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Direct linkUhl, Jean; Humphrey, Patricia; Braselton, James – PRIMUS, 2006
For some students, using the method of cross sections to find the volume of a solid is difficult to understand because of the abstraction involved. This paper demonstrates a fun way for students to visualize the method of cross sections. Although a fun activity, the paper implicitly conveys the importance of connecting theory and experiment.…
Descriptors: Calculus, Visualization, College Students, Teaching Methods
Braselton, James; Abell, Martha; Braselton, Lorraine – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2002
The Mobius strip, torus, and Klein bottle are used to graphically and analytically illustrate the differences between orientable and non-orientable surfaces. An exercise/laboratory project using the non-orientable Boy surface is included. (Contains 11 figures.)
Descriptors: Calculus, Computation, College Mathematics, Mathematics Education
