Filling Revolutionary Vessels
This applet allows you to make "vases" that are volumes of revolution of a curve
around an axis of symmetry.
Having made such a vessel you can fill it with a 'liquid' and explore
how the volume of the liquid in the vessel varies with the height of
the liquid in the vessel.
CHALLENGE - given the shape of the function dV(h)/dh
can you infer the shape of the "vase"?
if yes, how? If no, why not?
Would you pose this question to your students?
What questions would you pose for students?