Sydney: The Unsuccessful Hunt for Parabolas

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXoJlRFbktw

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Publisher, Matt Parker (Standup Maths), Stimulus, Video, YouTube

Matt Parker, looks at the shapes of iconic Sydney structures.

Turns out the Sydney Opera House is made from sections of a sphere and the Sydney Harbour Bridge has a feel of the catenary about it.

4 June 2015 Edit: 4 June 2015

Topics:
Patterns and Algebra, Functions, Quadratics
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Publisher, Matt Parker (Standup Maths), Stimulus, Video, YouTube
NSW Mathematics K-10 Syllabus
Number and Algebra, MA5.1-7NA Non-Linear Relationships, MA5.2-10NA Non-Linear Relationships, MA5.3-9NA Non-Linear Relationships
NSW Curriculum New
Number and algebra, Non-linear relationships, MA5-NLI-C-01 Non-linear relationships A, MA5-NLI-C-02 Non-linear relationships B, MA5-NLI-P-01 Non-linear relationships C (Path)

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Adam Wagner on  24 January 23  at  12:07 PM #

Thanks for this. I used the idea from this to create a Y10 resource which allowed them to look for parabolas in the real world and then try to work out their formulas.

MrsK on  24 October 20  at  12:27 PM #

Eddie Woo’s videos would go well with this: Maths of the Sydney Opera House.

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