This Concept Trailer covers Further Applications of Newton's Laws: Friction, Drag, and Elasticity and corresponds to Chapter 5 in OpenStax College Physics for AP Courses.
Felix Baumgartner’s record-setting 39-km jump, in which he reached supersonic speed before opening a parachute, illustrates air drag as well as the gravitational force. The trailer displays how an object’s terminal speed depends on its drag coefficient, its weight, and other parameters.
Full course content for the AP® Physics Collection on openstax.org and is available as a self-guided course by Rice Online Learning on EdX.org:
OpenStax AP Physics Collection: https://openstax.org/details/college-...
Rice Online Learning self-guided course: http://online.rice.edu/mooc/course/pr...