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MATH EVOLUTION
1960's:
A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of production is 4/5 of this price. What is his profit?
1970's (Traditional Math):
A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of production is 4/5 of this price; in other words, $80. What is his profit?
1970's (New Math):
A logger exchanges a set L of lumber for a set M of money. The cardinality of set M is 100, and each element is worth $1. Make one humdred dots representing the elements of the set M. The set C of the costs of production contains 20 fewer points than set M. Represent the set C as a subset of M, and answer the following question: What is the cardinality of the set P of profits?
1980's:
A logger sells a truckload of wood for $100. His cost of production is $80, and his profit is $20. Your assignment: Underline the number 20.
1990's (Outcome Based Education):
By cutting down beautiful forest trees, a logger makes $20. What do you think of this way of making a living? Topic for class participation: How did the forest birds and squirrels feel?
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