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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Poiseuille's Law--Showing that "p" Is Inversely Proportional to R[superscript 4] Using the Shell Method
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Drost, John P.; Georges, Rachel A. – AMATYC Review, 2004
Jean Poiseuille, a physician, developed a mercury filled U-tube to measure blood pressure in 1828. He discovered that pressure in veins is significantly lower than pressure in arteries. As a result, he studied liquid flow in small tubes. A few years later he established Poiseuille's Law, which states the resistance, "p," of the flow of blood as…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Mathematical Concepts, College Mathematics, Community Colleges