Turtle Draws an Ellipse.

Dreyfus, Tommy

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ERIC Number: EJ367995

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1988

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Turtle Draws an Ellipse.

Dreyfus, Tommy

Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching, v7 n1-2 p50-54,79 Fall-Win 1987-88

Proposes to modify the procedure proposed by Abelson and diSessa to produce a polygonal path with vertices that lie exactly on an ellipse. Provides a detailed proof. Implements a limiting process to produce the best possible approximation to any ellipse for any given screen resolution. (CW)

Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics, Computer Science, Computer Uses in Education, Courseware, Information Technology, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Instruction, Science Education, Secondary School Mathematics, Technological Advancement

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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