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Teaching Harmonic Motion in Trigonometry: Inductive Inquiry Supported by Physics Simulations
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Sokolowski, Andrzej; Rackley, Robin – Australian Senior Mathematics Journal, 2011
In this article, the authors present a lesson whose goal is to utilise a scientific environment to immerse a trigonometry student in the process of mathematical modelling. The scientific environment utilised during this activity is a physics simulation called "Wave on a String" created by the PhET Interactive Simulations Project at…
Descriptors: Mathematics Curriculum, Mathematical Models, Physics, Trigonometry