Web Links
To help support the teaching of Economics in the Mathematics classroom,
we've compiled a list of supporting web links.
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Check out these links on the teaching of mathematics and
economics.
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It All Adds Up (http://www.italladdsup.org) Learn more about managing credit, budgeting, decision making, and paying for college through a series of 5 online activities. Math & Economics (http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/subjects/math_index.html) The Learning Network has developed lesson plan units that use recent New York Times articles as springboards for examining important curricular topics in interesting and exciting ways. Economics: Applying Math to Real-World Problems (http://www.stanford.edu/~athey/imagineart.html) This is an article that Susan Athey, Research Associate in the Department of Economics at Stanford University wrote for Imagine, a magazine aimed at gifted high school students, entitled: "Economics:Applying Math to Real-World Problems."
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Florida Lottery (http://www.flalottery.com/lottery/games/lotto/lotomain.html) The Florida lottery web site is referenced in Lesson 10. This is the link printed in the book which is no longer active: http://www.flalottery.com/games/lotto/l6howto.htm This link found on page(s): 202 US Lotteries (http://www.uslotteries.com/links2.asp) The US lotteries web site is referenced in Lesson 10. This link found on page(s): 202 Edmunds.com (http://www.edmunds.com) Information on new and used car prices can be found at this site. This site is referenced in Lesson 12. This link found on page(s): 227 Kelly Blue Book (http://www.kbb.com) Information on new and used cars can be found at this web site. This web site is referenced in Lesson 12. This link found on page(s): 227 Kiplinger (http://www.kiplinger.com) Students can get current interest rates, and find a monthly payments calculator at this site. This site is referenced in Lesson 12. This link found on page(s): 227, 259, 260 Lowestfare.com (http://www.lowestfare.com) Airfares can be obtained at this site. This site is referenced in Lesson 12. This link found on page(s): 227 Amtrak (http://www.amtrak.com) Train fares can be found at this site. This site is referenced in Lesson 12. This link found on page(s): 227 Mapquest (http://www.mapquest.com) Driving directions can be found at this site. This site is referenced in Lesson 12. This link found on page(s): 227 Kiplinger : Financial Calculator : What will it take to pay off my balance? (http://www.calcbuilder.com/cgi-bin/calcs/CRE4.cgi/Kiplinger) This site is used in conjunction with Lesson 15. Students can use the web-based calculator to figure out how long it will take to pay off loans. This link found on page(s): 279 Internal Revenue Service (http://www.irs.gov) Instructions for filling out a recent 1040 federal tax form can be found at this site. This site is referenced in Lesson 13. This link found on page(s): 253 New York Lotto (http://www.nylottery.org) The New York lottery web site is referenced in Lesson 11. This is the link printed in the book which is no longer active: http://www.nylottery.org/cashvsannuity.htm This link found on page(s): 214
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