| Below
is just a short list of COOL
jobs
that use a lot of math. I'll bet you never thought much about the math these people have to deal with!!! |
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What is a
decibel?
How many woofers? What size: 8", 10", 12", 15"? What is the impedance
of
the speakers? 4 ohms, 8 ohms? What is an ohm? How many watts does that
amplifier make? How can I wire the speakers so that it makes more
power?
How big of a box should that woofer go in? What is the frequency
response
of that speaker? What does Hertz and Kilohertz mean? What size fuse do
I need?
What gauge speaker
wire should I use? What does 4 gauge wire mean? Is my alternator big
enough?
It's all math!
For more information, check out these sites:
[ The Installer Institute ][
JL audio ]
[ Car Audio online ][ Stinger
]
[ Alpine
] [ RockfordFosgate] [ MTX
]
RADIODJ/ENGINEER
How many minutes
is
that next song? When is the next commercial? How many watts does this
radio
station generate? What does FM or AM mean? If a station is at 106 FM,
what
does that mean? What time is it? Can I really play 40 minutes of
nonstop
music? It's all math!
For more information, check out these sites:
[ Brodcasters Training Network
]
[ Academy of Radio and TV ]
JETFIGHTER
PILOT
What is a G? How
high
am I flying? What is my maximum speed? How much fuel do I have? How far
can I fly on a full tank? If an enemy is at 2 o'clock, what does that
mean?
What direction and speed is the wind? What's an F14? How many missiles
do I have left? Which direction am I flying? What speed is super sonic?
What is an altimeter? How many degrees of banking do I need? How far am
I from my target or base? It's all math!
For more information, check out these sites:
[ Navy Blue Angels ]
[ Navy Flight Test
page]
SPORTSANNOUNCER
What is his batting average? How many bases has he
stolen?
How do I calculate ERA? How fast was that last pitch? What is the
score?
How much time is left in the game? How many fouls does he have? How
many
outs are there? How many baskets has Michael Jordan made? What is his
free
throw percentage? How long was his longest field goal? It's all math!
For more information, check these sites out:
[ DickVitale ]
[ DanPatrick,
sporscenter ]
[ Academy of Radio and TV ]
RACECAR
DRIVER
How fast was that
last
lap? How many seconds am I behind or ahead? How many laps can I go on
atank
of gas? How fast can I make a pit stop? How much horsepower am I
making?
What is horsepower? How many RPM's can my engine make before the
redline?
What is an RPM? How much air pressure do I need in my tires? What is my
oil pressure? What do the numbers on all these dials mean? It's all
math!
For more information, check out this site: [
NASCAR racing ]
MOVIE/TVCAMERA
OPERATOR
What size lens do
Ineed?
How far away should I be? How much light is there? What angle should I
be shooting from? How far should I zoom in or out? How much film do
Ineed?
How much tape do I have left?
It's all math!
For more information, check out these sites:
[ Society of Operating Cameramen]
Astronaut/SpaceIndustry
Whatis
escape velocity? How high does the Space Shuttle orbit? How much time
until
launch? How many flight hours do I have to have to qualify? How cold is
it outside the earth's atmosphere? What is a g force? How much thrust
should
the booster rockets have? What is the earth's diameter? How faraway is
Mars?
It's
all math!
For more information, check out these sites:
[ Official Young Astronaut Program]
[ NASA ]
[ The Women of NASA]