~Roller Coaster Physics~

The Science Behind the Thrills

Index:

*Roller Coaster History*

*Gravity and Potential Energy*

*Velocity and Kinetic Energy*

*Conservation of Energy*

*Friction*

*Centripetal Acceleration*

*G-Forces*

*Clothoid Loop*

*Bibliography*

Shawna Sastamoinen

University of Alaska, Fairbanks

Physics 211X

Fall 2002