When we are made aware of mathematical modeling, we start to see it everywhere. It truly is a real-world
phenomenon. As we discovered in this week’s discussion, mathematical modeling is newsworthy and
often controversial.
Create a 3- to 5-page paper (not including the title and references pages) in a Word document
for your response.
Use APA format for the paper, in-text citations, title page, and references page.
Develop an introduction and conclusion for your paper.
Step 1. Research
Conduct an Internet search to locate a news article in which mathematical modeling played a role. Save
the link, and include it in your final submission.
Step 2. Summarize
In a paper, summarize the news article, making note of the 5Ws of news writing – who, what, when,
where, and why? Specifically capture the role of mathematical modeling and its significance to the
situation in the article. What theories related to mathematical modeling are evident? What steps of the
modeling process can you detect?
Step 3. Reflect
In the paper (Step 2), relate learning about mathematical modeling in an academic setting to the situation
in the news story. For example: What mathematical information was relevant to the situation? How was the
mathematical information displayed?
Given your knowledge of mathematical modeling, was the situation handled appropriately? How would you
have handled the situation? Remember to include the link to the news article (Step 1) in your final
submission
Sample Solution