Objective: Students will be able to find the roots of quadratic equations by
completing the square; find ways to connect math to the real world.
Read the radio transcript reprinted at
www.uh.edu/engines/epi847.htm
about why you should continue to study mathematics. This episode of the National
Public Radio show Engines of Our Ingenuity addresses the relationship of
nonlinear equations to the real world. Engines of Our Ingenuity is a syndicated
radio show written and produced by John Lienhard, professor of mechanical
engineering and history at the University of Houston, Houston, Texas.