September 29, 2009
No CommentsDefinition of an Epicycloid
Description
A detailed tutorial on the definition of an epicycloid. Step by step tutorial including a visual example of the definition of an epicycloid for reference.
Overview
An epicycloid is not really an equation, or a graph, or any true function. An epicycloid is simply a representation of the edge of a wheel or other circular item rolling along the edge of a circle to form curves. The curve it forms is really several concave down curves side by side, in a circular pattern.
