Recent content by mgsk

Monkey and hunter -- forces, vectors Homework Statement I'm currently supplementing my institutional education with some me-time study. I'm studying maths and physics A-levels (or, rather, A-level equivalent). Yale University has an awesome "online courseware" which makes available to...

Cheers, haruspex. I'll have to speak with my physics tutor and see if there's something I'm overlooking. Damn the holidays.

Homework Statement The aerodynamic drag on an object moving through air is proportional to Av^2, where A=cross-section, and v=velocity. The terminal velocity of a person without a parachute falling through the air is about 56m/s. Estimate the area of the cross-section of a person seen from the...