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ERIC Number: EJ639872
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2001
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ISSN: ISSN-0730-8639
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An Unusual View of the Ellipse.
Osler, Thomas J.
Mathematics and Computer Education, v35 n3 p234-36 Fall 2001
Explains a non-standard definition of an ellipse familiar to astronomers and workers in celestial mechanics but which is not usually given in undergraduate text books on mathematics. (MM)
Descriptors: Astronomy, Geometric Concepts, Higher Education, Mathematics Activities, Mathematics Instruction, Physics, Probability, Set Theory
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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