materials for talk

"Further adventures in the amusement park"

AP National Conference, Los Angeles

July 19, 2003

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• Average Length of Stay in the Park What is the average amount of time that each person spends in the amusement park?
• Centers of Mass Calculating the center of mass of various two-dimensional shapes and comparing the calculated values to the actual measured balance points.
• Calculating the average life of a lightbulb What is the average life expectancy of a light bulb and how can it be determined from expeirmental evidence?

All three of these student projects deal with moments, but it's for the student to discover the common conceptual thread that unites these three seemingly dissimilar projects.