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- Author:
- Janet Yowell, Jeff White, Malinda Schaefer Zarske, Matt Lippis, Penny Axelrad
- Subject:
- Mathematics and Statistics, Science and Technology
- Institution Name:
- University of Colorado at Boulder
- Collection:
- TeachEngineering
- Grade Level:
- Primary, Secondary
- Abstract:
Accuracy of measurement in navigation depends very much on the situation. If a sailor's target is an island 200 km wide, sailing off center by 10 or 20 km is not a major problem. But, if the island were only 1 km wide, it would be missed if off just the smallest bit. Many of the measurements made while navigating involve angles, and a small error in the angle can translate to a much larger error in position when traveling long distances.
- Languages:
- English
- Material Type:
- Activities and Labs, Lesson Plans
- Media Format:
- Graphics/Photos, Text/HTML
- Conditions of Use:
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Resources may be used on a nonprofit, non-commercial basis by educators, without any fee or cost to access, link to and use, or in any manner alter, revise, copy, edit, translate or digitize. - Copyright Holder:
- College of Engineering, University of Colorado at Boulder
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