Engineering
The Outside World
100

You need to calculate the area of a roof. What type of math do you use?

Geometry
100

You need to calculate the height of a tree using the distance from you to the tree and the angle of elevation.

Trigonometry
200

You're finding the height of a building using angle of elevation from the ground.

Trigonometry

200

Calculate the total climbing distance of Everest using the height and the distance from the base to the internal center. 

Trigonometry 

300

You want to optimize the volume of a box using changing dimensions.

Calculus 

300

Find the chance that a specific kind of bee will be on a specific type of flower in a meadow. 

Probability

400

You’re figuring out how many tiles are needed for a circular floor.

Geometry 

400

The pattern of a honeycomb

Geometry

500

You're designing a bridge and analyzing how forces change over time

Calculus

500

Finding how many peaches can fit in a 3D box

Calculus