Physics Roller Coaster Project Report: To design and construct a roller coaster utilizing the Principle of Conservation of Energy.

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Physics Roller Coaster Project Report: To design and construct a roller coaster utilizing the Principle of Conservation of Energy. The purpose of this physics culminating project was to design and con... struct a roller coaster utilizing the Principle of Conservation of Energy. The Principle of Conservation of Energy is a principle that states that energy cannot be destroyed nor can it be created. It also states that the total energy inside a closed/isolated system remains the same (Nave). This principle was discovered by Julius Robert Mayer in 1842. The roller coaster was required to have be self-supporting, weigh less than 3.0 pounds, have a jump were it leaves the track at an angle of 30° and land on a new section of the track at a different level from which it left the jump at, have at least one loop, have at least one hill, have a maximum volume of 0.60 m3 with a maximum length of 0.70 m in any given direction, and fit a marble “car”. Additionally, it also had to have all routes open and visible. Lastly, this project had to incorporate physics principles that was taught in the course. Materials ● Marble (4.2 gram), Quantity: 1 ● Polyurethane Tubing, Quantity: 25 feet ● Styrofoam Boards (14½ inches x 48 inches x 1½ inches), Quantity: 5 ● Sponges, Quantity: 2 ● Dowels (⅜ inch x 48 inches), Quantity: 6 ● Popsicle Sticks, Quantity: 75 ● Red Acrylic Paint (250ml), Quantity: 2 tubes ● White Acrylic Paint (250ml), Quantity: 1 tube ● Project Panels (60cm x 60cm x 2.5cm), Quantity: 2 ● Hot Glue Gun, Quantity: 1 ● Glue Sticks, Quantity: 2 [Show More]

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