Method for representing and solving algebraic equations with a physical or virtual gear system
US9904657B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 21, 2015 |
| Grant date | Feb 27, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 22, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG09B23/02
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for representing and solving algebraic equations that allows a user to view and solve algebraic equations through a novel user-interface. The user-interface includes a primary cog and a plurality of secondary cogs as parts of a gear system. The primary cog represents a range of outcomes for the gear system and contains a plurality of teeth that is quantitatively greater than a numerical constant of the algebraic equation; amongst the teeth is a target tooth that represents the numerical constant. Each of the secondary cogs represent a term of the algebraic equation and includes a coefficient and a variable. Each of the secondary cogs contains a number of teeth equal to the coefficient. The equation is solved by rotating the secondary cogs until the target tooth is aligned with a fixed pointer where rotation of the secondary cog represents a value input for the variable of a term.
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