The Scrambler, or a Family of Vectors at the Amusement Park.

McMullin, Lin

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ERIC Number: EJ582593

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Publication Date: 1999

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The Scrambler, or a Family of Vectors at the Amusement Park.

McMullin, Lin

Mathematics Teacher, v92 n1 p64-69 Jan 1999

Uses vectors and programming with graphing calculators to analyze a ride in an amusement park (the "Scrambler") that has three long arms that revolve horizontally around a central post, at the end of which hang seats revolving in circles. (ASK)

Descriptors: Graphing Calculators, High Schools, Mathematics Activities, Mathematics Instruction, Programming, Vectors (Mathematics)

Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles

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Audience: Practitioners; Teachers

Language: English

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