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Projects that can be adapted for high school engineering courses.

Source to search for free online books

This is the official collegboard website for AP Physics B.

The publishers website for our Project Physics textbook. It includes some information that is not in the text.

The official blog site for St. Anthony Village Senior High AP Physics B.

This site contains both the downloadable simulation for building bridges, and the pdf files with information on the manila folder bridge building activity.

A review of chemistry topics provided for the NY Regents exam.

A site for physics teachers to share their materials with others.

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labs / worksheets for 6 flags amusement park

Using a wiki for collaborative labs

Let's estimate he can push down with a force about a quarter of his weight. If he weighs 200 pounds, this would result in a force of 50 pounds, or 225 N. We also know that the force of friction (F) between his feet and the asphalt depends on the force with which he pushes down (N) and the "coefficient of kinetic friction"(μ) between the soles of his shoes, which we will assume are made of rubber, and the pavement. F = μN The μ between rubber and asphalt varies between 0.5 and 0.8. Let's assume a value of 0.7. Therefore, solving for stopping distance, we get: D = ½(2100kg)(18m/s)2/(0.7)(225N) = 2160 meters, or over 1.3 miles! The situation might be improved if he exerted his full 200 pounds, or 900 Newtons, of force against the ground. In that case: D = 1/2(2100kg)(18m/s)2/(0.7)(900N) = 540 meters (about a third of a mile) However, the amount of torque exerted on his ankles and knees might make that a problematic proposition.

Objectives for a physics course

Hands on and problems for collaboration