Student Investigations of Forces in a Roller Coaster Loop.
Pendrill, Ann-Marie LU
(2013)
In European Journal of Physics
34(6).
p.1379-1389
- Abstract
- How does the experience of a riding in a roller coaster loop depend on your position in the train? This question has been investigated by first year engineering physics students, using multiple representations of force and motion. Theoretical considerations for a circular loop show that the differences between the forces on a rider in the front, middle or back of the train depend on the ratio between train length and radius of the loop, which can be estimated from a photograph. Numerical computations complement the analysis of a video clip, accelerometer data and measurements of time needed for the train to move over the highest point. A roller coaster ride gives striking examples of Newton’s laws applied to your own body, and demonstrates... (More)
- How does the experience of a riding in a roller coaster loop depend on your position in the train? This question has been investigated by first year engineering physics students, using multiple representations of force and motion. Theoretical considerations for a circular loop show that the differences between the forces on a rider in the front, middle or back of the train depend on the ratio between train length and radius of the loop, which can be estimated from a photograph. Numerical computations complement the analysis of a video clip, accelerometer data and measurements of time needed for the train to move over the highest point. A roller coaster ride gives striking examples of Newton’s laws applied to your own body, and demonstrates that the experience depends on the vector character of velocity and acceleration. (Less)
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- Pendrill, Ann-Marie
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- European Journal of Physics
- volume
- 34
- issue
- 6
- pages
- 1379 - 1389
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- IOP Publishing
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- scopus:84887028442
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- 10.1088/0143-0807/34/6/1379
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- NRCF (National Resource Center for Physics Education)
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- English
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