Concerto for Pan Flute  
  Date :
Author :
January 2015
Mathieu Riopel, Olivier Tardif-Paradis, Alexandre April
In this problem, the students are asked to build a Pan flute from a PVC pipe (cut into several sections of different lengths) and a few coins (to plug the tubes). To do this, they have to precisely calculate the le...  
Length : 2 or 3 hours
     
  Port-au-Prince Earthquake (Part 1)  
  Date :
Author :
January 2015
Mathieu Riopel, Olivier Tardif-Paradis
The students have to determine the factors that help a building withstand an earthquake. To do so, they are given a situation drawn from the earthquake in Haiti in 2010. To determine the factors sought, the student...  
Length : 2 hours
     
  Port-au-Prince Earthquake (Part 2)  
  Date :
Author :
January 2015
Olivier Tardif-Paradis, Mathieu Riopel
The students are asked to find the characteristics that influence the vibration of a building during an earthquake. The situation is the catastrophe following the 2010 earthquake in Haiti. This problem can be done ...  
Length : 3 to 4 hours