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Tutorial
on Dynamic Geometry
Jen-chung Chuan
Department of Mathematics, National
Tsing Hua University
Taiwan
Abstract
The software Geometer's Sketchpad
provides an environment suitable to
perform experiments in dynamic geometry.
In this tutorial we are to explore:
- the creation of epicycloids
and hypocycloids
- the link-gear mechanism for
tracing the cardioid
- the gear wheel tooth profiles
and the coupling of trochoids
The workshop is to be conducted in
a computer laboratory equipped with
Windows 95. The additional web browser
Netscape is desirable but not essential
to the workshop. The class is open
to everyone and the number of students
is limited to 30. As for the preparation
for the tutorial, please think of
this problem: can these pictures be
made into an animation?
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