MAA Writing Awards

The Ultimate Flat Tire

by Stan Wagon

Year of Award: 2000

Award: Trevor Evans

Publication Information: Math Horizons, Feb. 1999, pp. 14-17

Summary: The author explains why a square rolls on a sequence of inverted catenaries.

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About the Author: (from Math Horizons, Feb. (1999)) Stan Wagon is Professor of Mathematics at Macalester College.