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mb_el001.doc (41 Kb)
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4-Jun-98 |
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Rex Boggs
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Student forms a catenary with a hanging chain; finds its
equation analytically; compares function with actual
curve; finds a quadratic function that closely matches curve.
A very challenging activity.
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mb_el002.doc (53 Kb)
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4-Jun-98 |
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Michael A. Stueben
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MS Word Document |
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Three problems to test understanding and insight into
pre-calculus algebra:
* show that if x,y >0, then x/y + y/x >=2
* prove that log 5 is irrational
* find an expression involving a and b that has a value
equal to the smaller of a and b
- with solutions!
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mb_el003.doc (21 Kb)
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| Date: |
4-Jun-98 |
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Unknown
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MS Word Document |
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Two species in the wild, the Wobbles and the Gobbles, have an
influence on each other's population. A study of their
numbers in a native reserve gives rise to the suspicion that
the population follows exponential growth. Using supplied
data, the student finds the function of population growth.
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