Gradients on the Stanford Dish

Visualizing Gradients on the Stanford Dish

Math 51 ACE, Winter 2005

On March 3rd, 2005, our ACE section met in the Stanford Hills instead of our usual classroom. It was a fun "feet-on" activity: we went along the trail through the hills, computed several gradient vectors and directional derivatives using a topographic map, and then compared the computations to what we could actually see. Here is all the information:

A printable topographic map. The scale is 1:10,000.
The worksheet that walks you through the activity.
Photos from our time there. The views were great!

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