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2006-G_Ashline-J_Ellis-Monaghan-How high-fast-long-Modeling water rocket flight with calculus
05 Apr 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By George Ashline1, Joanna Ellis-Monaghan1
NA
We describe an easy and fun project using water rockets to demonstrate applications of single variable calculus concepts.
https://qubeshub.org/publications/3982/?v=1
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1-128-RocketFlight-ModelingScenario
19 Jul 2022 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Brian Winkel
SIMIODE - Systemic Initiative for Modeling Investigations and Opportunities with Differential Equations
We offer an opportunity to build a mathematical model using Newton's Second Law of Motion and a Free Body Diagram to analyze the forces acting on the rocket of changing mass in its upward flight...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/3469/?v=1
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6-024-DronePackageDelivery-ModelingScenario
17 May 2022 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Robert Krueger, Eric Stachura1
Kennesaw State University
Students will derive a system of first order differential equations which describe the flight path of a drone delivering a package.
https://qubeshub.org/publications/3088/?v=1
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Science Behind the Lesson: It's a Bird! It's a Plane! It's Biomechanics!
29 Aug 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Danielle Ingle*1, Ryan Bruellman1, Erick Espana1, Katherine Galloway1, Tanner Anderson1, Tricia L. Meredith1, Marianne E. Porter1
Florida Atlantic University
Active flight is a specialized mode of movement found in insects, birds, and mammals. The anatomy, morphology, physiology, and ecology of flying taxa has changed over evolutionary time. Researchers...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/2733/?v=1
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It's a bird! It's a plane! It's biomechanics!
29 Aug 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Danielle Ingle*1, Ryan Bruellman1, Erick Espana1, Katherine Galloway1, Tanner Anderson1, Tricia L. Meredith1, Marianne E. Porter1
Florida Atlantic University
Biomechanics is a discipline that draws from physics and engineering principles to understand the movement and structure of living organisms. It is highly interdisciplinary in nature and can be...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/2658/?v=1
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Movement: Nature's Flying Machines (Online)
25 Mar 2020 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Debra Linton
Central Michigan University
Adapted for online learning: In this lab, you will explore the physics of flight, the adaptations that make powered flight possible, and the evolution of powered flight in vertebrates and...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/1788/?v=1
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Movement: Nature's Flying Machines
23 May 2019 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Blake Cahill1, Anna Monfils1, Debra Linton1
Central Michigan University
In this lab, you will explore the physics of flight, the adaptations that make powered flight possible, and the evolution of powered flight in vertebrates and invertebrates.
https://qubeshub.org/publications/1228/?v=1