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1. 1-050-S-BargingAhead

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   10 Feb 2016 | | Contributor(s):: Timothy Pennings

   As captain of a barge, you need to determine how fast to transportyour barge up river against the current in order to minimize the expended energy.Since expended energy is proportional to the force, and since the force is proportional to the speed, traveling too fast is inefficient. However, if...

2. 1-013-S-Sleuthing

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   03 Jun 2015 | | Contributor(s):: Brian Winkel

   We present several situations in which differential equation models serve to aid in sleuthing and general investigations. One involves initial speed given information about constant deceleration and distance to stop in traffic incident; one involves modeling a steel ball launched vertically and...