Polar coordinate system, Archimedean spiral

Archimedean spiral is the locus of points corresponding to the locations over time of a point moving away from a fixed point with a constant speed along a line which rotates with constant angular velocity. Successive turnings of the spiral have a constant separation distance.

 

Šárka Voráčová

 
Resource Type
Activity
Tags
circle  curve  osculating  spiral  spirale 
Target Group (Age)
15 – 19+
Language
English (United Kingdom)
 
 
 
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