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Logarithms Project 1

Holmes and Watson are called to investigate a murder. The victim is a wealthy man with many enemies, including his wife, business partner, and butler - all of whom have motives and alibis. Holmes measures the temperature of the corpse at two different times and determines it is cooling slower than expected for the room temperature. He uses these temperature measurements and mathematical calculations to identify the killer. The student must finish the story, explaining Holmes' solution using appropriate math concepts in a well-written narrative.

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Logarithms Project 1

Holmes and Watson are called to investigate a murder. The victim is a wealthy man with many enemies, including his wife, business partner, and butler - all of whom have motives and alibis. Holmes measures the temperature of the corpse at two different times and determines it is cooling slower than expected for the room temperature. He uses these temperature measurements and mathematical calculations to identify the killer. The student must finish the story, explaining Holmes' solution using appropriate math concepts in a well-written narrative.

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Math 3

Name: ________________________

Unit 6: Logarithms Project


The Games Afoot
The following is a synopsis of the first part of an unpublished story. Your task is to solve the mystery and write the
rest of the story. Your conclusion must include the mathematics of the solution. It should be written in story form
and incorporate the mathematics within the dialogue and other prose as smoothly and naturally as
possible. Be creative, but dont arrest the wrong individual!
The Case of the Cooling Corpse
It was a dark and stormy night. Holmes and Watson were called to the scene of the murder by Inspector
Lestrade of the police. The victim was a wealthy but cruel man. He had many enemies.
The most likely suspects are the wife, the business partner, and the butler. Each has an equally strong
motive. Each also has an alibi. The wife claims to have spent the entire evening at the theater across
town. She was seen leaving the theater at 10:30 p.m. and returned home at 11:00 p.m., going straight up to
her bedroom. Her return was verified by the upstairs maid. The business partner claims to have spent the
evening working on papers at the office. His wife and household staff verified that he returned home at 10:30
p.m. The butler was on his night off. He claims to have been at the local pub until 10:00 p.m. The butler
returned to his quarters above the carriage house at 10:05 p.m. and did not leave. This was verified by the
other servants.
The body was found in the victims study. Holmes arrived at the scene at 4:30 a.m. The room was unusually
warm and stuffy. One of the police officers went to open a window. Holmes admonished him to delay that
action until he had completed his investigation of the crime scene. He instructed Watson to determine the
temperature of the body. This was found to be 88.0F. Holmes questioned the servants as to the room
temperature during the evening and learned that the man had liked the room warm and that the temperature
in the study was always very near the current 76F. Holmes asked Watson to take the temperature of the body
again at the conclusion of his inspection of the scene, two hours after the first reading. It was 85.8F.
Specific Assignment Requirements
Finish the story, explaining how Holmes and Watson are able to determine the killer based on their
measurements. Make it as creative as you would like, but be sure to include the math.
Some outside research will be required to determine the necessary equation. That said, if you find
another VALID mathematical solution, you can use that to write and defend your ending of the story.
Please write with proper grammar, spelling, usage, and syntax, as if you were truly writing for publication.
Your story should be a minimum of 1 page single-spaced or 2 pages double-spaced with 1 inch margins
and 12 pt. font. If handwritten, the story should be two pages (or one front and back). It is due on Friday,
May 6th.
Rubric:
10 points Student determines the correct killer
40 points Student defends his choice using appropriate mathematical concepts and justification
20 points Story is well-written, clear, and integrates the math content
30 points At standard completion of the assignment
Up to 20 points extra Artistic representation of the story, including the mathematical concept.

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