Title page for E-project-042209-080947

Project Type MQP

Submission date 2009-04-22

Authors
Amanda M Cox, PH
Jessica A LaGoy, PH
Thomas MacDonald, PH

URN E-project-042209-080947

Title Catapults, Corked Bats, and Tesla Coils: Finding the Truth

Advisor
Iannacchione, Germano S., PH

Availability unrestricted

Abstract
This project is a collection of smaller projects that are brought together under the unifying theme of using the scientific method to further understand observed phenomena. These phenomena include catapults with an emphasis on projectile motion and the range equation, understanding the physics of corking a bat and if it has any effect, and further understanding resonance by constructing a solid state Tesla coil.

Files
Catapults-Corked-Bats-and-Tesla-Coils-Finding-The-Truth.pdf

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Project Type	MQP
Submission date	2009-04-22
Authors	Amanda M Cox, PH Jessica A LaGoy, PH Thomas MacDonald, PH
URN	E-project-042209-080947
Title	Catapults, Corked Bats, and Tesla Coils: Finding the Truth
Advisor	Iannacchione, Germano S., PH
Availability	unrestricted
Abstract This project is a collection of smaller projects that are brought together under the unifying theme of using the scientific method to further understand observed phenomena. These phenomena include catapults with an emphasis on projectile motion and the range equation, understanding the physics of corking a bat and if it has any effect, and further understanding resonance by constructing a solid state Tesla coil.
Files	Catapults-Corked-Bats-and-Tesla-Coils-Finding-The-Truth.pdf