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The Bicycle (Physics of Technology)

A physics education module about force, work, and energy, explored through the context of the bicycle. Math prerequisites include graphing, definition of sine and cosine, and finding the circumference of a circle. Physics prerequisites include metric units, velocity, weight vs. mass, gravitational potential and kinetic energy, and work. Developed as one of the Physics of Technology Project modules in the 1970s.

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