Using Mathematics to Optimize Wing Design

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Subject(s): Mathematics, Science
Grade Level(s): 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Intended Audience: Educators educators
Keywords: bird, wing, design, nick moore, florida, state, university, optimization, flight, natural selection, functions, graphs, flexible, flex, maximum, air flow, systems of equations, simultaneous equations, thrust, lift, nonlinear, nonlinear relationship, parabola, hypothesis
Instructional Component Type(s): Perspectives Video: Expert

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