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ERIC Number: EJ806654
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2008-Sep
Pages: 15
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0020-739X
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The Singing Wineglass: An Exercise in Mathematical Modelling
Voges, E. L.; Joubert, S. V.
International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, v39 n6 p725-739 Sep 2008
Lecturers in mathematical modelling courses are always on the lookout for new examples to illustrate the modelling process. A physical phenomenon, documented as early as the nineteenth century, was recalled: when a wineglass "sings", waves are visible on the surface of the wine. These surface waves are used as an exercise in mathematical modelling. Based on assumptions about the wine in the glass and observations illustrated with photographs, a mathematical problem is set up. This problem includes a non-homogeneous Neumann boundary condition on the lateral side of the glass. The solution to the mathematical problem is animated using Mathematica[TM]. The predictions of the model are tested by comparing them with the known facts. The predictions of the model agree with the actual observations. (Contains 11 figures.)
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Language: English
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