Do Coasters Where You’re Hanging Rather Than Riding in a Car Have to be Designed Differently?Jeff Havlik, a roller coaster architect, describes the similarities and differences in roller coaster design depending on how the rider is riding.
If a Coaster Needs More Energy in the Middle of the Track, How Do the Designers Accomplish This?Jeff Havlik, a roller coaster architect, describes ways that he and other roller coaster designers create additional energy in the middle of a roller coaster ride.
The Science Behind Roller CoastersRoller coaster architect Jeff Havlik explains how to use hills, loops, curves, twists, and turns to take advantage of potential energy, kinetic energy, and dissipating energy to create a thrill ride.
Login to ViewHow Do Brakes on a Roller Coaster Work to Dissipate Energy?Jeff Havlik, a roller coaster architect, explains how brakes are used to dissipate a roller coaster's energy and help it deal with curves, slowing down, and stopping.
Login to ViewIs There a Difference When Designing a Wooden Roller Coaster Versus a Steel One?Jeff Havlik, a roller coaster architect, describes the similarities and differences in designing a wooden roller coaster versus a steel roller coaster.
Login to ViewDetermining the Initial Height of a Roller CoasterJeff Havlik, a roller coaster architect, explains how initial height of a roller coaster ride is determined to create the energy necessary to complete the ride.
Login to ViewFinding the Average Velocity in BowlingLearn about finding an object's average acceleration.
Login to ViewNewton’s Third Law of Motion Applied in BowlingLearn about Newton's Third Law of Motion.
Login to ViewNewton’s Second Law of Motion Applied in BowlingLearn about Newton's Second Law of Motion.
Login to ViewNewton’s First Law of Motion Applied in BowlingLearn about Newton's First Law of Motion.
Login to ViewOil and Friction on a Bowling LaneLearn how bowling lanes use oil to combat the friction created as a bowling ball rolls to the pins.
Login to ViewThe Science Behind BowlingUse physics to learn what causes a strike, a spare, or a gutter ball by using Newton’s Three Laws of Motion and applying concepts such as friction, force, gravity, mass, momentum, inertia, and veloci...
Login to ViewMargin of Error for a Strike and a Spare in BowlingApply principles of physics to bowling at how ball placement and speed affects the difference between getting a strike and a spare.
Login to ViewReasons for a Two Hand Release in BowlingApply principles of physics to using a two-handed release in bowling.
Login to ViewTiming Your Approach for Best Success in BowlingApply principles of physics to bowling by looking at how the timing of one's approach to releasing the ball affects its path and speed.
Login to ViewHow to Create Rotation on the Bowling BallApply principles of physics to bowling by looking at how rotation is created on a bowling ball and how that rotation affects its path and speed.
Login to ViewThe Importance of the Pendulum Motion in BowlingApply principles of physics to bowling by looking at the nature of a pendulum and how that motion affects the release of a bowling ball.
