Mathematical Sciences: Faculty Publications
Visualizing the Method of Finding Volumes by Cross Sections: An Eggs Periment
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2006
Publication Title
Problems, Resources, and Issues in Mathematics Undergraduate Studies
DOI
10.1080/10511970608984141
ISSN
1935-4053
Abstract
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.
Recommended Citation
Uhl, Jean, Patricia B. Humphrey, James P. Braselton.
2006.
"Visualizing the Method of Finding Volumes by Cross Sections: An Eggs Periment."
Problems, Resources, and Issues in Mathematics Undergraduate Studies, 16 (2): 138-146.
doi: 10.1080/10511970608984141
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/math-sci-facpubs/440
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