Title | Description |
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Fowler's Physics Applets | A collection of applets that illustrate physics concepts ranging from high school level to college level. |
Energy | A collection of applets that illustrate different things with energy. |
Apps on Physics | Another collection of applets that illustrate physics concepts. |
The Physics Classroom | Another collection of applets that illustrate physics concepts. |
Interactivate: Activities | A collection of applets that illustrate a variety of mathematical concepts. |
Math Insight | Another collection of applets that illustrate a variety of mathematical concepts. |
Title | Description |
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Roller Coaster Game | An applet that allows the user to construct a roller coaster and experiment with different variables. |
Coaster | An applet that allows the user to adjust a constructed rollercoaster and see the changes in velocity of the roller coaster cart. |
Conservation of Energy | An applet that allows the user to adjust conditions of a slope and observe potential vs kinetic energy. |
Model of a Looping Coaster (Centripetal Force) | An applet that allows the user to adjust a loop for a ball to roll down and around. |
Roller Coaster Model Interactive | An applet that allows the user to construct a roller coaster and experiment with the difference between having drag and not having drag. |
Title | Type | Description |
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Time warp: roller coaster | Video | A video that describes the forces behind a roller coaster. |
How Do Roller Coasters Work | Website | A website explaining what makes a roller coaster work. |
A Brief History of Roller Coasters | Video | A video that gives a history of roller coasters. |
Flying Roller Coaster POV - Manta Flying Coaster | Video | A short video giving a first-person view of the Manta Flying Roller Coaster in Florida. |
Going Over the Top | Podcast | This podcast is about why teachers should relate mathematics to roller coasters in order to help students understand. |