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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
