Keychain Ziplines: a Practical Way to Study Velocity in the Calculus Classroom

• Autores: Lisa Driskell, Audrey Malagon
• Localización: Primus: problems, resources, and issues in mathematics undergraduate studies, ISSN 1051-1970, Vol. 23, Nº. 7, 2013, págs. 590-597
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.1080/10511970.2013.801383
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• Resumen

  • Using materials that are easy to procure, students create a zipline for a weighted keychain. They measure distances and times to calculate average velocities and explore the idea of instantaneous velocity. This inquiry-based calculus activity has been tested as a first day activity in classrooms at a variety of institutions and has received positive student and instructor feedback.