Can You Top This?

by: Bruce Yeany

Tops are ancient toys that have been spinning around for thousands of years. Their movement—fascinating to watch—appeals to the child in all of us, and the action and the study of tops appeal to a wide range of age groups. Tops can be used for a very simplistic investigation about spinning objects or a more complex investigation of angular momentum and vector quantities.

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Type Book ChapterPub Date 1/1/2006Stock # PB200X_2

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