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Teaching Mathematics and its Applications Advance Access originally published online on July 5, 2007
Teaching Mathematics and its Applications 2007 26(4):212-221; doi:10.1093/teamat/hrm010
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Paul Glaister, Elizabeth M. Glaister, Anna E. Glaister and Mark A. Glaister

Address for correspondence: Paul Glaister, Department of Mathematics, PO Box 220, University of Reading, Whiteknights, Reading, UK. E-mail: p.glaister{at}reading.ac.uk

Submitted March 2007; accepted April 2007

Some interesting and unusual loci are generated by a familiar mechanical system.

Paul Glaister graduated from the University of Reading with a degree in Mathematics and subsequently gained a Postgraduate Certificate in Education and an MSc in the Numerical Solution of Differential Equations at the same university. He worked as a mathematics teacher in a secondary school before returning to Reading as a Research Fellow, while studying part-time and obtaining a PhD. He is currently employed at the University of Reading as a lecturer in applied mathematics.

Elizabeth Glaister graduated from the University of Reading with a degree in Mathematics and subsequently gained a Postgraduate Certificate in Education at the same university. Since then, she has taught mathematics in various schools, as well as bringing up two children. She is currently employed as a mathematics teacher at Kendrick School in Reading and as a lecturer at the University of Reading.

Anna and Mark Glaister are both studying at Maiden Erlegh School in Reading, in years 12 and 9, respectively, but only Anna is taking mathematics (and further mathematics) out of choice. While neither is likely to follow directly in their parents footsteps, Anna will hopefully continue with mathematics through her chosen specialisms of biology and chemistry, and Mark may end up having little choice but to do so with his keen interest in all things to do with music.


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