two-hour school delays?, Water Content in a Snow...
As anyone in town for NCTM in Denver know, it’s been a bit snowy here this week. In fact, Fort Collins just had its biggest snowfall of the year. But how big? We had a two hour school delay this...
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How does one provide the complex data of global warming to students?
Update (3/12/2013): An atmospheric scientist friend of mine, Katie, suggested a few edits to this post, primarily to clear up a few of the tools listed here. The edits are in bold. My initial thesis on...
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Just how silly is a 45-day weather forecast? And while we’re at it, just how...
Artifact I’ve got bad news for everyone here in the Fort Collins area: there’s a chance of showers on Labor Day (September 2). It’s a shame because the following Monday (September 9) shows a mostly...
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