Physics Students, Spectators Get Lift from Outside Labwork
Once more, the rockets flew high over Frisbee Field.
Dr. Kevin Schultz, Physics department chair, brought back his annual Principles of Physics lab, which involves students launching air-pumped 
rockets across the field.
After inferring the initial velocity of their rocket, each student gets a different launch angle and, based on the angle and their measure of speed, places a red flag where they think their rocket will land.
“Most came within five or six feet of their target,” he says. “It’s not about getting exact results, it’s about getting outside.”
The longest rocket launch was 210 feet, with a launch point at Yager and a landing point right at the edge of The Commons. “We didn’t break any windows,” he jokes. “So we consider it a win.”
