Arcs and Curves

Jiří Gregor () and Jaroslav Tišer ()
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Jiří Gregor: Czech Technical University, Department of Mathematics
Jaroslav Tišer: Czech Technical University, Department of Mathematics

Chapter 8 in Discovering Mathematics, 2011, pp 143-162 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Various ways to describe and define arcs and considerations elucidating the concept of a curve are given. Methods of studying their local behavior, shape, length and other properties are presented. For the sake of simplicity mostly planar curves are discussed.

Keywords: Tangent Line; Parametric Equation; Planar Curf; Tangent Point; Front Wheel (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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DOI: 10.1007/978-0-85729-064-9_9

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