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Field of Application Index

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A

Agriculture NA NA NA Livestock sex ratios, 2 447 rlm_0001_0002_0_00076 Mendelian inheritance, 2 443-445 rlm_0001_0002_0_00076 Plant sampling, 2 460 rlm_0001_0002_0_00079 Soil tests, 2 410-411 rlm_0001_0002_0_00070 2 459-460 rlm_0001_0002_0_00079 2 472 rlm_0001_0002_0_00080 Architecture NA NA NA Acoustic design, 2 348 rlm_0001_0002_0_00061 Architectural math, 1 33-44 rlm_0001_0001_0_00012 2 310 rlm_0001_0002_0_00057 2 590-591 rlm_0001_0002_0_00094 Bridge design, 1 76-77 rlm_0001_0001_0_00017 Floor numbers, 2 359 rlm_0001_0002_0_00063 Geometric shapes, 1 237-239 rlm_0001_0001_0_00040 Scale models, 2 468 rlm_0001_0002_0_00080 Skyscrapers, 1 19-20 rlm_0001_0001_0_00010 Software, 2 470 rlm_0001_0002_0_00080 Squared and cubed roots, 2 513 rlm_0001_0002_0_00085 Symmetry, 2 541 rlm_0001_0002_0_00088 Arts and Crafts NA NA NA Children's books, 2 392 rlm_0001_0002_0_00068 Computer-generated, 1 22 rlm_0001_0001_0_00010 Creativity, 1 285 rlm_0001_0001_0_00045 Drawings and paintings, 1 267 rlm_0001_0001_0_00042 2 391-392 rlm_0001_0002_0_00068 Fractal patterns, 1 22 rlm_0001_0001_0_00010 1 201 rlm_0001_0001_0_00035 Illustration, 2 392 rlm_0001_0002_0_00068 Jewelry, 1 42 rlm_0001_0001_0_00012 Photographic negatives, 1 281 rlm_0001_0001_0_00044 Proportion, 2 433 rlm_0001_0002_0_00074 2 433-434 rlm_0001_0002_0_00074 Size and shape, 1 21-22 rlm_0001_0001_0_00010 Astronomy and Space Travel NA NA NA Age of the Universe, 1 160 rlm_0001_0001_0_00030 Antenna design, 2 535-536 rlm_0001_0002_0_00087 Astronomical averages, 1 55 rlm_0001_0001_0_00014 Computational astronomy, 2 487 rlm_0001_0002_0_00082 Cosmology, 2 487 rlm_0001_0002_0_00082 Expanding Universe, 1 178-179 rlm_0001_0001_0_00032 Galaxy arrangement, 1 202 rlm_0001_0001_0_00035 Geostatistics, 2 525-526 rlm_0001_0002_0_00086 Light years, 2 486-487 rlm_0001_0002_0_00082 Mars, 2 462-463 rlm_0001_0002_0_00079 Moon, 2 447-448 rlm_0001_0002_0_00076 2 451 rlm_0001_0002_0_00077 2 462-463 rlm_0001_0002_0_00079 Rocket launches, 2 480-481 rlm_0001_0002_0_00081 Solar systems, 1 242-243 rlm_0001_0001_0_00040 2 471 rlm_0001_0002_0_00080 Space navigation, 1 93 rlm_0001_0001_0_00018 Space Shuttle steering, 2 305 rlm_0001_0002_0_00056 Space-time continuum, 1 245-247 rlm_0001_0001_0_00040 Space travel, 1 24 rlm_0001_0001_0_00010 2 311 rlm_0001_0002_0_00057 2 312 rlm_0001_0002_0_00057 2 535 rlm_0001_0002_0_00087 Speed of light, 2 486-487 rlm_0001_0002_0_00082 Star magnitude, 2 418 rlm_0001_0002_0_00071 Telescopes, 1 43 rlm_0001_0001_0_00012 1 165-166 rlm_0001_0001_0_00031 Timekeeping in space, 2 312 rlm_0001_0002_0_00057

B

Business NA NA NA Accounting, 2 357-358 rlm_0001_0002_0_00063 Bankruptcy, 1 150 rlm_0001_0001_0_00028 Burn rate, 1 151 rlm_0001_0001_0_00028 Business math, 1 62-68 rlm_0001_0001_0_00016 Business plans, 2 591 rlm_0001_0002_0_00094 Cash registers, 1 73 rlm_0001_0001_0_00017 Charts, 1 111-113 rlm_0001_0001_0_00021 Check processing, 1 291 rlm_0001_0001_0_00046 1 292 rlm_0001_0001_0_00046 Compound interest, 1 74-75 rlm_0001_0001_0_00017 2 376 rlm_0001_0002_0_00066 Credit card fraud, 1 27-28 rlm_0001_0001_0_00011 Currency conversion, 1 129 rlm_0001_0001_0_00023 Demographics, 1 143 rlm_0001_0001_0_00026 Distribution of earnings, 1 150-151 rlm_0001_0001_0_00028 E-money, 1 160 rlm_0001_0001_0_00030 Factoring, 1 182-183 rlm_0001_0001_0_00033 Fundraising, 1 19 rlm_0001_0001_0_00010 Game theory, 1 228 rlm_0001_0001_0_00039 1 229 rlm_0001_0001_0_00039 Global economics, 2 515 rlm_0001_0002_0_00085 Insurance averages, 1 57 rlm_0001_0001_0_00014 Just in time manufacturing, 2 440 rlm_0001_0002_0_00075 Marketing and sales, 1 30 rlm_0001_0001_0_00011 2 341 rlm_0001_0002_0_00060 2 375 rlm_0001_0002_0_00066 2 463 rlm_0001_0002_0_00079 2 589 rlm_0001_0002_0_00094 Online auctions, 1 230 rlm_0001_0001_0_00039 Organizational charts, 2 413 rlm_0001_0002_0_00070 Pilfering, 1 153-154 rlm_0001_0001_0_00028 Product samples, 2 463-464 rlm_0001_0002_0_00079 Production management charts, 2 413 rlm_0001_0002_0_00070 Profits, 1 86-87 rlm_0001_0001_0_00018 2 531-532 rlm_0001_0002_0_00087 2 588 rlm_0001_0002_0_00094 Project management, 1 285 rlm_0001_0001_0_00045 Proportion and inverse proportion, 2 586-587 rlm_0001_0002_0_00094 Public opinion polls, 2 379 rlm_0001_0002_0_00066 Quality control, 2 526-527 rlm_0001_0002_0_00086 2 592-593 rlm_0001_0002_0_00094 Simple averages, 1 152 rlm_0001_0001_0_00028 Staffing levels, 2 589 rlm_0001_0002_0_00094 Stock levels (Goods), 2 592 rlm_0001_0002_0_00094 Stock market, 2 408-409 rlm_0001_0002_0_00070 2 436 rlm_0001_0002_0_00074 2 515 rlm_0001_0002_0_00085 2 597 rlm_0001_0002_0_00095 Store assistants, 2 592 rlm_0001_0002_0_00094 Time management, 2 413 rlm_0001_0002_0_00070 Weighted averages, 1 54-55 rlm_0001_0001_0_00014

C

Communications NA NA NA Air traffic control, 1 135 rlm_0001_0001_0_00024 Antennas, 1 202 rlm_0001_0001_0_00035 2 535-536 rlm_0001_0002_0_00087 Data transmission, 1 119-120 rlm_0001_0001_0_00022 Information theory, 1 273-274 rlm_0001_0001_0_00043 Internet, 1 29-30 rlm_0001_0001_0_00011 1 117-118 rlm_0001_0001_0_00022 Language translation, 2 587 rlm_0001_0002_0_00094 Linguistic algorithms, 1 31 rlm_0001_0001_0_00011 Submarines, 1 282 rlm_0001_0001_0_00044 Subnet mask, 1 118 rlm_0001_0001_0_00022 Computers NA NA NA Aircraft control, 1 157 rlm_0001_0001_0_00029 Algorithms, 1 27 rlm_0001_0001_0_00011 Animation, 1 134 rlm_0001_0001_0_00024 2 392-393 rlm_0001_0002_0_00068 Artificial intelligence, 1 32 rlm_0001_0001_0_00011 1 230 rlm_0001_0001_0_00039 Base numbering systems, 1 60-61 rlm_0001_0001_0_00015 Binary logic, 2 417-418 rlm_0001_0002_0_00071 Boolean algebra, 1 146 rlm_0001_0001_0_00027 1 301 rlm_0001_0001_0_00048 Charts, 1 112 rlm_0001_0001_0_00021 Computer intensive applications, 1 297 rlm_0001_0001_0_00047 Computer monitors, 1 117 rlm_0001_0001_0_00022 2 427-428 rlm_0001_0002_0_00073

Computers and math, 1 114-121 rlm_0001_0001_0_00022 Data compression and transmission, 1 28 rlm_0001_0001_0_00011 1 87-89 rlm_0001_0001_0_00018 1 118-120 rlm_0001_0001_0_00022 1 202 rlm_0001_0001_0_00035 1 264 rlm_0001_0001_0_00042 2 349 rlm_0001_0002_0_00061 Digital images, 1 29 rlm_0001_0001_0_00011 1 164-165 rlm_0001_0001_0_00031 1 263-264 rlm_0001_0001_0_00042 2 304-305 rlm_0001_0002_0_00056 2 403 rlm_0001_0002_0_00069 2 470-471 rlm_0001_0002_0_00080 Domain and range of functions, 1 157 rlm_0001_0001_0_00029 1 158 rlm_0001_0001_0_00029 Error-correction codes, 1 275-276 rlm_0001_0001_0_00043 2 349 rlm_0001_0002_0_00061 2 363-364 rlm_0001_0002_0_00064 File sorting systems, 2 425 rlm_0001_0002_0_00073 Fractal compression, 1 202 rlm_0001_0001_0_00035 Fuzzy logic, 1 301-302 rlm_0001_0001_0_00048 Graphics, 2 470-471 rlm_0001_0002_0_00080 2 566 rlm_0001_0002_0_00091 2 572 rlm_0001_0002_0_00092 2 581 rlm_0001_0002_0_00093 Internal organization, 2 412 rlm_0001_0002_0_00070 Internet, 1 29-30 rlm_0001_0001_0_00011 1 117-118 rlm_0001_0001_0_00022 Linear programming, 1 291-292 rlm_0001_0001_0_00046 Macros, 1 286 rlm_0001_0001_0_00045 Memory and speed, 2 310 rlm_0001_0002_0_00057 Music, 2 349-350 rlm_0001_0002_0_00061 Networks, 1 259-260 rlm_0001_0001_0_00041 2 555 rlm_0001_0002_0_00090 Quantum computing, 1 276-277 rlm_0001_0001_0_00043 Scientific notation, 2 487-488 rlm_0001_0002_0_00082 Software, 1 166 rlm_0001_0001_0_00031 1 285 rlm_0001_0001_0_00045 2 584 rlm_0001_0002_0_00094 Subnet mask, 1 118 rlm_0001_0001_0_00022 Supercomputers, 1 78 rlm_0001_0001_0_00017 Web search engines, 1 146 rlm_0001_0001_0_00027 Word problem programming, 2 584 rlm_0001_0002_0_00094 Construction NA NA NA Building materials, 2 579 rlm_0001_0002_0_00093 Carpentry, 1 37 rlm_0001_0001_0_00012 2 479-480 rlm_0001_0002_0_00081 Electric circuit diagrams, 2 414 rlm_0001_0002_0_00070 Fraction measurements, 1 208 rlm_0001_0001_0_00036 Pothole covers, 1 236-237 rlm_0001_0001_0_00040 Surveying, 1 49 rlm_0001_0001_0_00013 1 49-50 rlm_0001_0001_0_00013

E

Education NA NA NA Comparisons, 2 586 rlm_0001_0002_0_00094 Demographics, 1 112-113 rlm_0001_0001_0_00021 Grades, 1 54 rlm_0001_0001_0_00014 1 139-140 rlm_0001_0001_0_00025 1 140f rlm_0001_0001_0_00025 1 153 rlm_0001_0001_0_00028 2 452-456 rlm_0001_0002_0_00078 Gumball estimation, 1 163-164 rlm_0001_0001_0_00031 Math tables, 2 544-545 rlm_0001_0002_0_00089 Student loan consolidation, 1 56-57 rlm_0001_0001_0_00014 Student-teacher ratio, 2 445 rlm_0001_0002_0_00076 Task-specific rubrics, 2 455-456 rlm_0001_0002_0_00078 Testing, 2 382-383 rlm_0001_0002_0_00066 2 555 rlm_0001_0002_0_00090 2 589-590 rlm_0001_0002_0_00094 Time management skills, 1 153 rlm_0001_0001_0_00028 Word problems, 2 584 rlm_0001_0002_0_00094 Energy NA NA NA Municipal electricity supply, 2 589 rlm_0001_0002_0_00094 Nuclear, 1 206 rlm_0001_0001_0_00036 1 213-214 rlm_0001_0001_0_00037 2 311 rlm_0001_0002_0_00057 Oil and gas, 1 258 rlm_0001_0001_0_00041 2 451 rlm_0001_0002_0_00077 Prediction of demand, 1 93-95 rlm_0001_0001_0_00018 1 94f rlm_0001_0001_0_00018 Solar, 1 50 rlm_0001_0001_0_00013 Sonoluminescence, 2 579-580 rlm_0001_0002_0_00093 Engineering NA NA NA Automobile design, 2 305-306 rlm_0001_0002_0_00056 2 435 rlm_0001_0002_0_00074 Bridges, 1 76-77 rlm_0001_0001_0_00017 Designing for strength, 1 89 rlm_0001_0001_0_00018 Domain and range of functions, 1 157-158 rlm_0001_0001_0_00029 Electric circuits, 2 486 rlm_0001_0002_0_00082 Electronic engineering, 2 489 rlm_0001_0002_0_00082 Factoring, 1 182 rlm_0001_0001_0_00033 Failure prediction, 1 89-90 rlm_0001_0001_0_00018 Fluid mechanics, 1 281 rlm_0001_0001_0_00044 Machine parts, 2 579 rlm_0001_0002_0_00093 Measurement systems, 2 309 rlm_0001_0002_0_00057 Nonlinear design, 1 281 rlm_0001_0001_0_00044 Quality assurance, 2 526-527 rlm_0001_0002_0_00086 Scientific notation, 2 487 rlm_0001_0002_0_00082 Ships and submarines, 2 482 rlm_0001_0002_0_00081 Vehicle weight, 2 535 rlm_0001_0002_0_00087 Well depth, 2 594 rlm_0001_0002_0_00094 Word problems, 2 585-586 rlm_0001_0002_0_00094 Entertainment NA NA NA Auditorium and concert hall acoustics, 2 348 rlm_0001_0002_0_00061 Countdowns, 2 533 rlm_0001_0002_0_00087 Dance, 1 266 rlm_0001_0001_0_00042 Fireworks, 1 241 rlm_0001_0001_0_00040 Games and puzzles, 1 134 rlm_0001_0001_0_00024 1 220 rlm_0001_0001_0_00038 1 223 rlm_0001_0001_0_00038 1 228-229 rlm_0001_0001_0_00039 Magic, 1 221-223 rlm_0001_0001_0_00038 2 428-429 rlm_0001_0002_0_00073 Möbius strip, 2 555-556 rlm_0001_0002_0_00090 Movies, 1 28 rlm_0001_0001_0_00011 2 392-393 rlm_0001_0002_0_00068 2 393-394 rlm_0001_0002_0_00068 Music, 1 285 rlm_0001_0001_0_00045 1 292-293 rlm_0001_0001_0_00046 2 347-348 rlm_0001_0002_0_00061 2 348-349 rlm_0001_0002_0_00061 2 349-350 rlm_0001_0002_0_00061 2 351-352 rlm_0001_0002_0_00061 2 435 rlm_0001_0002_0_00074 2 445 rlm_0001_0002_0_00076 2 471 rlm_0001_0002_0_00080 Rhythm, 1 206-207 rlm_0001_0001_0_00036 Rubik's Cube, 1 243 rlm_0001_0001_0_00040 1 243-244 rlm_0001_0001_0_00040 Sound, 1 213 rlm_0001_0001_0_00037 1 241-242 rlm_0001_0001_0_00040 1 282-283 rlm_0001_0001_0_00044 1 297 rlm_0001_0001_0_00047 Environment. Nature and Wildlife

G

Games. Sports and Recreation Geography and Mapping NA NA NA Cartography, 1 100-106 rlm_0001_0001_0_00020 Conformal maps, 1 159-160 rlm_0001_0001_0_00030 Continuously operating reference station (CORS), 2 565 rlm_0001_0002_0_00091 Coordinate systems, 1 135 rlm_0001_0001_0_00024 Demographics, 1 143 rlm_0001_0001_0_00026 Geodesy, 2 564 rlm_0001_0002_0_00091 Global positioning systems, 1 105 rlm_0001_0001_0_00020 1 239-241 rlm_0001_0001_0_00040 1 258 rlm_0001_0001_0_00041 2 565 rlm_0001_0002_0_00091 Great Trigonomic Survey, 2 564-565 rlm_0001_0002_0_00091 Land area conversions, 1 129 rlm_0001_0001_0_00023 Map diagrams, 2 413-414 rlm_0001_0002_0_00070 Map scale, 2 434 rlm_0001_0002_0_00074 2 467-468 rlm_0001_0002_0_00080 Mapping algorithms, 1 30 rlm_0001_0001_0_00011 Mount Everest height, 2 310 rlm_0001_0002_0_00057 Oil exploration, 1 258 rlm_0001_0001_0_00041 Paper maps, 1 134-135 rlm_0001_0001_0_00024 Surveying, 1 136 rlm_0001_0001_0_00024 1 258 rlm_0001_0001_0_00041 2 564 rlm_0001_0002_0_00091 2 592 rlm_0001_0002_0_00094 Government and Politics NA NA NA Average families, 1 55-56 rlm_0001_0001_0_00014 Census, 1 142-143 rlm_0001_0001_0_00026 2 462 rlm_0001_0002_0_00079 City planning, 1 42 rlm_0001_0001_0_00012 Currency design, 1 211-212 rlm_0001_0001_0_00037 Election demographics, 1 141-142 rlm_0001_0001_0_00026 Government salaries, 2 548 rlm_0001_0002_0_00089 Mailman's route, 2 589 rlm_0001_0002_0_00094 2 589f rlm_0001_0002_0_00094 Municipal electricity, 2 589 rlm_0001_0002_0_00094 National debt, 1 5 rlm_0001_0001_0_00009 News media statistics, 2 378-379 rlm_0001_0002_0_00066 2 380 rlm_0001_0002_0_00066 Population statistics, 2 451 rlm_0001_0002_0_00077 Public opinion polls, 2 379 rlm_0001_0002_0_00066 2 527-528 rlm_0001_0002_0_00086 2 593 rlm_0001_0002_0_00094 State lottery odds, 1 207-208 rlm_0001_0001_0_00036 2 368-369 rlm_0001_0002_0_00065 Voting, 1 208-209 rlm_0001_0001_0_00036 War, 2 597 rlm_0001_0002_0_00095

H

Health and Medicine NA NA NA Alcohol-caused brain damage, 2 578 rlm_0001_0002_0_00093 Alzheimer's disease, 2 578 rlm_0001_0002_0_00093 Arm span and height, 2 408 rlm_0001_0002_0_00070 Autism, 2 594 rlm_0001_0002_0_00094 Bacterial growth, 2 326-327 rlm_0001_0002_0_00058 2 481 rlm_0001_0002_0_00081 Biomedical graphing, 1 258 rlm_0001_0001_0_00041 Blood pressure measurement, 2 310 rlm_0001_0002_0_00057 Blood tests, 2 472 rlm_0001_0002_0_00080 Body composition, 2 578-579 rlm_0001_0002_0_00093 Body diagrams, 2 414 rlm_0001_0002_0_00070 Body mass index, 1 214 rlm_0001_0001_0_00037 2 319 rlm_0001_0002_0_00058 Brain volume, 2 578 rlm_0001_0002_0_00093 2 581-582 rlm_0001_0002_0_00093 Cancer treatment logarithms, 1 298-299 rlm_0001_0001_0_00047 CAT scans, 1 147 rlm_0001_0001_0_00027 2 480 rlm_0001_0002_0_00081 Causality and disease, 2 585 rlm_0001_0002_0_00094 Cigarette smoking, 1 4 rlm_0001_0001_0_00009 Clinical trials, 2 323-326 rlm_0001_0002_0_00058 2 460 rlm_0001_0002_0_00079 2 461 rlm_0001_0002_0_00079 2 488 rlm_0001_0002_0_00082 Diagnosis, 1 264 rlm_0001_0001_0_00042 2 318-319 rlm_0001_0002_0_00058 2 320t rlm_0001_0002_0_00058 2 480 rlm_0001_0002_0_00081 Diet and fitness, 1 3-4 rlm_0001_0001_0_00009 1 259 rlm_0001_0001_0_00041 2 436 rlm_0001_0002_0_00074 2 534 rlm_0001_0002_0_00087 2 548-549 rlm_0001_0002_0_00089 2 548f rlm_0001_0002_0_00089 2 549f rlm_0001_0002_0_00089 Disease demographics, 1 143 rlm_0001_0001_0_00026 1 230 rlm_0001_0001_0_00039 Disease outbreaks, 2 591 rlm_0001_0002_0_00094 Disease probabilities, 1 208 rlm_0001_0001_0_00036 Drugs and pharmaceuticals, 1 47-48 rlm_0001_0001_0_00013 1 147 rlm_0001_0001_0_00027 2 310-311 rlm_0001_0002_0_00057 2 434 rlm_0001_0002_0_00074 2 460-461 rlm_0001_0002_0_00079 Ergonomics, 1 42 rlm_0001_0001_0_00012 2 434-435 rlm_0001_0002_0_00074 Food inspection imaging, 1 266 rlm_0001_0001_0_00042 Genetics, 1 28 rlm_0001_0001_0_00011 1 30 rlm_0001_0001_0_00011 1 274-275 rlm_0001_0001_0_00043 2 321-323 rlm_0001_0002_0_00058 2 443-445 rlm_0001_0002_0_00076 2 482 rlm_0001_0002_0_00081 2 483 rlm_0001_0002_0_00081 2 493 rlm_0001_0002_0_00083 2 545 rlm_0001_0002_0_00089 Height and weight charts, 2 319-320 rlm_0001_0002_0_00058 2 446 rlm_0001_0002_0_00076 2 593 rlm_0001_0002_0_00094 Hospital size, 2 440 rlm_0001_0002_0_00075 Human body proportions, 2 436-437 rlm_0001_0002_0_00074 Infectious disease modeling, 1 230 rlm_0001_0001_0_00039 Life expectancy, 1 57 rlm_0001_0001_0_00014 2 549 rlm_0001_0002_0_00089 2 550f rlm_0001_0002_0_00089 Polychlorinated aromatic hydrocarbons, 2 578 rlm_0001_0002_0_00093 Prognosis, 2 369 rlm_0001_0002_0_00065 Proteins, 2 490 rlm_0001_0002_0_00082 Robotic surgery, 1 245 rlm_0001_0001_0_00040 Sleep management, 2 534 rlm_0001_0002_0_00087 Sound intensity measurement, 1 297 rlm_0001_0001_0_00047

Stem cell research, 2 446-447 rlm_0001_0002_0_00076 Vision inversion, 1 281 rlm_0001_0001_0_00044 Visualization software, 1 258 rlm_0001_0001_0_00041 Water safety, 2 446 rlm_0001_0002_0_00076 Household Applications NA NA NA Area of shapes, 2 340-341 rlm_0001_0002_0_00060 2 439 rlm_0001_0002_0_00075 Automobile insurance, 2 428 rlm_0001_0002_0_00073 Bed size, 2 435 rlm_0001_0002_0_00074 Calendars, 1 98-99 rlm_0001_0001_0_00019 2 469 rlm_0001_0002_0_00080 Decision making, 2 597 rlm_0001_0002_0_00095 Drinking water, 2 446 rlm_0001_0002_0_00076 Fabrics, 1 43 rlm_0001_0001_0_00012 Food and cooking, 1 127 rlm_0001_0001_0_00023 1 129 rlm_0001_0001_0_00023 1 173-174 rlm_0001_0001_0_00032 1 206 rlm_0001_0001_0_00036 1 302 rlm_0001_0001_0_00048 2 446 rlm_0001_0002_0_00076 2 591 rlm_0001_0002_0_00094 Instructional diagrams, 2 414-415 rlm_0001_0002_0_00070 Interior design, 2 394-395 rlm_0001_0002_0_00068 2 434 rlm_0001_0002_0_00074 2 594 rlm_0001_0002_0_00094 Landscaping, 2 386 rlm_0001_0002_0_00067 2 396 rlm_0001_0002_0_00068 Length measurements, 2 450 rlm_0001_0002_0_00077 New Year's resolutions, 2 534 rlm_0001_0002_0_00087 News media statistics, 2 378-379 rlm_0001_0002_0_00066 2 380 rlm_0001_0002_0_00066 Packing objects, 2 590 rlm_0001_0002_0_00094 Swimming pools, 2 446 rlm_0001_0002_0_00076 2 581 rlm_0001_0002_0_00093 Time measurement, 2 311 rlm_0001_0002_0_00057 2 452 rlm_0001_0002_0_00077 Toys, 2 471 rlm_0001_0002_0_00080 Volume calculations, 2 439 rlm_0001_0002_0_00075 Weight measurements, 2 450 rlm_0001_0002_0_00077 2 468-469 rlm_0001_0002_0_00080 Work schedules, 2 549 rlm_0001_0002_0_00089

M

Maps. Geography and Mapping

N

Nature and Wildlife NA NA NA Animals, 1 147-148 rlm_0001_0001_0_00027 1 164 rlm_0001_0001_0_00031 2 421-422 rlm_0001_0002_0_00072 2 587 rlm_0001_0002_0_00094 Atmospheric pressure, 2 469 rlm_0001_0002_0_00080 Biomechanics, 2 354 rlm_0001_0002_0_00062 Earth science, 2 446 rlm_0001_0002_0_00076 2 489 rlm_0001_0002_0_00082 Environment, 2 418 rlm_0001_0002_0_00071 2 462 rlm_0001_0002_0_00079 Evolution, 1 57-58 rlm_0001_0001_0_00014 1 174-175 rlm_0001_0001_0_00032 Fractal patterns, 1 200-201 rlm_0001_0001_0_00035 2 541-542 rlm_0001_0002_0_00088 Game theory, 1 229-230 rlm_0001_0001_0_00039 Global warming, 1 48-49 rlm_0001_0001_0_00013 1 257-258 rlm_0001_0001_0_00041 2 594 rlm_0001_0002_0_00094 Honeycombs, 1 239 rlm_0001_0001_0_00040 1 240 rlm_0001_0001_0_00040 Modeling, 2 354-355 rlm_0001_0002_0_00062 Molecular cloning, 1 286 rlm_0001_0001_0_00045 Natural disasters, 1 289 rlm_0001_0001_0_00046 2 358-359 rlm_0001_0002_0_00063 2 417 rlm_0001_0002_0_00071 2 471 rlm_0001_0002_0_00080 2 482-483 rlm_0001_0002_0_00081 2 591-592 rlm_0001_0002_0_00094 Natural resources evaluation, 1 105 rlm_0001_0001_0_00020 Nature and numbers, 2 353-355 rlm_0001_0002_0_00062 Ocean level changes, 2 580 rlm_0001_0002_0_00093 Patterns, 1 286 rlm_0001_0001_0_00045 2 353-354 rlm_0001_0002_0_00062 2 355 rlm_0001_0002_0_00062 Photography, 2 402-403 rlm_0001_0002_0_00069 Phytoplankton, 2 354-355 rlm_0001_0002_0_00062 Plant sampling, 2 460 rlm_0001_0002_0_00079 Population, 1 171-173 rlm_0001_0001_0_00032 1 174-175 rlm_0001_0001_0_00032 2 305 rlm_0001_0002_0_00056 2 338 rlm_0001_0002_0_00060 2 353-354 rlm_0001_0002_0_00062 2 408 rlm_0001_0002_0_00070 2 409f rlm_0001_0002_0_00070 River flow, 2 488 rlm_0001_0002_0_00082 Water runoff, 2 582 rlm_0001_0002_0_00093 Weather, 1 77-78 rlm_0001_0001_0_00017 1 126-127 rlm_0001_0001_0_00023 1 201 rlm_0001_0001_0_00035 2 414 rlm_0001_0002_0_00070 2 461 rlm_0001_0002_0_00079 2 476-478 rlm_0001_0002_0_00081 2 593 rlm_0001_0002_0_00094 Wind strength, 2 469 rlm_0001_0002_0_00080

P

Personal Finance NA NA NA ATMs, 1 73 rlm_0001_0001_0_00017 Automobile purchases, 1 187 rlm_0001_0001_0_00034 Budgeting, 1 151 rlm_0001_0001_0_00028 1 188-198 rlm_0001_0001_0_00034 2 549-550 rlm_0001_0002_0_00089 Cash registers, 1 73 rlm_0001_0001_0_00017 Cellular service plans, 2 586 rlm_0001_0002_0_00094 Checkbook, 1 13-14 rlm_0001_0001_0_00010 1 189-190 rlm_0001_0001_0_00034 2 546 rlm_0001_0002_0_00089 Compound interest, 2 376 rlm_0001_0002_0_00066 2 591 rlm_0001_0002_0_00094 Credit cards, 1 27-28 rlm_0001_0001_0_00011 1 178 rlm_0001_0001_0_00032 1 185-186 rlm_0001_0001_0_00034 2 369 rlm_0001_0002_0_00065 Currency exchange rates, 1 195 rlm_0001_0001_0_00034 1 195-196 rlm_0001_0001_0_00034 2 586 rlm_0001_0002_0_00094 Currency trading, 2 597 rlm_0001_0002_0_00095 E-money, 1 160 rlm_0001_0001_0_00030 Futures trading, 2 597 rlm_0001_0002_0_00095 Income taxes, 1 14 rlm_0001_0001_0_00010 1 31-32 rlm_0001_0001_0_00011 1 189 rlm_0001_0001_0_00034 2 532 rlm_0001_0002_0_00087 2 548 rlm_0001_0002_0_00089 Inflation exponentials, 1 177-178 rlm_0001_0001_0_00032 Insurance, 2 584-585 rlm_0001_0002_0_00094 Interest rates, 1 177-178 rlm_0001_0001_0_00032 2 546-547 rlm_0001_0002_0_00089 2 547f rlm_0001_0002_0_00089 2 591 rlm_0001_0002_0_00094 Investments, 1 190 rlm_0001_0001_0_00034 2 337-338 rlm_0001_0002_0_00060 2 546-548 rlm_0001_0002_0_00089 Loan rates, 2 547-547 rlm_0001_0002_0_00089 Lottery probability, 1 207-208 rlm_0001_0001_0_00036 Mortgage rates, 2 547-547 rlm_0001_0002_0_00089 Music purchases, 1 184-185 rlm_0001_0001_0_00034 Overtime pay, 1 208 rlm_0001_0001_0_00036 Pay rates, 2 339 rlm_0001_0002_0_00060 Retirement plans, 1 191-194 rlm_0001_0001_0_00034 Savings per purchase, 2 341 rlm_0001_0002_0_00060 Social Security system, 1 190 rlm_0001_0001_0_00034 Value added taxes, 2 592 rlm_0001_0002_0_00094

S

Science and Technology NA NA NA Absolute dating, 2 489 rlm_0001_0002_0_00082 Aerodynamics and hydrodynamics, 1 259 rlm_0001_0001_0_00041 Archeology, 1 27 rlm_0001_0001_0_00011 2 310 rlm_0001_0002_0_00057 2 463 rlm_0001_0002_0_00079 2 585 rlm_0001_0002_0_00094 Area between curves, 1 91-96 rlm_0001_0001_0_00018 Carbon dating, 1 165 rlm_0001_0001_0_00031 1 298 rlm_0001_0001_0_00047 Chemicals, 2 311 rlm_0001_0002_0_00057 2 435-436 rlm_0001_0002_0_00074 2 486 rlm_0001_0002_0_00082 2 566 rlm_0001_0002_0_00091 Combinatorial chemistry, 1 147 rlm_0001_0001_0_00027 Domain and range of functions, 1 157-158 rlm_0001_0001_0_00029 Failure prediction, 1 56 rlm_0001_0001_0_00014 1 89-90 rlm_0001_0001_0_00018 2 427-428 rlm_0001_0002_0_00073 Filtering, 1 48 rlm_0001_0001_0_00013 Finite-element models, 1 212-213 rlm_0001_0001_0_00037 Fireworks, 1 241 rlm_0001_0001_0_00040 Forensic science, 2 488-489 rlm_0001_0002_0_00082 Fossil samples, 2 460 rlm_0001_0002_0_00079 Geologic time scale, 2 488 rlm_0001_0002_0_00082 Gravity, 2 313 rlm_0001_0002_0_00057 Guidance systems, 1 91-96 rlm_0001_0001_0_00018 1 93f rlm_0001_0001_0_00018 2 440 rlm_0001_0002_0_00075 Historical conversions, 1 125 rlm_0001_0001_0_00023 Human motion tracking, 1 290-291 rlm_0001_0001_0_00046 Hypothesis testing, 2 585 rlm_0001_0002_0_00094 Land mine detection, 2 572-573 rlm_0001_0002_0_00092 Mass conversions, 1 129 rlm_0001_0001_0_00023 Measurement systems, 1 139 rlm_0001_0001_0_00025 Military models, 2 331-332 rlm_0001_0002_0_00059 Nanotechnology, 2 418 rlm_0001_0002_0_00071 2 490 rlm_0001_0002_0_00082 Nuclear waste half-life, 1 206 rlm_0001_0001_0_00036 1 213-214 rlm_0001_0001_0_00037 Optics, 1 264 rlm_0001_0001_0_00042 1 298 rlm_0001_0001_0_00047 Periodic table, 2 545 rlm_0001_0002_0_00089 pH scale, 2 418 rlm_0001_0002_0_00071 Physics and information theory, 1 274 rlm_0001_0001_0_00043 Precision measurements, 2 452 rlm_0001_0002_0_00077 Radar systems, 1 136-137 rlm_0001_0001_0_00024 Radiation shielding, 1 299 rlm_0001_0001_0_00047 Radioactive dating, 1 177 rlm_0001_0001_0_00032 Radioactive decay, 1 175-177 rlm_0001_0001_0_00032 1 176 rlm_0001_0001_0_00032 1 176f rlm_0001_0001_0_00032 Random number generators, 1 75-76 rlm_0001_0001_0_00017 Reducing equations, 1 181-182 rlm_0001_0001_0_00033 Riemann hypothesis, 1 212 rlm_0001_0001_0_00037 Scientific notation, 1 171 rlm_0001_0001_0_00032 Sound reduction, 1 282 rlm_0001_0001_0_00044 Spectra, 1 90-91 rlm_0001_0001_0_00018 Stealth technology, 1 244-245 rlm_0001_0001_0_00040 Temperature measurements, 1 125-126 rlm_0001_0001_0_00023 1 127 rlm_0001_0001_0_00023 2 357 rlm_0001_0002_0_00063 Thermometers, 2 580-581 rlm_0001_0002_0_00093 Time measurement, 2 311 rlm_0001_0002_0_00057 Volume conversions, 1 129 rlm_0001_0001_0_00023 Security NA NA NA Biometrics, 1 22-23 rlm_0001_0001_0_00010 Closed circuit television, 1 31 rlm_0001_0001_0_00011 Codes and code breaking, 1 182 rlm_0001_0001_0_00033 Credit card security, 1 147 rlm_0001_0001_0_00027 Cryptography, 1 28 rlm_0001_0001_0_00011 1 147 rlm_0001_0001_0_00027 1 158 rlm_0001_0001_0_00029 1 280-281 rlm_0001_0001_0_00044 1 299 rlm_0001_0001_0_00047 2 585 rlm_0001_0002_0_00094 Digital watermarks, 1 266-267 rlm_0001_0001_0_00042 E-money, 1 160 rlm_0001_0001_0_00030 Encryption, 1 28-29 rlm_0001_0001_0_00011 1 120-121 rlm_0001_0001_0_00022 2 362-363 rlm_0001_0002_0_00064 2 424-426 rlm_0001_0002_0_00073 Face recognition software, 1 264-266 rlm_0001_0001_0_00042 Forensics, 1 266 rlm_0001_0001_0_00042 2 425 rlm_0001_0002_0_00073 Group theory, 1 299 rlm_0001_0001_0_00047 Military perimeters, 2 387-388 rlm_0001_0002_0_00067 Perimeter barriers, 2 386 rlm_0001_0002_0_00067 Random number generators, 1 75-76 rlm_0001_0001_0_00017 Shopping and Consumers NA NA NA Automobile purchases, 1 153 rlm_0001_0001_0_00028 1 162-163 rlm_0001_0001_0_00031 1 187 rlm_0001_0001_0_00034 Bulk purchases, 2 450 rlm_0001_0002_0_00077 Buying by area, 1 48 rlm_0001_0001_0_00013 Cellular service plans, 1 187-188 rlm_0001_0001_0_00034 Check-out line speed, 2 367-368 rlm_0001_0002_0_00065 Consumer affluence, 1 153 rlm_0001_0001_0_00028 Credit card security, 1 147 rlm_0001_0001_0_00027 Decision making, 1 181 rlm_0001_0001_0_00033 Demographics, 1 143 rlm_0001_0001_0_00026 Jewelry pricing, 2 573-574 rlm_0001_0002_0_00092 Lightbulbs, 1 20-21 rlm_0001_0001_0_00010 Marketing and sales analysis, 1 30 rlm_0001_0001_0_00011 Pricing, 1 4 rlm_0001_0001_0_00009 2 376-377 rlm_0001_0002_0_00066 2 451-452 rlm_0001_0002_0_00077 2 586 rlm_0001_0002_0_00094

Product samples, 2 463-464 rlm_0001_0002_0_00079 Rebates, 2 377 rlm_0001_0002_0_00066 2 532-533 rlm_0001_0002_0_00087 Sales tax, 2 377 rlm_0001_0002_0_00066 Savings per purchase, 2 341 rlm_0001_0002_0_00060 Tip calculations, 1 194-195 rlm_0001_0001_0_00034 2 375-376 rlm_0001_0002_0_00066 Warranty periods, 2 427-428 rlm_0001_0002_0_00073 Sports and Recreation NA NA NA ACL injuries, 2 573 rlm_0001_0002_0_00092 Archery, 1 244 rlm_0001_0001_0_00040 Athletic performance, 1 152 rlm_0001_0001_0_00028 1 154 rlm_0001_0001_0_00028 2 497-498 rlm_0001_0002_0_00084 Attendance statistics, 2 409 rlm_0001_0002_0_00070 Baseball, 1 53-54 rlm_0001_0001_0_00014 1 139 rlm_0001_0001_0_00025 1 152 rlm_0001_0001_0_00028 2 338-339 rlm_0001_0002_0_00060 2 381-382 rlm_0001_0002_0_00066 2 426 rlm_0001_0002_0_00073 2 498-499 rlm_0001_0002_0_00084 2 504-505 rlm_0001_0002_0_00084 Basketball, 2 381 rlm_0001_0002_0_00066 2 445-446 rlm_0001_0002_0_00076 2 498 rlm_0001_0002_0_00084 2 499-500 rlm_0001_0002_0_00084 2 503 rlm_0001_0002_0_00084 2 507 rlm_0001_0002_0_00084 Bicycling, 2 505-506 rlm_0001_0002_0_00084 Bowling, 1 3 rlm_0001_0001_0_00009 2 426 rlm_0001_0002_0_00073 Card games, 1 5 rlm_0001_0001_0_00009 1 77 rlm_0001_0001_0_00017 1 218-219 rlm_0001_0001_0_00038 2 366 rlm_0001_0002_0_00065 Casino games, 1 219-220 rlm_0001_0001_0_00038 Championship standings, 1 31 rlm_0001_0001_0_00011 2 382 rlm_0001_0002_0_00066 Countdowns, 2 533 rlm_0001_0002_0_00087 Downhill skiing, 2 339 rlm_0001_0002_0_00060 Drag racing, 2 572 rlm_0001_0002_0_00092 Electronic timing, 2 339 rlm_0001_0002_0_00060 Field and court design, 1 40-41 rlm_0001_0001_0_00012 Figure skating, 2 504 rlm_0001_0002_0_00084 Football, 1 14-15 rlm_0001_0001_0_00010 1 182 rlm_0001_0001_0_00033 2 358 rlm_0001_0002_0_00063 2 382 rlm_0001_0002_0_00066 2 386 rlm_0001_0002_0_00067 2 499 rlm_0001_0002_0_00084 2 500-502 rlm_0001_0002_0_00084 2 507-508 rlm_0001_0002_0_00084 Gambling and betting, 1 6 rlm_0001_0001_0_00009 2 366-367 rlm_0001_0002_0_00065 2 425-426 rlm_0001_0002_0_00073 2 508-510 rlm_0001_0002_0_00084 2 591 rlm_0001_0002_0_00094 Golf, 2 358 rlm_0001_0002_0_00063 2 506-507 rlm_0001_0002_0_00084 2 533-534 rlm_0001_0002_0_00087 Horse racing, 2 339 rlm_0001_0002_0_00060 Ice hockey, 2 498 rlm_0001_0002_0_00084 Lottery odds, 1 207-208 rlm_0001_0001_0_00036 2 368-369 rlm_0001_0002_0_00065 2 591 rlm_0001_0002_0_00094 Media experts, 2 502-503 rlm_0001_0002_0_00084 Movement technique, 2 573 rlm_0001_0002_0_00092 Photography, 2 402-403 rlm_0001_0002_0_00069 Playing field surveying, 2 514-515 rlm_0001_0002_0_00085 Rally racing, 2 586 rlm_0001_0002_0_00094 Ratings percentage index, 2 503-504 rlm_0001_0002_0_00084 Repetition, 1 284-285 rlm_0001_0001_0_00045 Scoring systems, 1 3 rlm_0001_0001_0_00009 Skydiving, 1 17-18 rlm_0001_0001_0_00010 Soccer, 2 506 rlm_0001_0002_0_00084 Space tourism, 1 24 rlm_0001_0001_0_00010 Speed measurements, 2 311 rlm_0001_0002_0_00057 Sports math, 2 495-510 rlm_0001_0002_0_00084 Statistics, 2 380 rlm_0001_0002_0_00066 2 380-382 rlm_0001_0002_0_00066 Swimming pools, 2 386-387 rlm_0001_0002_0_00067 2 581 rlm_0001_0002_0_00093 Throwing a ball, 2 593 rlm_0001_0002_0_00094 Timing games, 1 139 rlm_0001_0001_0_00025 Tournaments, 2 590 rlm_0001_0002_0_00094 Track and field, 2 309 rlm_0001_0002_0_00057 2 358 rlm_0001_0002_0_00063 2 534 rlm_0001_0002_0_00087 Video analysis, 1 263 rlm_0001_0001_0_00042 Virtual reality games, 2 412 rlm_0001_0002_0_00070 Virtual tennis, 1 291 rlm_0001_0001_0_00046 Winning percentages, 1 154 rlm_0001_0001_0_00028 Zero-sum games, 2 596 rlm_0001_0002_0_00095

T

Transportation NA NA NA Aerodynamics and hydrodynamics, 1 259 rlm_0001_0001_0_00041 Aircraft and airplanes, 1 16-17 rlm_0001_0001_0_00010 1 135 rlm_0001_0001_0_00024 1 157 rlm_0001_0001_0_00029 1 211 rlm_0001_0001_0_00037 2 429 rlm_0001_0002_0_00073 Automobiles, 1 49 rlm_0001_0001_0_00013 1 153 rlm_0001_0001_0_00028 1 162-163 rlm_0001_0001_0_00031 1 187 rlm_0001_0001_0_00034 2 305-306 rlm_0001_0002_0_00056 2 408 rlm_0001_0002_0_00070 2 428 rlm_0001_0002_0_00073 2 435 rlm_0001_0002_0_00074 2 439-440 rlm_0001_0002_0_00075 2 445 rlm_0001_0002_0_00076 Crash tests, 1 18-19 rlm_0001_0001_0_00010 Engine compression, 2 579 rlm_0001_0002_0_00093 Friction and weight, 2 563-564 rlm_0001_0002_0_00091 Radar systems, 1 136-137 rlm_0001_0001_0_00024 Vehicle weight, 2 451 rlm_0001_0002_0_00077 2 535 rlm_0001_0002_0_00087 Wheels, 1 43 rlm_0001_0001_0_00012 Travel NA NA NA Automobile GPS systems, 2 470 rlm_0001_0002_0_00080 Distance measurements, 1 128 rlm_0001_0001_0_00023 2 308-309 rlm_0001_0002_0_00057 2 452 rlm_0001_0002_0_00077 Ferry schedules, 2 563 rlm_0001_0002_0_00091 Flying vs. driving, 1 4 rlm_0001_0001_0_00009 2 370 rlm_0001_0002_0_00065 Gasoline cost per trip, 2 443 rlm_0001_0002_0_00076 Greenwich Mean Time, 1 135 rlm_0001_0001_0_00024 Metric conversion for, 2 339-340 rlm_0001_0002_0_00060 Miles per gallon calculations, 2 341 rlm_0001_0002_0_00060 2 452 rlm_0001_0002_0_00077 Navigation, 1 73-74 rlm_0001_0001_0_00017 2 311-312 rlm_0001_0002_0_00057 2 514 rlm_0001_0002_0_00085 2 562-563 rlm_0001_0002_0_00091 2 587-588 rlm_0001_0002_0_00094 2 592 rlm_0001_0002_0_00094 Schedules, 2 549 rlm_0001_0002_0_00089 2 551 rlm_0001_0002_0_00089 Shortest distance, 2 587-588 rlm_0001_0002_0_00094 Space tourism, 1 24 rlm_0001_0001_0_00010 Street signs, 2 414 rlm_0001_0002_0_00070 Supersonic and hypersonic flight, 1 299 rlm_0001_0001_0_00047 Teleportation, 1 23-24 rlm_0001_0001_0_00010 Time estimation, 2 586 rlm_0001_0002_0_00094 Time travel, 1 246-247 rlm_0001_0001_0_00040 Time zones, 2 547 rlm_0001_0002_0_00089 Toll roads, 2 533 rlm_0001_0002_0_00087 Trip length, 2 443 rlm_0001_0002_0_00076