Cooking
Math in the kitchen
7 live exhibits. Each one already works. Change a number and see what happens.
Open as board Play with these together. Solving one grows related exhibits.
Ratios & ProportionsScaling a recipe: more people, same taste
Double the guests? Every ingredient grows by the same factor.
Ratios & ProportionsUnit price: is the big size really the better deal?
Divide price by size and the shelf tags stop lying. Bigger isn’t always cheaper.
GeometryPizza value: one large or two mediums?
Area grows with the square of the size. That changes which pizza is the deal.
Exponents & LogarithmsCooling coffee: when is it drinkable?
Hot things cool fast, then slower and slower. Exponential decay predicts the sip.
Differential Equations & TransformsWhen will my coffee wear off?
Each cup rises, then fades by half every few hours. Cups stack, and the Laplace transform says why they simply add.
Exponents & LogarithmsRapid cooling: 135 °F to 70 °F in two hours
Cooling slows as food nears the fridge temperature. A logarithm says how long it takes, and why shallow pans win.
MatricesHitting your macros: how much of three foods?
Protein, carbs, and fat are three equations, and three foods are three unknowns. A matrix solves all of them at once.