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Peer reviewedBrody, Burt – Physics Teacher, 1994
Discusses using dimensional analysis in beginning calculus to help the students determine if the correct exponents and factors are being used. Suggests that dimensional analysis may be very useful but must be used with care. (MVL)
Descriptors: Calculus, Higher Education, Mathematical Applications, Mathematics Education
Peer reviewedDilsaver, John S.; Siler, Joseph R. – Physics Teacher, 1991
Solutions for a problem in which the time necessary for an object to fall into the sun from the average distance from the earth to the sun are presented. Both calculus- and noncalculus-based solutions are presented. A sample computer solution is included. (CW)
Descriptors: Calculus, College Science, Computation, Gravity (Physics)
