Curve Stitching in an Elementary Calculus Course.

Goldberg, Kenneth P.

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Curve Stitching in an Elementary Calculus Course

Goldberg, Kenneth P.

Mathematics Teacher, 69, 1, 12-14, Jan 76

Curve stitching activities can be used to motivate calculus students. The problem described here involves showing that a given envelope of a curve is parabolic. (SD)

Descriptors: Calculus, College Mathematics, Experiential Learning, Geometry, Graphs, Higher Education, Instruction, Learning Activities, Mathematics, Mathematics Education

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