No Limits For Usain

This informational text resource is intended to support reading in the content area. The text uses the story of Usain Bolt and his quest to reduce his world record in the 100 meter race to raise the question of whether there is a limit to his—or any human's—athleticism. The article uses number series, limits, and convergent and divergent series to prove that, hypothetically at least, a world record will go on reducing beyond any limit. A logistic curve is shown to model the data.

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Direct Link: http://plus.maths.org/content/no-limits-usain

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Subject(s): Mathematics, English Language Arts

Grade Level(s): 11, 12

Intended Audience: Educators

Resource supports reading in content area:Yes
Freely Available: Yes

Keywords: text complexity, informational text, sports, Usain Bolt, 100 meter, world record, convergent, divergent, harmonic series

Instructional Component Type(s): Text Resource

Resource Collection: STEM Reading Resources

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