Practical Uses of Math and Science (PUMAS) is a collection of one-page examples of how math and science topics taught in K-12 classes can be used in interesting settings, including everyday life. The examples are written primarily by scientists and engineers, and are available to teachers, students, and other interested parties via the PUMAS Web Site. The goal is to capture, for the benefit of pre-college education, the flavor of the vast experience that working scientists have with interesting and practical uses of math and science.

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The Web pages and the information contained in them are 1996, 1997, California Institute of Technology, except where noted otherwise. Permission is granted to copy and distribute material appearing on this web site (pumas.jpl.nasa.gov), or any PUMAS mirror sites, for educational purposes, with the following limits: PUMAS material may not be included as all or part of material sold for profit, or used for advertising or promotional purposes, without the written permission of the PUMAS Editor. PUMAS material may not be distributed in an edited or otherwise altered form, except for classroom use. The PUMAS copyright statement, which appears at the bottom of each web page and in the header of each example, must be included in all reproductions of PUMAS material. The PUMAS Editor must be notified if PUMAS material is reproduced for purposes other than classroom or personal use. The copyright for some of the PUMAS examples may be held by the author or the author's institution.

Editor: Ralph Kahn
National Aeronautic and Space Administration, Jet Propulsion Laboratory