Thread: Possible extra credit assignement
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Re: Possible extra credit assignement
Example physics questions from previous games:
Calculate the change in potential energy associated with lifting a 120 lb robot 30 inches.
Calculate the necessary angle and velocity to get a ball into the goal from x meters away.
Calculate the friction between a robot and the ramp (from aim high) with a made up coefficient of friction.
Calculate the power it would take to for one robot to push another robot a given distance. Bonus: how long would the battery last if all you did was push.

etc.
These wouldn't necessarily require attending the regional, but like Pavan said, they would force the students to do physics.
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