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Nakamaye, Michael. (2020). ActivityName. In S. Bowen (Ed.), Shifting Gears: Approximations in Cycling. American Institute of Mathematics. https://mathcircles.org/activity/Shifting-Gears

Shifting Gears: Approximations in Cycling

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After studying James Tanton’s MTC session about bicycle tracks, avid bicyclist Michael Nakamaye started questioning the mathematics behind how a bike works. How do gears work? How many teeth are there usually on the different gears? Why? How is a bike like a ratio machine?

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