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Contents The enue !S" an# S$%&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&$
'hat I #(# ) The A*en#a !S+%&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&$
'hat I learnt an# ,(ll -e appl.(n* (n m. /tu#(e/ !S+%&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&$
Pr(nc(ple/ an# la,/ o0 Ph./(c/ !S1 S2 S3%&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&$
E4ect/ on /oc(al5 en(ronmental5 me#(cal an# /a0et. on the u/er/ !S67S8%&&&&&&&&&&&3
Soc(al E4ect/&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&3
En(ronmental E4ect/&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&3
Me#(cal E4ect/ on the U/er&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&6
General Sa0et.&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&6
Impl(cat(on/ o0 real l(0e appl(cat(on o0 ph./(c/ an# other appl(cat(on/ !S8%&&&&&&&&&&&&6
Ho, 9oe/ Th(/ Relate to M. Com(n* E:per(ment; !S<%&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&6
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The venue (S1 and S2)A (/(t to Thorpe Par> ,a/ or*an(/e# -. the /chool 0or the purpo/e o0 /tu#.(n*
appl(e# ph./(c/ or ph./(c/ (n act(on an# to a(# m. AS ph./(c/ cour/e,or>& Thorpe
par> (/ an amu/ement par> /(tuate# (n the heart o0 Ol# '(n#/or5 locate# (nSta(ne/ R#5 Chert/e.5 Surre. KT"3 8PN& The ma(n o-ject(e o0 the (/(t ,a/ to
*ather (n0ormat(on an# e:per(ence ?r/t@han#5 Ne,ton/ Ba,/ o0 mot(on an# (t/
appl(cat(on/ a/ ,ell a/ ho, other la,/ o0 ph./(c/ hae -een (mplemente# (n the
#e/(*n o0 the roller coa/ter/& Our lecture ,a/ -a/e# on the mechan(c/ o0 the
r(#e/ ,h(ch (n turn ,ere -a/e# on the/e 0un#amental la,/&
hat I d!d " The A#enda (S$)On the #ate ,e ha# a #a. planne# a/ 0ollo,/ Meet(n* ,(th m. cla// *roup/ at
"DDD a&m&5 then ,e ,oul# hae a /che#ule# lecture pre/ente# -. a mechan(calen*(neer 0rom ""$D t(ll "$DD a&m&5 a0ter ,h(ch ,e ha# the plea/ure to
e:per(ence /ome o0 the r(#e/&
hat I %ea&nt and '!%% e a%*!n# !n +* stud!es (S$) The lecture procee#(n* that5 ,a/ (ntere/t(n* an# (n0ormat(e a/ the lecturer
h(*hl(*hte# upon /ome o0 the 0un#amental concept/ that all r(#e/ ,ere
con/tructe# upon5 ener*. chan*e/ ,(th(n a /./tem5 0or e:ample potent(al an#
>(net(c ener*.5 Ne,ton/ la,/ o0 mot(on an# the ener*. *enerate# 0rom the
(n(t(al accelerat(on o0 the coa/ter at the top o0 a pea>&
P&!n,!%es and %a's o- Ph*s!,s (S. S/ S0) The pr(nc(ple/ an# #e?n(t(on/ e:am(ne# on the #a.
P&!n,!%es ea+%e de3n!t!on
Ne'ton4s 3&st
%a' o- +ot!on
The -ottle ,(ll rema(n at re/t unt(l an
un-alance# 0orce5 .our han#5 p(c>/ (t
up&
The la, o0 (nert(a
(/ ,here an o-ject
at re/t ,(ll rema(n
at re/t unle//
acte# on -. an
un-alance# 0orce&
Ne'ton4s
se,ond %a' o-
+ot!on
F MA5
Force Ma// : Accelerat(on
Accelerat(on o0 an
o-ject (/ pro#uce#
-. a net 0orce
#(rectl.
proport(onal to
the ma*n(tu#e o0
the net 0orce an#
(ner/el.
proport(onal to
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the ma// o0 the
o-ject&
Ne'ton4s th!&d
%a' o- +ot!on
A roc>et pro#uce/ a 0orce that pu/he/
#o,n on the *roun# there0ore the
react(on (/ that the *roun# pu/he# the
roc>et up,ar#/ ,(th an eual 0orce&
For eer. act(on
there (/ an eual
an# oppo/(te re@
act(on
Potent!a% and
5!net!, ene&#*
An e:ample o0 potent(al ener*. (/ a
co(le# /pr(n*&
An e:ample o0 a >(net(c ener*. (/
heat5 (/(-le l(*ht&
Potent(al ener*.
I/ the ener*.
po//e//e# -. a
-o#. -. (rtue o0
(t/ po/(t(on
relat(e to other/5
/tre//e/ ,(th(n
(t/el05 electr(c
char*e an# other
0actor/&
K(net(c ener*. (/
the ener*. ,h(ch
a -o#. po//e//e/
-. (rtue o0 -e(n*
(n mot(on&
The 6a' o- the
,onse&vat!on o-
ene&#*
'hen .ou #rop an o-ject5 that o-ject/
potent(al ener*. (/ conerte# (nto
>(net(c ener*. unt(l the o-ject
contact/ the *roun# ,here the ener*.(/ a-/or-e# -. that me#(um&
The la, o0 the
con/erat(on o0
ener*. /tate/ that
the total ener*.o0 an (/olate#
/./tem cannot
chan*e5 mean(n*
that ener*.
cannot -e create#
or #e/tro.e#&
Mo+entu+ P M
Momentum Ma// : eloc(t.
Momentum (/ the
uant(t. -. ,h(ch
a -o#. moe/ an#
(/ mea/ure# a/the pro#uct o0 (t/
ma// an# eloc(t.
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Cent&!eta% and
,ent&!-u#a%
-o&,es
Centr(petal 0orce
I/ a 0orce ,h(ch
act/ on a -o#.
mo(n* (n a
c(rcular path an#
(/ #(recte#
to,ar#/ the
centre o0 rotat(on&
Centr(0u*al 0orce
I/ the 0orce
ar(/(n* 0rom the
-o#./ (nert(a
act/ on an o-ject
mo(n* (n a
c(rcular path
act(n* a,a. 0rom
the centre o0
rotat(on&
Cent&!eta%
a,,e%e&at!on
aJ 7 r
Centr(petal accelerat(on eloc(t. 7
ra#(u/
centr(petal
accelerat(on (/
,here the
tan*ent(al /pee#
(/ con/tant5 -ut
the #(rect(on o0the tan*ent(al
eloc(t. ector
chan*e/ a/ the
o-ject rotate/&
78-o&,es For e:ample an o-ject o0 ma// "D>*
,oul# hae a ,e(*ht on earth o0
"D!<&8"% or "D*&
G@0orce/ (/ the
0orce act(n* on a
-o#. a/ a re/ult
o0 accelerat(on or
*ra(t. ,(th the
un(t/ L*9a&ada*:s %a' o-
!ndu,t!on
Fara#a./ la, o0 (n#uct(on can -e
/een ,hen a ma*net pa//e/ throu*h
a co(l& Th(/ (/ ,here an
electroma*net(c ?el# (/ (n#uce#&
Fara#a./ la, o0
(n#uct(on (/ a la,
o0
electroma*net(/m
pre#(ct(n* ho, a
ma*net(c ?el# ,(ll
react ,(th an
electr(c c(rcu(t to
pro#uce an
electromot(e0orce or
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electroma*net(c
?el#& Al/o >no,n
a/
electroma*net(c
(n#uct(on&
6en;:s %a' An e:ample o0 ,h(ch can -e /een (n
mo#ern ma*le tra(n/ that can trael
up to +"Dmph&
A la, /tat(n* that
the #(rect(on o0 an
(n#uce# current (/
al,a./ /uch a/ to
oppo/e the
chan*e (n the
c(rcu(t or the
ma*net(c ?el#
that pro#uce/ (t&
9&!,t!on 'hen an o-ject (/ /l(# acro// a plan
there (/ 0r(ct(onal 0orce act(n* (n the
oppo/(te #(rect(on to moement&
The re/(/tance
that a /ur0ace or
an o-ject
encounter/ ,hen
mo(n* acro//
another /ur0ace5
o-ject an# or
me#(um&
The physics in rides
Mo/t people ,hom (/(t the par> #o not real(/e ho, a roller coa/ter r(#e/5 l(>e
Colo//u/5 (/ #e/(*ne# to -u(l# up a lot o0 potent(al ener*.& It #oe/ th(/ -. ?r/t
-u(l#(n* th(/ (n(t(al potent(al ener*. on (t/ a/cent o0 "DD 0eet5 at th(/ po(nt (/ a
ma:(mum potent(al ener*. ach(ee# -ecau/e the coa/ter (/ h(*h a/ (t can *et on
the trac>& Th(/ can -e /een (n the
0ormula !Epm*h%& Ho,eer a/ the
coa/ter -e*(n/ (t/ #e/cent 0rom the
pea> the potent(al ener*. *enerate#
(/ no, conerte# (nto >(net(c ener*.
a/ (/ /pee#/ up& Upon the coa/terenter(n* a loop5 (t ha/ a lot o0 >(net(c
ener*. -ut l(ttle potent(al ener*.5
th(/ chan*e/ a/ (t pro*re//e/ throu*h
the loop ,here potent(al ener*.
-e*(n/ to -u(l# a*a(n an# then
conerte# -ac> to >(net(c ener*. a/ the coa/ter e:(t/ the loop& Furthermore a/
the carr(a*e/ eloc(t. (ncrea/e/5 the more momentum (/ -u(lt5 th(/ can -e /een
the 0ormula !pm%& The chan*e/ (n >(net(c an# poten(tal ener*. on the roller
coa/ter /ho,/ an e:ample o0 the la, o0 the con/erat(on o0 ener*.5 th(/ can -e
/een (n ?*ure "&
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Another r(#e I 0oun# ,here .ou coul# /ee an# 0eel ph./(c/ at ,or> (/ the carou/el
(n ,h(ch there are 0our ma(n 0orce/ that can -e #eterm(ne#5 (nert(a5 centr(0u*al
0orce5 centr(petal 0orce an# centr(petal accelerat(on& Ho,eer 0or the/e
carou/el/5 ,here the hor/e/ are *allop(n*5 the r(#e #e/(*ner ha# to approach
the pro-lem o0 moement aroun# the central a:(/ (n a #(4erent ,a.& In normal
carou/el/5 each hor/e ma(nta(n/ a con/tantaccelerat(on5 ra#(u/5 an# /pee# tan*ent to the
c(rcular path o0 the carou/el& =ecau/e o0 the a##e#
up #o,n mot(on o0 the hor/e5 there mu/t -e a
con/(#erat(on 0or the 0orce/ nee#e# to chan*e that
hor/eQ/ po/(t(on up,ar# or #o,n,ar# a/ (t *oe/
aroun# the trac>& There0ore ,hen the en*(neer
#e/(*n/ th(/ attract(on he or /he mu/t ta>e (nto
account the ma// o0 the hor/e an# (t/ r(#er&
All o0 the a/pect/ o0 a theme par> r(#e are#e/(*ne# to (n#uce a thr(ll 0actor to the pa//en*er/
an# #oe/ th(/ u/(n* the/e 0un#amental 0orce/& For
e:ample the 0eel(n*/ o0 ,e(*htle//ne// #ur(n* a
0ree 0all5 ,here potent(al ener*. (/ -e(n* conerte# to >(net(c ener*.& Ho,eer
the ,or# ,e(*htle//ne// #oe/ not mean that the o-ject ha/ no ,e(*ht& There
re/(/tant 0orce (/ #el(ere# -. the *roun# -eneath our 0eet5 /o (0 the *roun# ,a/
ta>en a,a.5 a/ (n 0ree 0all5 there ,oul# -e no re/(/tant 0orce an# ,e ,oul# not
e:per(ence ,e(*ht5 th(/ (/ ,hat (/ meant -. the term ,e(*htle//ne//& Th(/ (/ u/e#
oer an# oer a*a(n (n r(#e/5 an# can -e /een e/pec(all. (n 2 #etonator5
,here the carr(a*e (/ ra(/e# up +2 metre/ -u(l#(n* potent(al ener*. an# (/relea/e# (nto a 0ree 0all ,here the carr(a*e accelerate/ at <&8"m7/ an# reache/ a
ma:(mum /pee# o0 13 mph& Th(/ 0eel(n* o0 ,e(*htle//ne// can al/o -e terme# a/
ne*at(e G@0orce/5 ,here (t (/ le// than " G or !<&8"m7/%&
Such a #e/cent ,oul# al/o reu(re a u(c>5 rel(a-le an# com0orta-le ,a. o0
/topp(n* the carr(a*e 0rom cra/h(n* (nto the *roun#& Here en*(neer/ hae u/e#
electroma*net(c -ra>e/& Th(/ ,or>/ -. (n#uc(n* a current ,(th5 0or e:ample5 a
copper co(l or ,(re pa//(n* oer a ma*net ,(ll (n#uce a current5 an# are -u(lt (nto
the trac> rather than the carr(a*e (t/el0& The/e -ra>e/ are al/o >no,n a/ an e##.
current -ra>e5 ,here a con#uct(e /ur0ace mo(n* pa/t a /tat(onar. ma*net ,(ll
hae c(rcular electr(c current/ calle# e##. current/ (n#uce# (n (t -. the ma*net(c
?el#5 th(/ (/ #ue to Fara#a.Q/ la, o0 (n#uct(on& '(th BenQ/ la,5 con/tant
c(rculat(on o0 current ,(ll *enerate the(r o,n ma*net(c ?el# ,h(ch oppo/e/ the
?el# o0 the ma*net& There0ore the con#uct(e mater(al (n mot(on ,(ll e:per(ence
a #ra* 0orce 0rom the ma*net that (/ proport(onal to (t/ eloc(t. a/ ,ell a/
oppo/e/ (t/ mot(on& Then the *enerate# electr(cal ener*. o0 the e##. current/ (/
#(//(pate# (n the 0orm o0 heat5 #ue to the electr(cal re/(/tance o0 the con#uctor&
The a#anta*e o0 ha(n* the/e t.pe/ o0 -rea>/ are that the. reu(re le//
ma(ntenance5 are cheaper (n the lon* run an# the. are /a0er a/ the. pro(#e a
much /o0ter #ecelerat(on5 ao(#(n* ,h(pla/h&
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The a#ance/ (n the en*(neer(n* oer the/e roller coa/ter r(#e/ ,(th the a(# o0
>e. ph./(c/ 0un#amental/ ha/ allo,e# en*(neer/ to #e(/e ne,er an# more
ec(ent ,a./ o0 >eep(n* the pa//en*er/ /a0e ,h(le ach(e(n* the thr(ll 0actor
that the or*an(/er/ are a(m(n* 0or& An e:ample o0 th(/ can -e /een (n the ne,er
electro@ma*net(c -ra>e/5 or e##. current -ra>e/5 that allo, there to -e a much
/a0er .et more e4ect(e /top than u/(n* more ph./(cal /ource/ o0 0r(ct(on5 /ucha/ ceram(c -ra>e/ or een Kelar& Furthermore the reno,ne# 0eature o0 colo//u/
(/ the a-un#ance o0 loop/& Ho,eer the/e loop/ pro(#e a >e. /a0et. (//ue& A/
the carr(a*e pa//e/ throu*h a loop the pa//en*er/ are -e(n* /u-jecte# to much
h(*her G@0orce/ than u/ual5 an e:ce//(e amount o0
G@0orce/ can cau/e the pa//en*er/ to -lac>out 0rom
-loo# ru/h(n* a,a. 0rom the -ra(n& Another 0orce
that act/ on the pa//en*er/ that (/ al/o a >e. /a0et.
po(nt5 (n term/ o0 the G@0orce/5 (/ the centr(petal
accelerat(on on the carr(a*e5 th(/ (/ ,here the
tan*ent(al /pee# (/ con/tant ho,eer the #(rect(on(n ,h(ch the tan*ent(al eloc(t. ector chan*e/5 a/
the o-ject rotate/& Ho,eer the/e (//ue/ hae -een
/ole# -. en*(neer/5 -. (n/tea# ma>(n* the loop/
/l(*htl. oal /hape#5 th(/ re#uce/ the G@0orce/ a/ (t
ena-le/ the carr(a*e to /lo, #o,n a/ (t pro*re//e/
throu*h the loop an#5 re#uce/ centr(petal
accelerat(on on the carr(a*e&
E<e,ts on so,!a%= env!&on+enta%= +ed!,a% and sa-et* on
the use&s (S>S?)
So,!a% E<e,ts+The /oc(al e4ect/ o0 th(/ (/ that #ue to the hu*e ma(ntenance reu(re# -. the
par> an# all (t/ #(4erent t.pe/ o0 rollercoa/ter an# ,ater r(#e/5 there ,(ll -e lar*e
num-er o0 jo-/ *enerate# here (n term/ o0 en*(neer(n* a/ ,ell a/ other jo-/&
Env!&on+enta% E<e,tsEn(ronmental 0actor/ can -e no(/e pollut(on cau/e# -. the r(#e/ an# people (n
the /urroun#(n* area a/ ,ell a/ there -e(n* *reater amount/ o0 l(*ht pollut(on
#ur(n* eent/ /uch a/ 0r(*ht n(*ht& Furthermore the no(/e (n the area coul#
/care o0 ,(l# l(0e a/ ,ell a/ attract (t& +For e:ample people ,ho l(tter an# leae
0oo# are ,elcom(n* pe/t/ /uch a/ -(r#/ (n/ect/ an# rat/ that are a potent(al
threat to not onl. people -ut /tructural component/ o0 the r(#e/& Rat/ coul# po/e
an (//ue a/ the. can che, thre, ca-le/ an# 0aece/ o0 an(mal/ on component/ o0
r(#e/ coul# -r(n* a-out (//ue/& The/e are han#le# -. or*an(/er/ ha(n* /ta4
clear up ru--(/h con/tantl. #ur(n* open hour/&
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Another en(ronmental e4ect (/ ,eather& On a ,(n#. #a. /ome r(#e/ can -e
a4ecte#5 a/ the. coul# -e /lo,e# #o,n or /l(*htl. /pe# up cau/(n* (//ue/ /uch
a/ roll-ac>/ an# une:pecte# eent/& Ra(n coul# al/o cau/e ru/t on /ome
component/ an# al/o ma>e/ the trac>/ /l(pper.& Th(/ (/ han#le# -. ha(n* the
metal that (/ corro/(on re/(/tant& Another en(ronmental e4ect relate# to
,eather (/ that l(*htn(n* /torm/ can po/e a threat to the lar*e metal /tructure/(n the />. act(n* l(>e a con#uct(n* ro#& Th(/ mean/ that (0 there ,ere an.
pa//en*er/ on the r(#e5 ,h(le there (/ a thun#er /torm5 the. are (n #an*er o0
-e(n* electrocute#& Th(/ ha/ -een /ole# -. par> or*an(/er/ -. chec>(n* the
,eather report/ an# /topp(n* the r(#e ,h(le there (/ a thun#er /torm near-. an#
ha(n* earth(n* ro#5 *roun#(n* the /tructure/ an# -u(l#(n*/&
Med!,a% E<e,ts on the @se&1The/e 0orce/ -e(n* e:erte# on the pa//en*er/ can al/o e:a**erate me#(cal
con#(t(on/ /uch a/5 car#(oa/cular (//ue/5 pulmonar. (//ue/ an# the ph./(calcon#(t(on o0 the pa//en*er& The he(*ht o0 the pa//en*er (/ al/o an (mportant
0actor& Th(/ (/ -ecau/e car#(oa/cular (//ue/ coul# cau/e the pa//en*er to -lac>
out or een hae a heart attac>5 a/ ,ell a/ /omeone ,(th a pulmonar. (//ue to
hae an a/thma attac>5 (nh(-(t(n* the(r a-(l(t. to -reathe& +To 0urther a##5 tho/e
,hom are too .oun* or /mall ma. not ?t the harne//e/ cau/(n* them to moe (n
the(r /eat ,h(ch can cau/e more /tra(n on a /maller -o#.& The/e 0actor/ are /ome
o0 the ma(n r(/>/ a//e//e# ,h(le plann(n* the r(#e& Th(/ (/ al/o ,here the
or*an(/er/ #ec(#e to put certa(n health ,arn(n*/ /uch a/ #o not r(#e (0 .ou hae a
>no,n heart #e0ect or are a/thmat(c5 a/ ,ell a/ he(*ht re/tr(ct(on/&
7ene&a% Sa-et*9ur(n* operat(on o0 the r(#e/ there (/ a #e/(*nate# area (n ,h(ch people are not
allo,e# to /tan#& Th(/ (/ to preent acc(#ent/ 0rom une:pecte# eent/ o0 0a(lure/
(0 the. occur& Furthermore /ome r(#e/ pa// oer or near path/ (n ,h(ch people
,al>5 th(/ (/ a po//(-le haar#5 /o en*(neer/ an# /a0et. e:pert/ ,oul# nee# to
#ec(#e ho, 0ar the path can /a0el. -e 0rom the trac>/& +The. hae al/o place#
net/ un#er /ome part/ o0 the r(#e/& Another >e. /a0et. po(nt (/ 0all(n* (tem/ th(/
(/ ,here loo/e chan*e5 -ottle/ or other o-ject/ coul# po//(-l. 0all 0rom people/
poc>et/ lan#(n* on the *roun# an# een on /omeone& Th(/ ha/ -een han#le# -.allo,(n* pa//en*er/ to place the(r -a*/ an# other (tem/ (n a hol#(n* area ,here
the. can p(c> them up a0ter the r(#e&
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