Recent content by GregB777

In general, is there a rule I can give my student to help him to decide WHEN using an area under the curve method is OK and when it isn't? It doesn't JUST have to do with it being a continuous or non-continuous function, does it? (..because you can approximate a continuous function with more...

I actually wasn't thinking about the relationship between differentiation and integration, but rather the first part of your answer. (The student that asked me this question does not know calculus.) However, your observation is very helpful. This question came from one of my students who...

Thank you for the thoughtful reply. I also thought the discrete relationship had something to do with it. However, if that is so, why does plotting a best-fit line over discrete data in the f vs. 1/λ curve actually still work?

Thank you for the referral. I did already see that thread, and they did not actually answer my question. That's why I posted.

Hello: Let's say you have a string and get data by changing the frequency a transverse wave in the string to get different standing modes. You measure the wavelength of each mode for each frequency. That is, the data you get are frequency and wavelength. Now, you are trying to find the...