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Alcohol is the most widely consumed recreational drug in the world and is commonly regarded as an essential component of Australian culture. However, alcohol is also a major contributor to mortality and morbidity not only in Australia but also around the world. Whilst alcohol-related education is typically considered from social and medical perspectives, it is also an area that provides a range of mathematically rich investigations. This chapter discusses mathematical modelling of blood alcohol content (BAC) levels. The investigations detailed enable teachers of a range of year levels to develop students’ mathematical abilities and also their social understanding of alcohol-related issues. The mathematics of the investigations includes functions, graphing, derivatives, integration, and mathematical modelling and reasoning.
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Jennings, M., Adams, P. (2013). Mathematics and the Pharmacokinetics of Alcohol. In: Stillman, G., Kaiser, G., Blum, W., Brown, J. (eds) Teaching Mathematical Modelling: Connecting to Research and Practice. International Perspectives on the Teaching and Learning of Mathematical Modelling. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-6540-5_51
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