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Welcome to ( Part 3) of the ASHS Math Book Discussion Wiki for __Fair Isn't Always Equal__.

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=== Thank you for your willingness to read __Fair Isn't Always Equal__ and respond to the questions. Regardless of whether we realize (or admit it), we all differentiate assessment. I hope learning more about differentiating assessment and questioning common grading practices has helped you to grow professionally. ===

A note about the picture. //What mathematicians call a hyperboloid of one sheet is a really cool structure that is made up of many (actually an infinite number) of perfectly straight lines that look to us like a curved structure. First, imagine that you have a cube. Stand it on one of its corners and spin it like a top, then look at it from the side -the sides seem to be curved, but you know they aren't. Now, take a handful of uncooked spaghetti noodles. Use two hands, and twist the strands loosely. It forms the shape of a hyperboloid structure, which looks like a cooling tower at a nuclear reactor. All the spaghetti noodles are still straight, but the shape of the handful is curved. In architecture, this idea enables builders to produce curved structures by using straight line supports.// Picture and quote from: []