How Race Car Drivers Use Math.pdf

How Race Car

Drivers Use Math

By Sheri L. Arroyo

Math Curriculum Consultant: Rhea A. Stewart, M.A.,

Specialist in Mathematics, Science,

and Technology Education

Math in the Real World: How Race Car Drivers Use Math

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Arroyo, Sheri L.

How race car drivers use math / by Sheri L. Arroyo; math curriculum consultant, Rhea A. Stewart.

p. cm. — (Math in the real world)

Includes index.

ISBN 978-1-60413-609-8

1. Mathematics—Juvenile literature. 2. Automobile racing drivers—Juvenile literature.

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Table of Contents

Racing and Math ..................................................... 4

Track Design............................................................ 6

Drag Racing ............................................................. 8

E.T. Racing ............................................................. 10

Go as Fast as You Can! .......................................... 12

NASCAR: Winning the Championship ................. 14

Formula One ......................................................... 16

F1: The Driver and His Team................................ 18

The Fuel ................................................................. 20

The Tires................................................................ 22

How’s My Driving? ................................................ 24

Driver Training ..................................................... 26

If You Want to Be a Race Car Driver .................... 28

Answer Key ........................................................... 29

Glossary................................................................. 30

To Learn More ....................................................... 31

Index ...................................................................... 32

Answers and helpful hints for the You Do the Math

activities are in the Answer Key.

Words that are deined in the Glossary are

in bold type the irst time they appear in the text.

Racing and

Math

T he drivers have suited up and

climbed into their cars. Engines

roar. All eyes are on the checkered

lag. The lag drops. The drivers roar

off—challenging themselves, their

teams, and other drivers to perform

to the best of their ability. Math is

used by the drivers, by their pit

crews, and by race car designers

before, during, and after a race.

This is a sport where everything

is measured and analyzed !

The Math of Racing

Cars race around the

track at the Talladega

Superspeedway.

There are different kinds of racing.

Each has a different kind of car and

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