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Raindrops

David A. Smith and Lawrence C. Moore, Duke University
William H. Barker, Bowdoin College

with the assistance of
Jer-Chin Chuang, Furman University
John Michel, Marietta College
Richard M. Schori, Oregon State University


Purposes: To study differential equations that model falling objects subject to air resistance -- for example, raindrops -- and to develop Euler's Method, a tool for approximating solutions of initial value problems.

Note: Although not identified by name, Euler's Method was the tool used in the limited growth module.

Prerequisites: The limited population growth and slope field modules.
 

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