Hypocycloids: A Student Exercise.

McMillan, Thomas C.

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ERIC Number: EJ445081

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Publication Date: 1992

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Hypocycloids: A Student Exercise.

McMillan, Thomas C.

Mathematics and Computer Education, v26 n2 p184-94 Spr 1992

Describes the derivation of the parameters incorporated into computer programs that are utilized to draw hypocycloids, which are the loci of points traced out by a point on a disk as it rolls against a circle and its interior. Includes information to obtain copies of the programs described. (JJK)

Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics, Higher Education, Instructional Materials, Learning Activities, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Instruction, Secondary Education, Trigonometry

Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles; Computer Programs

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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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