Mathematics Describing the Real World: Precalculus and Trigonometry Season 1 Episode 36 GPS Devices and Looking Forward to Calculus

TV-PG
June 17, 2011
31 min

In a final application, locate a position on the surface of the earth with a two-dimensional version of GPS technology. Then close by finding the tangent line to a parabola, thereby solving a problem in differential calculus and witnessing how precalculus paves the way for the next big mathematical adventure.

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