| CHAPTER 1: THE TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIP: Scenario |
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High school students across the country compete in track and field events
locally. Some of the best competitors go on to compete at the state or national
levels. The world's largest such event is the Penn Relays, which includes
competitors at the high school, college, and professional levels. Your school
has been invited to send a team to the Penn Relays (or some other big
competition). Everyone is excited and nervous about the event. The team has read
that some professional athletes hire physicists and other science professionals
to help them improve their performances. Your school's track team cannot afford
professional physicists but hopes that students studying Active Physics
may be able to provide some assistance. Can the Active Physics students
use their understanding to help the track team improve its performance?
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