Timeline for Gently falling functions
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| Jun 18, 2011 at 22:19 | comment | added | Gerhard Paseman | If I had scrutinized your answer Joseph, I could probably have figured out the source of the inequality. Since I did not see parabola mentioned (at my first reading) I thought I would mention it. Perhaps "free fall" or "celestial mechanics" might also help, but it looks like you have good thing going with "roller coaster". Gerhard "Fears and Enjoys Roller Coasters" Paseman, 2011.06.18 | |
| Jun 18, 2011 at 13:56 | comment | added | Joseph O'Rourke | Apparently roller-coaster designers employ clothoids! ffden-2.phys.uaf.edu/211_fall2002.web.dir/shawna_sastamoinen/… | |
| Jun 18, 2011 at 13:13 | comment | added | Joseph O'Rourke | @Gerhard: I like the roller-coaster suggestion! Will pursue. The inequality derives from considering the free-fall parabola. | |
| Jun 18, 2011 at 6:53 | history | answered | Gerhard Paseman | CC BY-SA 3.0 |