Math Plus Fun, Math Meets Maps UC Santa Barbara数学加有趣数学符合地图加州大学巴巴拉分校.pptVIP

Math Meets Maps About This Presentation Globes and Flat Maps The Globe Can Be Flattened Activity 2: Flattening a Globe Another Way of Drawing Flat Maps Other Examples of Distorted Images The Map Coloring Problem We want to color countries, oceans, lakes, and islands on a map so that no two adjacent areas have the same color. Map and Graph Coloring Activity 5: Color These MapsUse as few colors as possible Next Lesson Math Meets Maps A Lesson in the “Math + Fun!” Series Oct. 2004 First Revised Revised Released Edition This presentation is part of the “Math + Fun!” series devised by Behrooz Parhami, Professor of Computer Engineering at University of California, Santa Barbara. It was first prepared for special lessons in mathematics at Goleta Family School during the 2003-04 and 2004-05 school years. The slides can be used freely in teaching and in other educational settings. Unauthorized uses are strictly prohibited. ? Behrooz Parhami Continents and countries appear to scale on a globe but they get distorted when drawn on some flat maps Africa same size on globe and map, but Greenland much wider on map ? Segment in a photographic map of Mercury, with gaps inserted to preserve scale 1. Cut out the two pieces on the left and attach them to form a strip 2. Make the strip into a circle 3. Bring the tips of opposing petals together so that the small circles at the tips overlap; glue or tape Activity 1: Making a Hemisphere ? 1. Take the hemisphere you made or half an orange peel or ball and draw a map on it 3. Open up the hemisphere or cut the orange peel and flatten it (make sure you don’t cut to the edge) 4. Measure the distance between the same two cities and explain what happened 2. Mark two cities on the map and measure their distance The hemisphere you made out of paper or half an orange peel or rubber ball The Equator The Equator Vertical longitudinal lines Curved longitudinal lines 0 100 200 300 400 5