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JOURNAL OF HIGHER EDUCATION THEORY AND PRACTICE 


Connecting Experimental Uncertainty to Calculus and to Engineering Design


Author(s): Gregory Hill, Tamar More

Citation: Gregory Hill, Tamar More, (2021) "Connecting Experimental Uncertainty to Calculus and to Engineering Design," Journal of Higher Education Theory and Practice, Vol. 21, ss. 5, pp. 208-213

Article Type: Research paper

Publisher: North American Business Press

Abstract:

Experimental uncertainty and the epsilon-delta proof provide a rich example of a thread that weaves together topics in introductory physics, calculus, and engineering design. This thread presents an opportunity for deepening the connection between calculus and physics, strengthening conceptual understanding in both fields, and expanding students’ understanding of both experimental uncertainty and propagated error as constraints informing the design of an experiment rather than simply an unavoidable consequence of some procedure. We discuss the connections and describe several activities that help students explore the thread