Advanced Physics

The assignment: You've spent the last 6 months learning linear and rotational kinematics and kinetics. Now put these advanced physics skills to use in this quarter-long project to envision, design, and create a physics project of your own.

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Cooper Jacobus

Simulates Fluid Motion

Marta Wilbrink explain the physics of the Aurora Borealis

Sarah Liu and Anthony Guan analyze the physics of volleyball serves

Radman Zarbock studies further select topics in advanced physics such as fluid and orbital dynamics

Matthew Winchell analyzes the physics behind BB-8 and has a simulation!

Evan Taffe, Andrew Mills, and Dylan Xu find absurd answers to physics questions about League of Legends

Reef Sweeney analyzes the physics of medieval ballistas

Adit Shah explains quantum computing

Wilson Ting explores the gravity of curved spacetime

Charlie Adams and Ezra Newman try to light the campus on fire with model rockets

Bernie Badain creates an accurate simulation for how Buoyancy affects a SCUBA diver and explains all the physics behind Buoyancy

Dylan Krim simulates a bouncy ball maze with physics

Josh Antero analyzes the physics of his favorite video game

Yuki Saito compared four different types of electric vehicles and by using calculation to find the difference

Eiki Hayasaki makes a calorimeter from scratch