Solving Human Created Problems – potential motivation for your educational efforts.

US population Graph

World population Graph

Knowledge

http://www.kk.org/thetechnium/archives/2008/10/the_expansion_o.php

Knowledge

http://www.kk.org/thetechnium/archives/2008/10/the_expansion_o.php

Gini Coefficient

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gini_coefficient

Prison Population

National DebtUS Federal Debt

http://www.usgovernmentspending.com/index.php

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U.S. Crude Oil Daily Production and Consumptionand US Population (1920-Oct 2011)

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Fig. 28. Water availability by natural-economic regions of the world: 1950 - 2025.

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Climate Change

http://www.global-greenhouse-warming.com/graphs-diagrams-of-global-warming-and-climate.html

Marine Fisheries

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.

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?