Tried and True: Springing Into Linear Models

by: Gerald Darling

This column provides classic demonstrations and experiments with a new twist. This month’s issue presents an activity that links forces and linear relationships by having students measure the distance a spring stretches as a function of how much weight is suspended from the spring.

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Type Journal ArticlePub Date 9/1/2012Stock # ss12_036_01_18Volume 036Issue 01

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