You are here

The Brachistochrone: The Famous Problem of Fastest Descent: A Classic among All Classics

Graphs of the brachistochrone curve, including an animation of a "race" along it and other curves, and much historical background. Part of the National Curve Bank's Index of Classic Plane Curves and Surfaces.

Identifier: 
http://curvebank.calstatela.edu/brach/brach.htm
Rating: 
Average: 3.1 (232 votes)
Creator(s): 
Gustavo Gordillo and Shirley Gray
Cataloger: 
Janet Beery
Publisher: 
National Curve Bank, California State University, Los Angeles
Rights: 
National Curve Bank, California State University, Los Angeles
Format Other: 
HTML webpage