Math Matters: Why Do I Need to Know This? (Episode 5, Segment 3 - slope of a line)

Bruce Kessler, Western Kentucky University

Abstract

This is the third segment of the fifth episode of the program, where I discuss how to find the slope of a line, and show how this is useful when calculating average rates of change. All of the episodes are available at the program webpage, www.wku.edu/mathmatters.