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Funderstanding Roller Coaster
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This simulator is allows students to design a roller coaster.  This activity is an application of physics to a real-life problem.  Reference materials are included.
https://funderstanding.com/learning-lab/coaster-2/
Subjects Levels Resource Types
Classical Mechanics
- Applications of Newton's Laws
- Work and Energy
- High School
- Lower Undergraduate
- Middle School
- Instructional Material
= Activity
= Interactive Simulation
Intended Users Formats Ratings
- Learners
- Educators
- text/html
- application/java
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Keywords:
Energy, Friction, Momentum, Rotational Motion
Record Creator:
Date Metadata Instance was created July 9, 2003 by Kyle Whipple
Record Updated:
February 22, 2025 by Lyle Barbato
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Site problem

Author: Nancy Watson
Posted: June 8, 2004 at 1:31AM
Source: The PSRC collection

Site won't open

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Re: Site problem

Author: Admin
Posted:

Hi Nancy,

Sorry you had a problem viewing this site.
We've checked the link and it appears to be
functioning.

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Re: Site problem

Author: Bruce, ComPADRE Dir
Posted:

Hi Nancy,

This page includes a java applet, and it is
sometimes rather slow to load.  It just took it
nearly a minute to load through my campus
connection.  It might take much longer through a
dial-up connection.

Thanks for the comment,

Bruce

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Funderstanding.com, Inc, Funderstanding Roller Coaster, <https://funderstanding.com/learning-lab/coaster-2/>.
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Funderstanding.com, Inc. (n.d.). Funderstanding Roller Coaster. Retrieved May 2, 2025, from https://funderstanding.com/learning-lab/coaster-2/
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Funderstanding.com, Inc. Funderstanding Roller Coaster. https://funderstanding.com/learning-lab/coaster-2/ (accessed 2 May 2025).
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Funderstanding.com, Inc. Funderstanding Roller Coaster. 2 May 2025 <https://funderstanding.com/learning-lab/coaster-2/>.
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