The Particle-Motion Problem
Franklin Demana, Bert K. Waits · Mathematics Teacher Learning and Teaching PK-12 · 1993
Linear particle-motion problems constitute a rich and interesting source of real-world problems for the mathematics classroom. Furthermore, they can be simulated very nicely with computers using appropriate software or with modern graphing calculators that include built-in parametric-graphing utilities. Consider these applications that involve linear motion: (1) changing circular or curvilinear motion into linear motion and (2) linear particle accelerators in physics.