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Re: Using cycling to explain why physics isn't a drag

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Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> wrote:
> Using cycling to explain why physics isn't a drag
>> http://phys.org/news/2015-12-physics-isnt.html
> 
> 
>> Scientists and teachers have combined to develop a simple
>> spreadsheet-based method of teaching aerodynamic drag to 14 and 15
>> year olds. By measuring the speed of one of their classmates riding a
>> bike and taking a photo in order to measure the frontal area of the
>> cyclist, the students were able to calculate the drag co-efficient.
>>
>> The results are published today, 11th December 2015, in the journal
>> Physics Education.

Whoopde fucking doo; a high school science fair project.

>> "Usually, describing a realistic motion including aerodynamic drag
>> would be beyond the scope of a secondary physics course. However, I
>> realised that this could be done fairly easy for a bike slowing down
>> by aerodynamic drag" explains Florian Theilmann, an author of the
>> paper who is based at the Weingarten University of Education in
>> Germany.

Duh?

>> "In a common physics class, physics seems to be presented in a very
>> simplified way." Theilmann continues. "Sure, that helps you to do
>> easier calculations or some experiments but then it is less connected
>> to real life."

Pandering idiot.

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> to the discussion of physics, news from the physics
> community, and physics-related social issues.

And not your personal blog. 

-- 
Jim Pennino

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Using cycling to explain why physics isn't a drag Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2015-12-12 21:14 -0600
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