Summary
When students have made some progress in studying ordinary differential
equations (ODEs) during a semester, small groups are given a soccer ball and
asked to determine the simplest model describing one bounce of the ball from
shoulder height. To start with, they play with the ball. However, after a few
weeks, they begin to ask penetrating questions and they are led to a simple
model that has a non-trivial twist to the solution.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:tut/oai:encore.tut.ac.za:d1002000 |
| Date | 30 August 2002 |
| Creators | Joubert, SV, Van Wyk, MA |
| Publisher | Taylor &Francis |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | |
| Rights | Taylor & Francis |
| Relation | International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology |
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