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Arribas, E.; Escobar, I.; Ramirez-Vazquez, R. – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2021
In the article 'How Long Is My Toilet Roll--A Simple Exercise in Mathematical Modelling' several models of increasing complexity are introduced and solved to calculate indirectly the length of paper on a toilet-roll. All these results are presented without errors. The authors of this comment believe the error analysis of measurements made in a…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods, Mathematical Models, Computation
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Gordon, Sheldon P.; Yang, Yajun – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2017
This article takes a closer look at the problem of approximating the exponential and logarithmic functions using polynomials. Either as an alternative to or a precursor to Taylor polynomial approximations at the precalculus level, interpolating polynomials are considered. A measure of error is given and the behaviour of the error function is…
Descriptors: Mathematical Formulas, Algebra, Mathematics Activities, Error of Measurement