Coaster Dynamics: Physics Primer



Coaster Dynamics
Physics Primer

Table of Contents

  1. Introduction:   From Falling Apples to Roller Coasters
  2. Measurement and Systems of Units
  3. Vectors
  4. Model of a Roller Coaster Car
  5. Motion in 2 Dimensions:   Velocity and Acceleration
  6. Motion in 3 Dimensions
  7. Newton's First Law of Motion
  8. Newton's Second Law of Motion
  9. Newton's Third Law of Motion
  10. Forces and Work
  11. Kinetic and Potential Energy
  12. Conservation of Energy
  13. Friction and Nonconservative Work
  14. Circular Motion
  15. References

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