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K. Vick, Edward F. Redish, and Patrick Cooney
This web page contains an introductory physics homework assignment relating to roller coaster design, developed as an alternative to traditional textbook homework. Students use observational skills and mathematical modeling, combined with basic physics, to design a roller coaster with specified characteristics. The student must formulate a design that is both safe and provides sufficient energy for cars to reach the end of the track. Concepts explored in this problem include gravity, potential and kinetic energy, circular motion, drag due to friction, center of mass, and acceleration.
This item is part of a larger collection of alternative homework assignments designed for introductory physics students. Each assignment poses a series of questions about a single context. To successfully complete assignments, students must think critically about how the physical situation could be represented by mathematics.
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K. Vick, E. Redish, and P. Cooney, (2002), WWW Document, (http://www.physics.umd.edu/perg/abp/aha/coaster.htm).
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K. Vick, E. Redish, and P. Cooney, Activity Based Physics Alternative Homework Assignments: Roller Coaster (2002), <http://www.physics.umd.edu/perg/abp/aha/coaster.htm>.
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Vick, K., Redish, E., & Cooney, P. (2002, June 25). Activity Based Physics Alternative Homework Assignments: Roller Coaster. Retrieved May 20, 2024, from http://www.physics.umd.edu/perg/abp/aha/coaster.htm
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Vick, K, E. Redish, and P. Cooney. Activity Based Physics Alternative Homework Assignments: Roller Coaster. June 25, 2002. http://www.physics.umd.edu/perg/abp/aha/coaster.htm (accessed 20 May 2024).
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Vick, K., Edward F. Redish, and Patrick Cooney. Activity Based Physics Alternative Homework Assignments: Roller Coaster. 2002. 25 June 2002. 20 May 2024 <http://www.physics.umd.edu/perg/abp/aha/coaster.htm>.
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Month = {June 25, 2002},
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