Relationships between position, velocity, acceleration, and time are studied. This lab focuses on the one dimensional case where each quantity can be considered as a scalar. Acceleration is also taken to be constant.
Newton's 1st Law is investigated. The apparatus consists of a force table, and a set of movable pulleys with weights. String is attached to a small ring at the top of the table which is centered with a pin.
This experiment's purpose is to verify the concepts of potential energy and conservation of energyfor the the uniform gravitational field and for an ideal Hooke's Law spring.
The relationship between torque, moment of inertia, and angular acceleration for a rigid body rotating about a fixed axis is investigated. Conservation of angular momentum is also examined.
In this experiment students measure the speed of a projectile by a kinematic method and also by the use of a ballistic pendulum. The latter method illustrates the use of conservation of energy and momentum.
