Measuring the Earth with Traceroute

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dc.creatorKicovic, Snowflake
dc.creatorWebb, Loren
dc.creatorCrescimanno, Michael
dc.date2002-08-26
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T05:48:04Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T05:48:04Z
dc.descriptionThe traceroute utility on any computer connected to the Internet can be used to record the roundtrip time for small Internet packets between major Internet traffic hubs. Some of the routes include transmission over transoceanic fiber optic cable. We report on traceroute's use by students to quickly and easily estimate the size of the Earth. This is an inexpensive way to involve introductory physics students in a hands-on use of scientific notation and to teach them about systematics in data.
dc.description3 pages, 2 tables (Word '97 document) and one figure (EPS); Submitted to The Physics Teacher
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0208087
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0208087
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/84888
dc.subjectPhysics Education
dc.subjectPopular Physics
dc.titleMeasuring the Earth with Traceroute
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