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Product ID: 99426
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Undergraduate

Atmospheric Pressure in Relation to Height and Temperature (UMAP)

Author: Arnold J. Insel


A unit using calculus applied to the study of atmospheric pressure in relation to height and temperature. Students apply calculus to construct a mathematical model of the atmosphere.

Table of Contents:

1. INTRODUCTION

2. THE SIMPLIFIED MODEL
2.1 Derivation of the Formula
2.2 An Example

3. THE MORE COMPLICATED MODEL
3.1 Derivation of the Formula
3.2 An Example, T Varies Linearly with x
3.3 An Application to Meteorology

4. ANSWERS TO EXERCISES

©1980 by COMAP, Inc.
UMAP Module
16 pages

Mathematics Topics:

Calculus

Application Areas:

Physical Sciences , Atmospheric Sciences

Prerequisites:

Calculus (logarithms, exponentials); high school chemistry

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