Many modern cell phones have built-in sensors that may be used as a resource for physics
education. Amusement rides offer examples of many different types of motion, where the …

Students making sense of motion in a vertical roller coaster loop - IOPscience This site uses
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An amusement park is full of examples that can be made into challenging problems for
students, combining mathematical modelling with video analysis, as well as measurements …

A roller coaster ride comes to an end. Magnets on the train induce eddy currents in the
braking fins, giving a smooth rise in braking force as the remaining kinetic energy is …

The sky roller ride depends on interaction with the air to create a rolling motion. In this paper,
we analyse forces, torque and angular velocities during different parts of the ride, combining …

Amusement park physics is a popular way to reinforce physics concepts and to motivate
physics learners. This article describes a novel physics competition where students use …

Fig. 2. Free-body diagrams for a pendulum at the turning point and at the lowest point. The
acceleration has been included as a dashed blue arrow.(The final diagrams show Newton's …

This paper presents a design, a numerical analysis, a build-up and dynamic testing of an
engineered and fabricated wheel with a passive vibration damping system designed for a …

An amusement ride involving rotations around three axes offers a large-scale illustration for
the study of dynamics in three dimensions. The forces on the rider can be measured with co …

During a roller coaster ride, the body experiences acceleration in three dimensions. An
accelerometer can measure and provide a graph of the forces on the body during different …