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2018-Chris McCarthy-Newtons Law of Cooling

Author(s): Chris McCarthy

BMCC City University of New York, New York NY USA

Keywords: data water Newton's Law of Cooling cooling

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Resource Image You have hot water (initial temperature ) in a container, say a cup or glass. The temperature in the room is cooler, say a constant degrees Celsius. Come up with a differential equation that models the water's temperature.

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2018. Chris McCarthy. Newton’s Law of Cooling

See  https://mccarthymat501.commons.gc.cuny.edu/newtonian-cooling/ . Accessed 15 March 2023.

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Scenario: You have hot water (initial temperature ) in a container, say a cup or glass. The temperature in the room is cooler, say a constant degrees Celsius. Come up with a differential equation that models the water's temperature.

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Author(s): Chris McCarthy

BMCC City University of New York, New York NY USA

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