Filling Revolutionary Vessels
- Author:
- Judah L Schwartz
This applet allows you to make "vases" that are volumes of revolution of a curve around an axis
of symmetry.
Having made such a vessel you can fill it with a 'liquid' and explore how the volume of the liquid
in the vessel varies with the height of the liquid in the vessel.
CHALLENGE - given the shape of the function dV(h)/dh can you infer the shape of the "vase"?
if yes, how? If no, why not? Would you pose this question to your students?
What questions would you pose for students?