The maths in guitar making involves measurement and understanding curves and angles. An appreciation of the connection between music and mathematics helps in the design process. Every guitar is [...]
I use maths every day, though mostly I’m not aware of it. I measure threads on engine parts, engine sizes and capacity of engines for oil. I do a lot of unit conversion from imperial to [...]
Mathematics is used by a chef in many different ways and the demand for maths increases the further you go in the business. Doing maths in my work isn’t the chore it was at school, I use maths [...]
I’m the head statistician at a company that collects statistics from AFL matches. At the end of a game I get a file that contains everything that happened during the game event by event. My [...]
A traffic engineer looks at the number and the severity of road accidents to determine if the accident rate is higher than it should be for a particular section of road. I use mathematical [...]
Being a zoo keeper, I use maths every day. From dietary preparation and enclosure design, to monitoring growth and giving medication, maths is very much part of my routine. It is extremely [...]
My speciality is severe weather forecasting. I forecast the weather for the Emergency Services and produce warnings for critical fire weather days or severe thunderstorms. Weather is ever [...]
A carbon footprint is the total amount of greenhouse gas emissions caused by the actions of humans. This can be measured. We can compensate for carbon increase in one area, by creating less [...]
I am doing an apprenticeship as a builder and carpenter so that one day I’ll be able to step up and co‑ordinate a multi‑million dollar building project. Construction demands a lot of you [...]
There is maths in feeding a horse. Feed requirements and medication doses are based on the horse’s weight. Estimating the weight of a horse is a maths equation – it is approximately equal to the [...]
