Developed by The University
of Chicago School Mathematics Project, Everyday Mathematics is aligned with the Missouri Learning Standards for Mathematics and helps students achieve true mastery by continually reinforcing
math concepts through concrete real - world
applications and well planned lessons that build upon each other, from
simple to complex.
1950s: Research on military
applications of radar and infrared radiation promotes advances in radiative transfer theory and measurements = > Radiation
math — Studies conducted largely for military
applications give accurate values
of infrared absorption by gases = > CO2 greenhouse — Nuclear physicists and chemists develop Carbon - 14 analysis, useful for dating ancient climate changes = > Carbon dates, for detecting carbon from fossil fuels in the atmosphere, and for measuring the rate
of ocean turnover = > CO2 greenhouse — Development
of digital computers affects many fields including the calculation
of radiation transfer in the atmosphere = > Radiation
math, and makes it possible to model weather processes = > Models (GCMs)-- Geological studies
of polar wandering help provoke Ewing - Donn model
of ice ages = >
Simple models — Improvements in infrared instrumentation (mainly for industrial processes) allow very precise measurements
of atmospheric CO2 = > CO2 greenhouse.