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Calendars
Algebra Fun with Calendars
http://www.chihapauradellamatematica.org/MATE/Chihapauradellamatematica/Volume1/Complementi/MonPol/CalendarCynthiaLanius.htm
#linearequations
Cannons
What is the Optimal Launch Angle?
https://www.physicsclassroom.com/mmedia/vectors/mr.html
#angles #parabolas
Cartoons
Mathematical Cartoons by Simon Singh
https://simonsingh.net/books/fermats-last-theorem/wacky-fermat-stuff/mathematics-cartoons/
#constant #equation #formula
Chaos
Chaos while Sledding on a Mogul-Infested Slope and other Chaotic Animations
http://demonstrations.wolfram.com/topic.html?topic=Chaos+Theory
#exponential #function #logarithm #oscillation #phaseshift
Cooking
Math in Real Life: Cooking by the Numbers
http://www.learner.org/interactives/dailymath/cooking.html
#proportion #ratio
Crystals
Advanced Materials (liquid crystals, carbon fiber, more)
https://plus.maths.org/content/great-eight#materials
#modeling #transformation

Earthquakes
Mathematics of Earthquakes Activities
https://earthquake.usgs.gov/learn/topics/search.php?sendLevelID=11
#logarithms #statistics
The Latest Mathematical Models of Earthquake Ground Motion (pdf)
http://cdn.intechopen.com/pdfs-wm/26248.pdf
#formulas #logarithm #regression #standarddeviation
Seismic Waves and Mathematics (pdf)
http://faculty.kfupm.edu.sa/math/fzaman/Earthquake%20talk.pdf
#differential #exponential #wavelength
Electromagnetism
NRich’s Electromagnetism
https://nrich.maths.org/6659
#formulas #scientificnotation
Electromagnetic Spectrum
https://www.mathsisfun.com/physics/electromagnetic-spectrum.html
#frequency #periodic #phaseshift #wavelength
Energy
Energy and its Storage
https://plus.maths.org/content/great-eight#energy
#bigdata #linearsystems
Mathematical Modeling of Alternative Energy Systems: An Example of How Academic Mathematicians Can Contribute to the World
http://mpe.dimacs.rutgers.edu/2013/04/22/mathematical-modeling-of-alternative-energy-systems-an-example-of-how-academic-mathematicians-can-contribute-to-the-world/
#3Dsystems #modeling
The Math of Renewable Energy
http://www.greeneducationfoundation.org/institute/lesson-clearinghouse/45-the_math_of_renewable_energy.html
Engineering
Electrical Engineering: Chaos in the Chua Circuit (pdf)
http://engineering.nyu.edu/mechatronics/Control_Lab/bck/VKapila/Chaotic%20Ref/Porfiri's/Biblio/chuades.pdf #differentialequations

Horseback Riding
Mathematics of Horseback Riding and Dressage
https://mathematicsofhorsebackriding.wordpress.com
#circles #geometry
Humor
Handly High Math Department Humor Page
http://www.pleacher.com/handley/humor/mhumor.html
Princeton's List of Math Jokes
https://web.math.princeton.edu/~lshou/mathjokes.html

Ice Skating
Mathematical Eyes on Figure Skating (pdf)
https://archive.bridgesmathart.org/2012/bridges2012-623.pdf
#angles
#vectors
Interior Design
Math in Real Life: Home Decorating
http://www.learner.org/interactives/dailymath/decorating.html

Kayaking
Outer Space: Canoeing and Kayaking
https://sport.maths.org/content/canoeing-and-kayaking
#formulas #prediction #ratios
Knitting
Mathematical Knitting
http://www.toroidalsnark.net/mathknit.html

Optics
134 Optical Illusions and Visual Phenomenon
https://michaelbach.de/ot/

Photography
Mathematics of Photography
https://passyworldofmathematics.com/mathematics-of-photography
Poetry
Mathematical Poetry: A Small Anthology
http://katherinestange.com/mathweb
Poker
Counting Poker Hands: How many full house hands are possible? (pdf)
http://www.geometer.org/mathcircles/poker.pdf

Quarks
Quark Fractional Charge Indicates a Substructure
http://starlight-publishing.com/Articles/FracCharge.html
Quilting
Mathematical Quilting
http://www.mathquilt.com

Technology
Examples of Math in Technical Fields from British Columbia Institute of Technology
https://math.commons.bcit.ca/
Theater
Math in Theater Arts (Prezi)
https://prezi.com/mkushjxq-ora/math-in-theatre
#geometry #pythagoreantheorem
Tides
Tide Prediction
http://www.math.stonybrook.edu/~tony/tides
#modeling #probability
Trivia
Number Trivia “What’s special about this number?”
https://www2.stetson.edu/~efriedma/numbers.html

Ultimate Frisbee
The Physics of Frisbee (pdf)
http://scripts.mit.edu/~womens-ult/frisbee_physics.pdf
#differentiation #vectors
Universal Language
Math in Real Life: The Universal Language
http://www.learner.org/interactives/dailymath/language.html

Violin
Why is the violin so hard to play?
https://plus.maths.org/content/why-violin-so-hard-play
#frequency #logarithms
Voltage
Complex Numbers in Real Life
http://www.math.toronto.edu/mathnet/questionCorner/complexinlife.html
#complex #differentialequations

X-Rays
Saving Lives: the mathematics of tomography
https://plus.maths.org/content/saving-lives-mathematics-tomography
#differential #integration #network