Link to a pdf file that you don't need an institutional login for.
I did an activity in a basic maths class based on this paper years ago. Each student had an A3 map of the main island of the UK. Some set their compasses to 5cm radius and counted the number of radii around the island. Others tried 2.5cm, and 1cm and half a cm. Worked ok, good lesson.
twocommits
Obviously too long to defend against rubber dinghies.
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paradox460
Infinitely long. You can't trick me with the coast paradox
this is also why the GPS on your watch will reports different distances the more frequently it samples, ie. once per second vs once per every few seconds, think curves becoming diagonal lines
it's also why they measure official distances using a wheel on a stick
tiku
Depends on your measurements. If you measure with 1 cm it is longer than if measure with 10 cm.
https://gsp.humboldt.edu/OLM/courses/GSP_510/Articles/Mandel...
Link to a pdf file that you don't need an institutional login for.
I did an activity in a basic maths class based on this paper years ago. Each student had an A3 map of the main island of the UK. Some set their compasses to 5cm radius and counted the number of radii around the island. Others tried 2.5cm, and 1cm and half a cm. Worked ok, good lesson.
Obviously too long to defend against rubber dinghies.
Infinitely long. You can't trick me with the coast paradox
ah the coastline paradox
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coastline_paradox
where the sampling rate affects distance measured
this is also why the GPS on your watch will reports different distances the more frequently it samples, ie. once per second vs once per every few seconds, think curves becoming diagonal lines
it's also why they measure official distances using a wheel on a stick
Depends on your measurements. If you measure with 1 cm it is longer than if measure with 10 cm.