Teaching Mathematics and its Applications Advance Access originally published online on November 8, 2006
Teaching Mathematics and its Applications 2007 26(2):95-102; doi:10.1093/teamat/hrl016
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Skimming and skipping stones
Steve Humble, NCETM North East, St. Mary's Court, 55 St. Mary's Road, Sheffield S2 4AN, UK. E-mail: steve.humble{at}ncetm.org.uk
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This article presents an example of skimming and skipping stone motion in mathematical terms available to students studying A-level mathematics. The theory developed in the article postulates a possible mathematical model that is verified by experimental results.
Received September 2005. Accepted September 2006.