Riding the Ferris Wheel: A Sinusoidal Model

Kathleen Cage Mittag; Sharon Taylor

Riding the Ferris Wheel: A Sinusoidal Model

Kathleen Cage Mittag
, Sharon Taylor

Mathematical Sciences

Research output: Contribution to conference › Presentation

Abstract

Often, students encounter scenarios that model the sine function, such as tides or a Ferris wheel, but do not get a concrete understanding of the model. This activity will use a hamster wheel and other inexpensive, everyday items to model Ferris wheel motion. Participants will collect data and develop their own model for the motion.

Original language	American English
State	Published - Oct 21 2011
Event	National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Regional Conference - Duration: Oct 1 2013 → …

Conference

Conference	National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Regional Conference
Period	10/1/13 → …

Disciplines

Mathematics

Keywords

Ferris wheel
Sine function
Sinusoidal model

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