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Title
Calculus on a basketball
Authors
Josefina Antonijuan, Jordi Guàrdia, Joana Prat
Educational level
Higher Education
Level
medium
Description
In this project, the student can work simultaneously on several fundamental mathematical concepts: the parameterization of the sphere, longitude and latitude, the tangent vector to a parametric curve, and rotations in space. GeoGebra is required but the educational resource is also available online at https://www.geogebra.org/m/rp8rtrhn
Licence
CC-BY
Type
Applets
Category
Multivariable calculus – Parametric curves and surfaces
Keywords
Sphere, Parameterization, Surface, Tangent vector, GeoGebra
File
UPC-058-APL-EN.zip