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Math 1a, Spring 2011, Functions and Calculus, Harvard College/GSAS: 8434

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Math 1a, Introduction to Calculus, Harvard College/GSAS: 8434 Course Oliver Knill, Phone: (617) 495-5549 knill@math.harvard.edu | Department of Mathematics | Harvard University

Math 1a, Spring 2011, Functions and Calculus, Harvard College/GSAS: 8434 News Handouts Sections Syllabus Exhibits Quizzes Exams Links The wobbly Table Theorem The wobbly table theorem: you can turn a square table with four legs in such a way that all four legs are on the floor. Turn the table around a center in such a way that three legs A,B,C stay on the surface. The distance of the fourth leg to the surface is a function f(x) which depends on the angle x. The argument given below will show that if f(0) is positive, then f(pi/2) is negative and that if f(0) is negative then f(pi/2) is positiv

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