Math At Top Speed

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Event Details
  • Date/Time:
    • Monday September 14, 2009 - Tuesday September 15, 2009
      3:00 pm - 3:59 pm
  • Location: Student Services (Flag) Bldg - Auditorium 117
  • Phone: (404) 385-3102
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  • Email: barbara.christopher@isye.gatech.edu
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Barbara Christopher
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In this talk, "Math At Top Speed: Exploring and Breaking Myths in the Drag Racing Folklore," Professor Richard Tapia of Rice University identifies elementary mathematical frameworks for the study of popular drag racing beliefs. In this manner, some myths are validated, while others are destroyed. Tapia will explain why dragster acceleration is greater than the acceleration due to gravity, an age-old inconsistency. His "Fundamental Theorem of Drag Racing" will be presented. The first part of the talk will be a historical account of the development of drag racing and will include several lively videos.

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  • Created By: Louise Russo
  • Workflow Status: Published
  • Created On: Feb 11, 2010 - 10:51am
  • Last Updated: Oct 7, 2016 - 9:49pm