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Article

Publication Title

Oceanography

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Publication Date

1-1-2006

First Page

151

Last Page

154

Issue Number

SPL.ISS. 2

Volume Number

19

Abstract/ Summary

The purpose of this activity is to familiarize students with how a particle’s size, shape and orientation affects its settling at low Reynolds numbers. This activity can also be used to teach statistical skills (e.g., replication of measurements, propagation of error, type I vs. type II regressions).

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This article has been published in Oceanography, Volume 19, Number 2, a quarterly journal of The Oceanography Society.

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©2006 The Oceanography Society

DOI

10.5670/oceanog.2006.85

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