Preface
1. Modelling in Probability and Statistics: Key Ideas and Innovative Examples
Manfred Borovcnik and Ramesh Kapadia
2. Problems for the Secondary Mathematics Classrooms on the Topic of Future Energy Issues
Astrid Brinkmann and Klaus Brinkmann
3. Coding Theory
Tim Brophy
4. Travelling to Mars: A Very Long Journey: Mathematical Modelling in Space Travelling
Jean Charpin
5. Modelling the Storage Capacity of 2D Pixel Mosaics
Simone Göttlich and Thorsten Sickenberger
6. Mathematics for Problems in the Everyday World
Günter Graumann
7. Political Polls and Surveys: The Statistics Behind the Headlines
Ailish Hannigan
8. Correlations between Reality and Modelling: “Dirk Nowitzki Playing for Dallas in the NBA (U.S.A.)”
Herbert Henning and Benjamin John
9. Exploring the Final Frontier: Using Space Related Problems to Assist in the Teaching of Mathematics
Patrick Johnson
10. What are the Odds?
Patrick Johnson and John O’Donoghue
11. Models for Logistic Growth Processes (e.g. Fish Population in a Pond, Number of Mobile Phones within a Given Population)
Astrid Kubicek
12. Teaching Aspects of School Geometry Using the Popular Games Rugby and Snooker
Jim Leahy
13. Increasing Turnover? Streamlining Working Conditions? A Possible Way to Optimize Production Processes as a Topic in Mathematics Lessons
Juergen Maasz
14. Mathematics and Eggs: Does this Topic Make Sense in Education?
Juergen Maasz and Hans-Stefan Siller
15. Digital Images: Filters and Edge Detection
Thomas Schiller
16. Modelling and Technology: Modelling in Mathematics Education Meets New Challenges
Hans-Stefan Siller
List of Contributors