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Direct linkTin-Lam, Toh – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2004
The topic 'relative velocity' has recently been introduced into the Cambridge Ordinary Level Additional Mathematics syllabus under the application of Vectors. In this note, the results of relative velocity and the 'reduction to rest' technique of teaching relative velocity are derived mathematically from vector algebra, in the hope of providing…
Descriptors: Motion, Physics, Mathematics Instruction, Course Descriptions
