Introductory physics

Purpose The purpose of the lab is to design an experiment to verify the spring constant for an unknown spring, also known as k, how much a spring resists change (compression or expansion). We used a method changing a mass and measured the change in x. Theory Free Body Diagram a=0 Legend: ¬¬ a-acceleration Sp-Spring N-Normal S-Surface E-Earth C-Cart G-Gravity y- Y-Component x- X-Component Mathematical Model Basic Equations: Force Equation…

Rube Goldberg Project For this Rube Goldberg project I am going to explain how my machine worked. My simple task was to pop a balloon. The item we used to pop the balloon was a mousetrap. I am going to go step by step through how I created my Rube Goldberg machine. First, we started out with a ramp that we dropped the ball on. That was our potential energy. Next, we had a ball drop down a tub at approximately 180°. That was mechanical energy. After that, the ball went through an elbow and…

instruments while marching together. Either to make shapes and pictures. Usually at some sports events and parades and are performed competitively as well. The Blue Devils are a well known, professional, marching band. Nevertheless there is a lot of physics involved. Whether it’s the tempo of the song, this would involve speed, other things are in factor too like velocity, acceleration, friction, and momentum. Mostly in the movement. To start, the speed refers to the a lot of things. It could…

Using the data obtained through the Labquest2 computer system, my group and I calculated exactly the initial momentum and kinetic energy, final momentum and kinetic energy, and percent of momentum and kinetic energy that was lost through these collisions. To calculate momentum we used the equation p_i=p_f which expands to m_1 v_1i+m_2 v_2i=m_1 v_1f+m_2 v_2f. We can say that our first hypothesis was accepted since in collisions 1 and 2 the total initial and final momentum was similar values.…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcmF5lDL8MM Have you ever been to an amusement park and wondered how a rollercoaster goes around the loop of the track? Well I sure have, this is all due to centripetal force. This is a force that acts on a body moving in a circular path and is directed toward the center around which the body is moving. The curves of these loops on rollercoasters resemble the curves of a circle. The coaster is continuously changing its direction while…

Projectile Motion Worksheet A ball rolls off a desk at a speed of 3.0 m/s and lands 0.40 seconds later. How far from the base of the desk does the ball land? How high is the desk? What is the speed and angle of impact? A slingshot is used to launch a stone horizontally from the top of a 20.0 meter cliff. The stone lands 36.0 meters away. At what speed was the stone launched? What is the speed and angle of impact? A ball rolls with a speed of 2.0 m/s across a level table that is 1.0 m…

In this experiment, the objectives were to derive an equation for the tension in the string (which had a mass attached and was revolved in a vertical circle motion). In order to complete this, the velocity of the mass would have to be calculated using the measured tension, and this value would then be compared to the expected velocity. The second objective of this experiment was to observe how mass, velocity, and radius affect the tension of the string. These objectives were reached in this…

The goals of this project are: To define the piecewise function formulas defining the coaster To create a replicated graph of the formulas To determine the maximum height of the coaster as well as the longest drop, in comparison to other great coasters in the world To determine how long the passengers will be in the air, how fast the coaster is going when hitting the “splashy zone”, and where the “splashy zone” should be built To determine the maximum height a passenger can reach during…

Protection (Caleb) Laws of motions Fimpact=maaverage=m ∆v/∆t The above equation is rather important. In below, we will talk about the safety measurement in modern cars, and the theory behind of them can be explained by this equation. This equation is derived from Newton second law F=ma, and the acceleration also can be derived to be change in velocity divided by change in time. When collision occurs, the impulse(Fimpactt) is constant, hence the only factor we can change is the time impact time…

In our lab, we had to do experiments to answer the following questions: Problems: Is the frictional force greater when an object is still (static) or sliding? 2) Does the surface area of contact between two surfaces affect the frictional force? 3) Does the type of surface (carpet vs. hard/smooth surface) affect sliding friction? 4) Does the force between two objects (weight) affect sliding friction? While doing this lab, we were able to answer the given questions and we were…