An Experiment To Give Physical Meaning to the Mathematical Concept of Slope.

Newburgh, Ronald

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ERIC Number: EJ630191

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Publication Date: 2001

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An Experiment To Give Physical Meaning to the Mathematical Concept of Slope.

Newburgh, Ronald

Physics Education, v36 n4 p316-19 Jul 2001

Presents a simple experiment that allows students to determine a slope from a series of measurements rather than from a given equation in which students measure heights and widths for a set of paper rectangles, all with the same width. Students calculate areas and plot area versus height from the data. (Author/ASK)

Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Experiential Learning, Graphs, Integrated Activities, Mathematics Instruction, Physics, Science Instruction

Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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