1-028-S-SouthernSweetIcedTea

By Troy Henderson

Mathematics, University of Mobile, Mobile AL USA

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Abstract

We offer raw data collected from a webcam and a thermometer for evaluating the strength of steeping tea.  We ask students to build a mathematical model using the data to predict how long the tea should steep before essentially reaching saturation.

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  • Troy Henderson (2016), "1-028-S-SouthernSweetIcedTea," https://www.simiode.org/resources/2262.

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  1. chemistry
  2. data
  3. differential
  4. experiment
  5. modeling
  6. Newton
  7. Open-ended
  8. order
  9. ordinary
  10. parameter
  11. short
  12. Sweet Tea