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This resource provides explanations and animations that explore the physics of roller coasters. It is designed as a tutorial for either a teacher or learner to be used in conjunction with a unit on amusement park physics. The author uses free-body diagrams and detailed discussion to show how the force of gravity and the normal force act upon the roller coaster as it moves on a straight, curved, or looped track. A short self-test gauges user comprehension as well. This material is part of the larger Physics Classroom collection.
This resource is part of 2 Physics Front Topical Units.
Topic: Kinematics: The Physics of Motion
Unit Title: Circular Motion For the teacher planning a unit on amusement park physics, this tutorial can double as a student classroom activity. It offers an overview of the forces acting upon a roller coaster as it travels on a straight, curved, or looped track. Free body diagrams and animations depicting kinetic/potential energy also enhance student understanding of a complex set of interactions. (Includes a self-test.) Link to Unit:
Topic: Dynamics: Forces and Motion
Unit Title: Applications of Newton's Laws For the teacher planning a unit on amusement park physics, this tutorial can double as a student classroom activity. It offers an excellent overview of the forces acting upon a roller coaster as it travels on a straight, curved, or looped track. It includes a self-test at the end to gauge student comprehension. Free body diagrams and animations depicting kinetic/potential energy also enhance student understanding of a complex set of interactions. Link to Unit:
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<a href="http://www.thephysicsfront.org/items/detail.cfm?ID=4809">Henderson, Tom. Physics Classroom: Roller Coasters and Amusement Park Physics. December 12, 2004.</a>
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T. Henderson, Physics Classroom: Roller Coasters and Amusement Park Physics (1996), WWW Document, (http://www.physicsclassroom.com/Class/circles/U6L2b.cfm).
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T. Henderson, Physics Classroom: Roller Coasters and Amusement Park Physics (1996), <http://www.physicsclassroom.com/Class/circles/U6L2b.cfm>.
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Henderson, T. (2004, December 12). Physics Classroom: Roller Coasters and Amusement Park Physics. Retrieved May 22, 2013, from http://www.physicsclassroom.com/Class/circles/U6L2b.cfm
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Henderson, Tom. Physics Classroom: Roller Coasters and Amusement Park Physics. December 12, 2004. http://www.physicsclassroom.com/Class/circles/U6L2b.cfm (accessed 22 May 2013).
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Henderson, Tom. Physics Classroom: Roller Coasters and Amusement Park Physics. 1996. 12 Dec. 2004. 22 May 2013 <http://www.physicsclassroom.com/Class/circles/U6L2b.cfm>.
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Author = "Tom Henderson",
Title = {Physics Classroom: Roller Coasters and Amusement Park Physics},
Volume = {2013},
Number = {22 May 2013},
Month = {December 12, 2004},
Year = {1996}
}
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