Directory of Amusement Parks Resources

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This category is dedicated to the physics involved in the attractions of amusement parks.

Resources in This Category

• Amusement Park Physics

  http://www.learner.org/interactives/parkphysics/index.html
  This interactive exhibit explores how the laws of physics play a role in the design of amusement park rides. Activities in the exhibit invite visitors to design a roller coaster and determine the outcomes of bumper car collisions.

• Fearofphysics.com: How to make a Roller Coaster Work

  http://www.fearofphysics.com/Roller/roller.html
  Choose from three tracks to see which one would make the best roller coasters, and then watch an animation of your choice.

• How Roller Coasters Work

  http://science.howstuffworks.com/engineering/structural/roller-coaster.htm
  Pictures and descriptions of how roller coasters work and the related principles of physics.

• MyPhysicsLab: Roller Coaster

  http://www.myphysicslab.com/RollerSimple.html
  Use a Java applet to see how a roller coaster would behave on a variety of shaped tracks.

• Physics of Roller Coasters

  http://cec.chebucto.org/Co-Phys.html
  Learn about the history of roller coasters, g-forces, and banking.

• Roller Coaster DataBase

  http://www.rcdb.com/
  Searchable database with information and statistics on over 1400 roller coasters throughout the world. Includes news, record holders, and user comments.

• Roller Coaster Physics

  http://ffden-2.phys.uaf.edu/211_fall2002.web.dir/Shawna_Sastamoinen/Roller_Coasters.htm
  A short introduction to the physics of roller coasters. Includes conservation of energy, friction, and centripetal acceleration.

• Roller Coasters

  http://www.britannica.com/?rg=1
  Contains historical photographs, biographies, and an animated film which features an interactive virtual tour that explains the physics of motion.

• Wikipedia: Roller Coaster

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roller_coaster
  Encyclopedia article contains a description of what it means to be a roller coaster and a short section on coaster mechanics.

 

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