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Aslamazov, Lev – Quantum, 1992
Discusses the hydrodynamic reasons why a riverbed meanders through a plain. Describes how water movement at a bend in a river causes erosion and changes in the riverbed. Provides a mathematical model to explain the periodic shape of meanders of a river in a plain. (MDH)
Descriptors: Enrichment Activities, Mathematical Formulas, Mathematical Models, Motion
Schneider, Stephen H. – Scientific American, 1989
Discusses the global change of climate. Presents the trend of climate change with graphs. Describes mathematical climate models including expressions for the interacting components of the ocean-atmosphere system and equations representing the basic physical laws governing their behavior. Provides three possible responses on the change. (YP)
Descriptors: Climate, Climate Control, Environmental Influences, Higher Education
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Murdin, Paul – Physics Education, 1991
Presents the origin and mathematics of Hubble's Law of the expanding universe. Discusses limitations to this law and the related concepts of standard candles, elliptical galaxies, and streaming motions, which are conspicuous deviations from the law. The third of three models proposed as explanations for streaming motions is designated: The Great…
Descriptors: Astronomy, College Science, Instructional Materials, Learning Activities