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Mt. EtnaAndrew Davidhazy

July 9

Our class…

Still more…

Building a roller coaster…

And more…

At Cedar Point…

One-minute notecard: July 9The favorite thing I did or experienced was…• Building a roller coaster• Cedar Point/barometer• The people• Build the roller coasters• To analyze the graph for each separate roller coaster• The awesome kids in the class, and the teachers• Shoot rockets• Build roller coasters• Cedar Point• Cedar Point!!• Riding dragster• Riding dragster• Awesome people; awesome teachers

One-minute notecard: July 9The favorite thing I learned was…• How to figure out if you’d fall off a roller coaster depending

on height, speed, etc.• The basis of physics I need for next school year• How to read barometers• G-forces!• How to use the accelerometers• To calculate things using excel• Everyone’s name• How to build roller coasters• Magnets• Circular motion – loops • Labs• How to make our own case study• Analyzing accelerometers

One-minute notecard: July 9Anything else…• I’ll miss everyone!• Thanks for the class to Catherine, Jack, and Scott• I love barometers• LoggerPro is temperamental but I loved the class• Fun class!• Don’t like the hot weather here• Roller coasters• UMich is a nice school• Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!• Thank you

One-minute notecard: July 1

I want to learn…• Fluid mechanics, buoyant force• Computer programs to design roller coasters• Physics of weapons and how to use physics to make more cool stuff• Everything about physics• How the designers know if there is enough speed to complete a flip• How to make a roller coaster• How to stop the roller coaster• How to build a roller coaster• How does magnetic induction work in a roller coaster• Hydraulics• Feynmann diagrams and parsecs; ferroliquids• How are roller coasters designed• How to build a roller coaster• Possible professions with a physics major• Quantum mechanics