Tami Dudo
A&M Consolidated High SchoolMathematics Teacher
College Station, Texas tdudo@csisd.org
Sarah Kostroun
Midway ISDMathematics Teacher
Hewitt, Texas Sarah.Kostroun@midwayisd.org
Graph Theory in Everyday Life
Abstract:
“We are currently preparing students for jobs that don’t yet exist using technologies that haven’t been invented in order to solve problems we don’t even know are problems yet.” ~ Karl Fisch
Computer Science and Engineering fields have many situations where a knowledge of graph theory is needed. The topic of graphical representation using vertices and edges should be discussed more within the K-12 public education classroom. This research shows how common problems can be visualized as graphs in the nature of vertices and edges and therefore a worthy topic for a problem solving strategy, not limited to the Computer Science field. A survey is created to further demonstrate the lack of awareness in this field of mathematics.
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