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| Problem Detail | ||
| Title: | A Bad Day for Sandy Dayton | |
| Author: | Barbara J. Duch 105 Pearson Hall Newark, DE 19716 bduch@physics.udel.edu |
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| Discipline: | Physics and Astronomy | |
| Target Audience: | Introductory, non-majors | |
| Keywords: | auto accident, forces, mechanical energy, motion, physical science | |
| Length of Time/Staging: | 1-5 weeks interspersed with mini-lectures/whole class discussion. | |
| Abstract: | Designed to help nonscience majors understand forces, motion and mechanical energy while reconstructing a rear-end auto accident that occurs outside their classroom building. They explore the relationship between speed and stopping distance, reaction time and stopping distance, and design and safety features of seatbelts and airbags. | |
| Date Submitted: | 10/17/2000 | |
| Date Published: | 1/16/2001 | |
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