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ERIC Number: EJ452051
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1991
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ISSN: ISSN-0031-921X
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A Cycloid Race.
Hoffman, Dale T.
Physics Teacher, v29 n6 p395-97 Sep 1991
Discusses a misconception about the cycloid that asserts the final point on the path of shortest time in the "Brachistochrone" problem is at the lowest point on the cycloid. Uses a BASIC program for Newton's method to determine the correct least-time cycloid. (MDH)
Descriptors: High Schools, Mathematical Formulas, Mathematical Models, Misconceptions, Models, Motion, Physics, Postsecondary Education, Problem Solving, Science Education, Science Instruction
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Computer Programs
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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