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Royer, Melvin – PRIMUS, 2012
Gabriel's Horn is a solid of revolution commonly featured in calculus textbooks as a counter-intuitive example of a solid having finite volume but infinite surface area. Other examples of solids with surprising geometrical finitude relationships have also appeared in the literature. This article cites several intriguing examples (some of fractal…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Textbooks, Scientific Concepts, Calculus
Marland, Eric; Palmer, Katrina M.; Salinas, Rene A. – PRIMUS, 2008
In this article we provide two detailed examples of how we incorporate biological examples into two mathematics courses: Linear Algebra and Ordinary Differential Equations. We use Leslie matrix models to demonstrate the biological properties of eigenvalues and eigenvectors. For Ordinary Differential Equations, we show how using a logistic growth…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Biology, Integrated Curriculum, Equations (Mathematics)
Quinn, Terrance J.; Rai, Sanjay – PRIMUS, 2008
The Laplace Transform is an object of fundamental importance in pure and applied mathematics. In addition, it has special pedagogical value in that it can provide a natural and concrete setting for a student to begin thinking about the modern concepts of "operator" and "functional". Most undergraduate textbooks, however, merely define the…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Textbooks, Teaching Methods, Mathematical Concepts
Gordon, Sheldon P. – PRIMUS, 2008
The solutions of the discrete logistic growth model based on a difference equation and the continuous logistic growth model based on a differential equation are compared and contrasted. The investigation is conducted using a dynamic interactive spreadsheet. (Contains 5 figures.)
Descriptors: Calculus, Mathematics Instruction, Calculators, Spreadsheets