Follow that car! Investigating a simple class of car following model.

M McCartney; Malachy Carey

doi:10.1093/teamat/19.2.83

Follow that car! Investigating a simple class of car following model.

M McCartney, Malachy Carey

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Abstract

A simple mathematical model for how individual vehicles follow each other along a stretch of road is discussed. The resulting first-order differential equation can be used as an application of solution techniques taught at A-level and first year undergraduate level, and as a motivator to encourage students to think critically about the physical interpretation of the results that the equation produces.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	83-87
Journal	Teaching Mathematics and its Applications
Volume	19
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/teamat/19.2.83
Publication status	Published (in print/issue) - 2000

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