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Evolutes
Book Description:
This
4-page Microworld provides a way to visualize the construction
of evolutes of the graphs of functions, and of parametric
curves. This construction how these evolutes are the locus
of the centers of the "osculating circles" at
points along the curve. These osculating circles, and the
radii from their centers are drawn interactively as the
Reader supplies examples.
The
Microworld explores these themes in 3 interactive pages
+ a Table of Contents.
Author:
Sam Masih, Albany State University
E-mail:
smasih@asurams.edu
Topics:
Plane curvature, Osculating Circles, Radius of curvature,
Evolutes
Number of Pages: 4
Animation: Yes
Grade Level: 13-15
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