Index of All Pages for the Bouncing Balls and Geometric Series Module

Introductory Web Page

        Laboratory Notes

        How to Use the Proofs in a Foundations Course

Start Page Video and Question

Some Typical Student Answers

Lowdown on Infinitely Bouncing Balls

        Interactive Variations of the Elasticity Coefficient

        Relation to Conservation of Energy and Momentum

        How a Ball Actually Bounces

                Report

                Data Graphs

Bounce Height and Time, Part 1

Bounce Height and Time, Part 2

Bounce Height and Time, Part 3

Lowdown on Geometric Series

        Proofs Without Words reference

        More Details on Similar Trapezoids

Lowdown on Geometric Series, Part 2

        An Annotated Bibliography of Proofs of the Geometric Series Sum

Relationship of Bounce Height and Time

Final Answer: How Long Would the Ball Bounce?

Acknowledgements

 

All Materials Copyrighted: Dr. Morgan Besson and Dr. Robert Styer,  Villanova University, Villanova, PA  19085  

this page last updated   12/22/2007