World Class Sprints^*

David Smith, Duke University

with the assistance of
Jer-Chin Chuang, Furman University
John Michel, Marietta College

Purposes: To explore the applicability of a linear differential equation as a model for the process of sprinting, and to illustrate the importance of parameters in modeling.

Prerequisites: The tutorial for your helper application and ability to solve a first-order linear differential equation with constant coefficients.

^*Based on an article by S. R. Dunbar in the CODEE Newsletter, Spring, 1994.