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static images of my animations. You may click the thumbnail or
the appropriate name, in the frame to the left, to view that
Animated Image. I hope you enjoy my efforts.
In the section marked
Math Curves, I have constructed a
mechanical device for drawing the three curves of the Trochoid
Family - Cycloid, Prolate Cycloid, and Curtate Cycloid.
These curves are generated by tracing a point on a circle that
rolls on a straight line. In my animations of these curves,
the yellow gear causes the green rack to move in a straight
line while a point on the gear traces the curve on a
transparent screen, attached to the rack. A similar device is
used to generate the sine and cosine curves. A complete
description of its operation is included on the sine/cosine
pages.
Some of my animations are fairly large and may take some time
to load. The sizes are included on the thumbnails page. The
conic sections are presented in three speeds. If you have a
fast processor, you may want to slow the animations down to
appreciate the mechanisms that draw the curves.
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Edwin Attaway. Any of my images my be copied and used on
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