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Learn Physics with Angry Birds?

Alex Cequea 6.23.11

The folks over at the ActionReaction blog have come up with a series of physics questions (courtesy of the Western New York State Physics Teachers’ Alliance) related to the game Angry Birds that can help you master some pretty advanced physics concepts. Using the new browser version of the game, in conjunction with some analysis software like Tracker or Logger Pro, you can figure out gems such as the "coefficient of restitution."

hmm... Angry Birds as homework? A degree in Physics suddenly seems much more attractive... 

Here are a couple of sample exercise questions:  

Describe in detail how the yellow bird changes velocity. You will need to analyze more than one flight path to answer this question.

Does the blue angry bird conserve momentum during its split into three?

To watch the exercise videos and see all the questions, check out the Action-Reaction post

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Alex Cequea is the Editor in Chief of iPhone Life magazine, and a managing partner at Mango Life Media (publisher of iPhone Life magazine). He holds an MBA in Sustainable Business, and he writes and speaks about mobile technology, business, and sustainability. He enjoys tennis, fascinating stories, public speaking, and climbing mango trees. He's presented to audiences large and small, and in 2011 he placed in the top 200 speakers worldwide (out of 25,000) in Toastmasters International Inspirational Speech Contest. He also maintains a blog about public speaking and communication skills. He lives in Boulder, CO with his wife.

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