FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY
Math Matters Everyday is a collaboration with Miami Dade College (MDC), Florida International University (FIU), the University of Miami (UofM), SECME Inc. (formerly the Southeastern Consortium for Minorities in Engineering), and NASA’s Science, Engineering, Mathematics and Aerospace (SEMA) Academy.
Math Matters Everyday is an Internet portal that provides math teachers with access to best practices vis-à-vis accredited online professional development, lesson plans and activities based on the leading research in how people learn, how to teach mathematics and how to integrate reading into the process.
FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY's Math Matters Everyday internet portal is structured around clusters of STEM Modules, and Literacy in Math, and is focused on math teachers in grade bands K-2, 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12. The goal is to help teachers increase their competence and confidence in teaching math in a way that is both rigorous as well as relevant to students.
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| Respiratory System |
 Major organs of the respiratory system and the function of each. |
| Hurricanes |
A hurricane is an intense, rotating oceanic weather system that possesses maximum sustained winds exceeding 119 km/hr (74 mph). It forms and intensifies over tropical oceanic regions. |
| Newton’s 1st Law |
If no net force acts on a particle, then it is possible to select a set of reference frames, called inertial reference frames, observed from which the particle moves without any change in velocity. |
| Newton’s 2nd Law |
Observed from an inertial reference frame, the net force on a particle is proportional to the time rate of change of its linear momentum. Momentum is the product of mass and velocity. This law is often stated as F = ma or more generally F = d[mv] / dt (the force on an object is equal to its mass multiplied by its acceleration). |
| Newton’s 3rd Law |
Whenever a particle A exerts a force on another particle B, B simultaneously exerts a force on A with the same magnitude in the opposite direction. The strong form of the law further postulates that these two forces act along the same line. |
| Gravity |
Gravitation is a natural phenomenon by which all objects with mass attract each other. |
| Optics |
Optics is a branch of physics that describes the behavior and properties of light and the interaction of light with matter. |
| Optical Instruments |
An optical instrument either processes light waves to enhance an image for viewing, or analyzes light waves (or photons) to determine one of a number of characteristic properties. |
| Heat Transfer: Conduction |
Thermodynamics is a branch of physics which deals with the energy and work of a system. |
| Heat Transfer: Convection and Radiation |
Convection is thought to play a major role in transporting energy from the center of the Sun to the surface |
| Football Physics 1 |
Physics is the science of matter and its motion—the science that deals with concepts such as force, energy, mass, and charge. |
| Football Physics 2 |
Physics is the science of matter and its motion—the science that deals with concepts such as force, energy, mass, and charge. |
| Statistics and Sports |
Statistics is a mathematical science pertaining to the collection, analysis, interpretation or explanation, and presentation of data. |
| Amusement Park physics |
From the 4g pulling loops of the The Incredible Hulk Coaster to the 3D treat of the The Adventures of Spiderman (Universal Studios, Orlando), amusement parks have , time and again, left us wondering...HOW-DO-THEY-DO-IT !! |
| Waves |
A wave is a mode of energy transfer from one place to another, often with little or no permanent displacement of the particles of the medium (i.e. little or no associated mass transport); instead there are oscillations around almost fixed positions. |
| Sound |
Sound is a disturbance of mechanical energy that propagates through matter as a wave (through fluids as a compression wave, and through solids as both compression and shear waves). |
| Solar Energy |
Solar power is the flow of energy from the sun. The primary forms of solar energy are heat and light. |
| Logic gates |
A logic gate performs a logical operation on one or more logic inputs and produces a single logic output. |
| Circuits |
To design any electrical circuit, either analog or digital, electrical engineers need to be able to predict the voltages and currents at all places within the circuit. |
| Batteries |
A battery is a device consisting of one or more galvanic cells, which store chemical energy and make it available in an electrical form. |
| How a Computer Works |
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| Trigonometry |
Trigonometry is a branch of mathematics that deals with triangles, particularly triangles in a plane where one angle of the triangle is 90 degrees. |
| Acid-Base Chemistry |
An acid-base reaction is a chemical reaction that occurs between an acid and a base. |
| Drinking Water Treatment |
Water purification is the process of removing contaminants from a raw water source. The goal is to produce water for a specific purpose with a treatment profile designed to limit the inclusion of specific materials; most water is purified for human consumption (drinking water). |
| Wastewater Treatment |
Sewage treatment, or domestic wastewater treatment, is the process of removing contaminants from wastewater, both runoff and domestic. It includes physical, chemical and biological processes to remove physical, chemical and biological contaminants. |