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1-128-S-RocketFlight
04 Jun 2020 | | Contributor(s):: Brian Winkel
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 under power and then without power followed by its fall to earth.
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2006-MacWilliams, Matt - Developing Ordinary Differential Equations to Describe the Motion of a Paper Helicopter
15 Mar 2020 | | Contributor(s):: Brian Winkel
MacWilliams, Matt. 2006. Developing Ordinary Differential Equations to Describe the Motion of a Paper Helicopter. The Review: A Journal of Undergraduate Student Research. 8(8): 33-42.See https://fisherpub.sjfc.edu/ur/vol8/iss1/8/ .Abstract: Since George Box's...
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6-024-S-DronePackageDelivery
18 Sep 2018 | | Contributor(s):: Eric Stachura, Rob Krueger
In this scenario, students will begin by carefully reading through the problem statement and uncovering which information is useful. Students will derive a system of differential equations which describe the flight path of a drone delivering a package. Techniques used to derive the analytical...
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5-080-S-SpaceFlightRecolonize
06 May 2017 | | Contributor(s):: Brian Allen, Karoline Hood
This project is a combination of differential equations, multi-variable calculus, and vector calculus with the use of technology to model colonization of a new planet.
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6-023-S-DroneHeadingHome
13 Apr 2017 | | Contributor(s):: Richard Spindler
You just received a new long-range helicopter drone for your birthday! After a little practice, you try a long-range test of it by having it carry a small package to your home. A friend volunteers to take it 5 miles east of your home with the goal of flying directly back to your home. So you...
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3-030-S-SecondOrderIntro
22 Apr 2016 | | Contributor(s):: Brian Winkel
SPANISH LANGUAGE VERSION We have placed in Supporting Docs both Student and Teacher Version (LaTeX and PDF Versions) with a Spanish LaTeX Class file, SIMIODE-SPANISH.cls. Names will be x-y-S-Title-StudentVersion-Spanish and x-y--T-Title-TeacherVersion-Spanish.