Ma 375 - Communicating Mathematics

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Ma 375 - Communicating Mathematics
Carl Eberhart and Paul Eakin

• Class 16
• Animations -- Pistons and basketballs

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Today we want to model how a piston works.
Also, we will get a good start on a March Madness
theme.
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Animations An animation
consists simply of a list of plots which are
displayed with the option insequence true
chosen. gtmovie plotsdisplay(plot1,plot2,plo
t3, insequence
true) gtmovie Then push the play
button. Plot1, plot2, etc, can be displays of
plots.
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A Model of a Piston

• The frames of a piston moving are displays of
• several plots, 3 of which are
• 1. A constant plot of the wheel
• 2. A plot of the connecting rod (this will move)
• 3. A plot of the piston (this will also move.)

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A model of a basketball court

• The frames of a basketball shot are
• displays of several plots, some of which
• are constant
• court, basket, rim, paint, key
• and one of which moves
• ball

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Assignment

• Work on the 5 problems in the
• class16 worksheet. Make progress.
• Submit a worksheet with comments
• on the Monday after Spring Break.