WFU Physics Demo Video: Boomerang (Outside and Inside)

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Title:

WFU Physics Demo Video: Boomerang (Outside and Inside)

Url:

https://old.physics.wfu.edu/demolabs/demos/2/2c/2C2055.html

Creator:

Matthews, G. Eric

Publisher:

Wake Forest University

Description: This video demonstrates the operation of a boomerang. A boomerang is shaped such that air passing over it will cause it to lift and turn. If thrown correctly, it will return to the thrower. The video is part of a collection of demonstration videos put together by the physics department at Wake Forest University.

LC Classification:

Science -- Mathematics -- Analytic mechanics -- Mechanics of deformable bodies -- Fluid mechanics -- Fluid dynamics. Hydrodynamics -- Gas dynamics. Aerodynamics
Science -- Physics -- Descriptive and experimental mechanics -- Dynamics. Motion

GEM Subject:

Science -- Technology
Science -- Physics
Science -- Instructional issues

Key Concept:

Physics -- Force
Physics -- Motion
Mechanical engineering -- Fluid dynamics

Resource Type:

Instructional Material
Audio/Visual -- Movie/Animation

Format:

Image -- JPEG
Document -- HTML
Audio -- Real media

Audience:

Educator

Education Level:

High School
Middle School
Higher Education
Higher Education -- Undergraduate (Lower Division)
Higher Education -- Technical Education (Lower Division)

Language:

English

Access Rights:

Free access

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