Cooling Cup of Coffee
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What is the mathematics of a cooling cup of coffee?
Introduction
Take the temperature of a cup of coffee at regular intervals. How can you fit an exponential curve to the data? This is a classic exploration, think carefully how you can put your own spin on this.
Guiding Questions
- How could you linearise your data?
Key Mathematical Concepts
Exponential Decay
Heat Transfer
Newton's Law of Cooling
Temperature