MOTIVATING  GEOMETRY THROUGH
COMPUTATION  AND  VISUALIZATION
funded by NSF-CCLI grant DUE-0126687

 Principal Investigator
David L. Finn
Associate Professor of Mathematics
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
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EXERCISES to EXPLORE with this APPLET
In this applet, a random Bezier curve is created. Your goal is to match the random Bezier curve. As you try, to match the curve, try to answer the followning questions.
  1. How can you estimate the degree of the curve?
  2. How can you estimate the position of the control points?
  3. Can you approximate a Bezier curve with a lower degree Bezier curve?
  4. Can you approximate a Bezier curve with a higher degree Bezier curve?