Catenaries: Numerical Approximation
- Synopsis
- How far will a rope fixed at two ends hand down? How does this deflection depend on its length relative to the space between the ends? Given a length of rope l it is possible to get a value for deflection d using the Newton-Raphson method for solving the equation. To get a functional relationship between d and l it is necessary to make Taylor series approximations. Compares the relative merits of results obtained by the two methods.
- Series
- Mathematical Models and Methods, Course Mst204
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 20 min.
- Year of production
- 1982
- Availability
- OUT OF DISTRIBUTION
- Subjects
- Mathematics
- Keywords
- numerical approximation
Production Company
Distributor
- Name
Open University Worldwide
- Web
- http://www.ouw.co.uk External site opens in new window
- Phone
- +44 (0) 1908 274066
- Address
- Walton Hall
Milton Keynes
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