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written by Frederick Wicklin published by the University of Minnesota
This set of web pages introduces the mathematics of rainbows. It examines a mathematical model of light passing through a water droplet to help explain how rainbows are formed, why they only form when the sun is behind the observer, and what angle in the sky they can be seen. The material includes objectives, theory, questions to direct student analysis, and a conclusion.
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![]() <a href="https://psrc.aapt.org/items/detail.cfm?ID=8864">Wicklin, Frederick. Circles of Light: The Mathematics of Rainbows. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota, March 11, 1997.</a>
![]() F. Wicklin, (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1995), WWW Document, (http://geom.math.uiuc.edu/education/calc-init/rainbow/).
![]() F. Wicklin, Circles of Light: The Mathematics of Rainbows, (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1995), <http://geom.math.uiuc.edu/education/calc-init/rainbow/>.
![]() Wicklin, F. (1997, March 11). Circles of Light: The Mathematics of Rainbows. Retrieved January 19, 2021, from University of Minnesota: http://geom.math.uiuc.edu/education/calc-init/rainbow/
![]() Wicklin, Frederick. Circles of Light: The Mathematics of Rainbows. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota, March 11, 1997. http://geom.math.uiuc.edu/education/calc-init/rainbow/ (accessed 19 January 2021).
![]() Wicklin, Frederick. Circles of Light: The Mathematics of Rainbows. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota, 1995. 11 Mar. 1997. National Science Foundation. 19 Jan. 2021 <http://geom.math.uiuc.edu/education/calc-init/rainbow/>.
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Author = "Frederick Wicklin",
Title = {Circles of Light: The Mathematics of Rainbows},
Publisher = {University of Minnesota},
Volume = {2021},
Number = {19 January 2021},
Month = {March 11, 1997},
Year = {1995}
}
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