Subject Area(s): Calculus
Grade Level: 11-12
National Standards:
Science
- Complete calculations involving the structure and properties of matter.
Mathematics
- Use tables and graphs as tools to interpret expressions, equations, and inequalities.
- Represent problem situations using discrete structures such as finite graphs, matrices, sequences, and recurrence relations.
Technology
- Research Tools - Use content-specific tools, software and simulations (e.g., environmental probes, graphing calculators, exploratory environments, Web tools) to support learning and research.
- Problem-Solving and Decision-Making Tools - Routinely and efficiently use on-line information resources to meet needs for collaboration, research, publications, communications, and productivity.
Objective:
Beginner's Guide to Aerodynamics is a "textbook" of information prepared at NASA Glenn Research Center to help you better understand aerodynamics. Click Beginner's Guide Index to access the list of slides. Open the slide called Determining Center of Gravity (with text) and read the explanation on how an airplane in flight will rotate about a point in the airplane called the center of gravity. Then using the information shown at Determining Center of Gravity Problem, complete the problem designed to demonstrate your ability to calculate the center of gravity using the discrete form of the center of gravity equation.
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Submitted by:
Monroe Kennedy Jr., Ph.D., Shaker Heights High School, Shaker Heights, Ohio