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The Mathematics of

The Mathematics of . Evan Glazer eglazer@coe.uga.edu http://www.arches.uga.edu/~eglazer/starwars.html. Everything I've ever learned, I've learned from Star Wars. Pay your debts on time, you can't always kill the bill collector.

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  1. The Mathematics of Evan Glazer eglazer@coe.uga.edu http://www.arches.uga.edu/~eglazer/starwars.html

  2. Everything I've ever learned, I've learned from Star Wars • Pay your debts on time, you can't always kill the bill collector. • No matter how deeply one falls into darkness, there is always hope for redemption. • Always let a Wookie win. • "Try not. Do or do not. There is no try."

  3. Everything I've ever learned, I've learned from Star Wars • There isn't always time to discuss things in a committee. • Never judge anything by its size. • Beware of judging someone else's beliefs as just a "hokey religion." You just may end up eating those words. • Always check the background of people you want to get intimately involved with, they may be your relatives.

  4. The Mathematics of Star Wars • The Impact and Influence of Star Wars • Mathematics in the four Star Wars movies from arithmetic to precalculus • A “preview” of the next Star Wars movie, Episode II

  5. “Star Wars does more forthe civilized development of the human race than any other piece of art in the world. Star Wars has a profound effect on children in their evolution, their vision, in their imagination.”

  6. Luke Skywalker “…was my beacon of hopeduring a troubled adolescence.He taught me that I couldovercome adversity and create the meaningful, challenging life I yearned forif I persevered with courageand faith.”

  7. Han Solo “I have come to lean,through him, that inlife’s little games, itis best to remain relaxed and confident.” “He has the right looks to make any woman wish they were Princess Leia.”

  8. Princess Leia “…if it weren’t for Leia,Xena would be unemployed, Janeway would be fetching coffeefor Captain Kirk in a micromini skirt, and Scully’s job would be waiting for Mulder to rescue her every week.”

  9. Jabba the Hutt “He’s lazy, sits around all day, hires people to do his dirty work, has all the entertainment he wants, and he’srich. Jabba is living the American dream.” NOTE THAT JABBA DOES NOT SURVIVE!

  10. Find the missingvalues in the table at the rightthat belong in each box. Boba Fett

  11. Find the missingvalues in the table at the rightthat belong in each box. Boba Fett

  12. Find the missingvalues in the table at the rightthat belong in each box. Boba Fett

  13. Find the missingvalues in the table at the rightthat belong in each box. Boba Fett

  14. Find the missingvalues in the table at the rightthat belong in each box. Boba Fett

  15. R2D2 is 94 cm tall. How tall is Chewbacca? A. about 120 cmB. about 190 cmC. about 230 cmD. As tall as a Tyrannosaurus

  16. Solution We can measure theheights of the characters with a ruler, and then set up a ratio to find the missing height. PaperActual 24.8cm = c cmChewie 10.2 cm 94 cm R2D2 c= 228.5 cm 24.8cm 10.2cm

  17. What is the approximate average speed of the Millennium Falcon during its escape from the second Death Star? The diameter of the second Death Star is 800 km and it took the ship 37 seconds to escape.

  18. What is the approximate average speed of the Millennium Falcon during its escape from the second Death Star? The diameter of the second Death Star is 800 km and it took the ship 37 seconds to escape. A. As fast as a speeding bulletB. As fast as a jet planeC. 40,000 km/hr D. 3 x 10^8 m/sec

  19. Solution The ship flies out ofthe center of thedeath star, travelinga distance of 400 kmin 37 seconds. This means that the ship traveled at an average rate of 400 km * 60 sec * 60 min = 38,919 km 37 sec 1 min 1 hr hr

  20. How high off the ground is the hangar bay? Assume that the acceleration due to gravity on Naboo is the same as Earth (-9.8 m/sec2).

  21. How high off the ground is the hangar bay? Assume that the acceleration due to gravity on Naboo is the same as Earth (-9.8 m/sec2). Approximately: A. 100 m B. 1000 m C. 10,000 m D. As high asa class of 100 students standing on each others’heads.

  22. Solution The shipdoes not have any initial velocity,vo, in the vertical direction when it gets hit. The equation h = ho + vot + -1/2gt2 can be used to predict the initial height (of the hangar), ho. Since vo = 0, the equation simplifies to h = ho + -1/2gt2 The ship takes t = 6 seconds to reach the ground where h = 0. Substituting this information and g = -9.8 m/s2 into the equation, you will find that ho = 176.4 m, about 100 times the length of a student.

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  24. How manychairs are in the senate council? A. About 2500 B. About 1000C. About 250D. About 25

  25. Solution There are 11 chairs within 79 degrees of a circle. Therefore, each circle has 360/79 * 11 = 50 chairs There are 20 concentric circles, each with 50 chairs. Total number of chairs: = 50 * 20 = 1000

  26. Bonus: What famousaliens occupya seat in the senate? A. E.T. B. Close EncountersC. AliensD. Superman

  27. Bonus: What famousaliens occupya seat in the senate? A. E.T. B. Close EncountersC. AliensD. Superman

  28. Worldwide Top Grossing Films

  29. SHOW ME THE MONEY! • An estimated 2 million people skipped their work to watch opening day of Episode I, resulting in a $300 million loss in business that day. • Episode I merchandise sales exceeded over $2 billion. • Episode I promotional advertisement campaigns exceeded $2 billion.

  30. In what yearwill Star Warsbe ranked 1stfor the highestgross, adjustedfor inflation? A. Some time later this yearB. Around 2005C. Around 2036D. Never, unless it is released in the movie theaters again

  31. In what yearwill Star Warsbe ranked 1stfor the highestgross, adjustedfor inflation? A. Some time later this yearB. Around 2005C. Around 2036D. Never, unless it is released in the movie theaters again

  32. Top Ten Reasons Why Star Wars is Better than Titanic • Star Wars has way cooler action figure potential. • Titanic’s big, but it didn’t have hyperdrive! • Yoda could use the Force to lift the Titanic out of the water.

  33. Top Ten Reasons Why Star Wars is Better than Titanic • Titanic is egalitarian by portraying poor people as sympathetic characters. Star Wars is egalitarian by promoting bug-eyed amphibians to admiral. • Said bug-eyed amphibious admiral manages NOT to lose his ship. • Han Solo would have missed the dang iceberg!

  34. Top Ten Reasons Why Star Wars is Better than Titanic • There are always enough escape pods in Star Wars • Leia is a princess, a senator, a freedom fighter, and Jedi material; Rose is just marriage bait. • Han is frozen in carbonite and turned into a wall ornament. Leo simply freezes.

  35. Top Ten Reasons Why Star Wars is Better than Titanic • Rose braves icy water to rescue her man. Leia braves Jabba the Hut. • We knew the boat was gonna sink. But who could’ve anticipated “Luke….I am your father.” ???

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