The new R-naught number

2023-11-20 09:44:45

The new R-naught number


There's a number used to quantify how fast a virus will spread, the R-naught number.  As the coronavirus spread though out the world, we saw how the threat of infection was measured and understood the mathematics of judging how a population would be affected. Now we're plagued with the Delta variant of the coronavirus.  What was the original virus' R-naught number and what has it become?


Activity Solutions & Supporting Materials
Share this:
Comments (0)
    Display 1 - 10 Of total 0
    Watson saves
    Ben Watson, former American Football tight end, ma...
    When will they collide?
    Show the video to your class. Give students time t...
    What's the answer?
    Image by Twitter user @pjmdoll.  Math...
    Wow, everything must be free!
    What happens when you take 50% off again a...
    February 22, 2022
    Why do you suppose we are posting this date as a...
    Alarming ice cracks on Brunt Ice Sheet in Antarctica
      A new, fast-growing ice crack is forcing...
    Microns and Masks
      How big is one coronavirus? How big is a m...
    Sugary Record
    How big is the world's largest cotto...
    Is 2023 a special number?
    1998 was a Harshad year. What do you no...