The Problem with the Junk Food Problem
Mon, 03/08/2010 - 11:50 — wbessette
Come one, come all...whether you eat junk food or not!
Please join us for a 90 minute math club presentation at 3:30 p.m. on Friday, March 12 in Truax room 209. The speakers are Professors Steven and Jennifer Szydlik from UW-Oshkosh.
What possible good can come from eating junk food? Not too much, nutritionally, but quite a lot mathematically! In this presentation, we will use mathematics to explore the caloric content of different junk foods. Along the way, we'll see that even simple things such as linear equations can lead to some challenging ideas and deep mathematics. Familiarity with solving systems of linear equations will be helpful, but not necessary. Bring your appetites!
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