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Solving Human Created Problems – potential motivation for your educational efforts.
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US population Graph
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World population Graph
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Knowledge
http://www.kk.org/thetechnium/archives/2008/10/the_expansion_o.php
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Knowledge
http://www.kk.org/thetechnium/archives/2008/10/the_expansion_o.php
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Gini Coefficient
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gini_coefficient
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Prison Population
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National DebtUS Federal Debt
http://www.usgovernmentspending.com/index.php
Gross Public Debt - fed $ billion(L) (1900-2008) Gross Public Debt-fed $billion(L) (2009 -) Gross Public Debt-fed pct GDP(R) (1900-2008 ) Gross Public Debt - fed pct GDP(R)(2009-)
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U.S. Crude Oil Daily Production and Consumptionand US Population (1920-Oct 2011)
U.S. Field Production of Crude Oil (Million Barrels Per Day)(L) U.S. Field Consumption of Crude Oil (Million Barrels Per Day)(L)
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1950
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Fig. 28. Water availability by natural-economic regions of the world: 1950 - 2025.
Thousand Cubic Meters per year per capita
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Climate Change
http://www.global-greenhouse-warming.com/graphs-diagrams-of-global-warming-and-climate.html
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Marine Fisheries
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Future generations need this generation (YOU) to understand the current situation and develop solutions. This requires the ability to think critically and to do that requires training in a variety of disciplines including mathematics.
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Other, more personal motivators
• You chose to attend college to gain knowledge. It is taking your time and costing you money.
• The ability to reason quantitatively is beneficial in our technological world.
• Getting a job to support your family is very competitive. What would make someone hire a person with insufficient mathematical skills or work ethic when there are plenty of people with the skills and willingness to work?