Finding the Shortest Distance on the Earth's Surface from Here to Timbuktu (UMAP)
Author: Paul R. Patten
A unit that involves pre-calculus in finding the shortest distance on the Earth's surface from here to Timbuktu. This module allows students to use the spherical law of cosines to find great circle distance between points whose geographic coordinates are given.
Table of Contents:
1. INTRODUCTION
2. THE SHORTEST DISTANCE ON THE EARTH'S SURFACE
3. THREE-DIMENSIONAL COORDINATE SYSTEMS
4. THE LAW OF COSINES
5. ANSWERS TO SOME EXERCISES
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