The Mathematics behind the Art of the Death Spiral

Year: 2014 Authors: Diana Cheng; Tetyana Berezovski

Core claim

The Death Spiral provides a motivating context for connecting coordinate geometry, related rates, and circular motion through interactive mathematical investigations.

Topics

pairs figure skating, dynamic geometry modeling, related rates, circular motion

Domains

algebra, geometry, trigonometry, calculus, figure skating, performance arts, movement analysis

Methods

coordinate geometry, Pythagorean theorem, implicit differentiation, graphing

Media

Geometer’s Sketchpad, laptop computers, figures and projections

Source status

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