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Rollercoaster design - for iPad/Mac/PC

The Open University

Why is a rollercoaster so exciting and terrifying, yet safe? Modern rollercoasters such as ‘Nemesis’ are engineered very precisely to create an exciting experience for thrill-seekers. This short album visits Alton Towers theme park in England, and explores the part that mathematicians play in rollercoaster design, using mathematical models to calculate the ride's accelerations and forces to obtain the desired experience. This material forms part of The Open University course MST121 Using mathematics.

  • 50 seconds
    Rollercoaster design
    A short introduction to this album.
    26 March 2010, 4:55 am
  • Transcript -- Rollercoaster design
    Transcript -- A short introduction to this album.
    26 March 2010, 4:55 am
  • 2 minutes 11 seconds
    The design of Nemesis
    How a modern rollercoaster is designed for maximum thrills.
    25 June 2009, 7:01 pm
  • Transcript -- The design of Nemesis
    Transcript -- How a modern rollercoaster is designed for maximum thrills.
    25 June 2009, 7:01 pm
  • 3 minutes 31 seconds
    Calculated thrills
    How the complex forces in a rollercoaster design are calculated with precision by its designers, using a mathematical model.
    25 June 2009, 7:00 pm
  • Transcript -- Calculated thrills
    Transcript -- How the complex forces in a rollercoaster design are calculated with precision by its designers, using a mathematical model.
    25 June 2009, 7:00 pm
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