Kinematics: Classical Mechanics and Velocity Instantaneous Velocity
Experiment 2: Kinematics of Human Motion
Abstract:
Kinematics is the branch of classical mechanics that describes the motion of bodies (objects) and systems (groups of objects) without consideration of the forces that cause the motion. There are four activities done in this experiment. Graphical analysis of human motion, where displacement vs time and velocity vs. time were graphed. Graphical analysis of motion where in the 10th seconds the total displacement is 18.75m, average velocity is 1.88m/s and instantaneous velocity is 3.76m/s. Reaction time where one of the normal reaction time among the group is 0.16s and the reaction time while someone is distracting the member is 0.30s, and lastly graph matching.
Introduction: As a living organism, all of us have the potential to move, change in position, or go to different places. In short, life is in constant motion. From the prehistoric chase of antelopes across the savanna to the pursuit of satellites in space, mastery of motion has been critical to our survival and success as a species. The study of motion and of physical concepts such as force and mass is called Dynamics. Kinematics is one of the topics under dynamics. Kinematics describes motion without regard to its causes. In this experiment, kinematics focuses in one dimension: a motion along a straight line. This kind of motion, actually any kind of motion, involves velocity, displacement, and acceleration with regards to time. The objectives of the experiment are to draw the displacement versus time graphs and velocity versus time graphs for uniform motion and uniformly accelerated motion, and to determine one’s normal reaction time and his reaction time while being distracted by others.
Theory:
A branch of physics and a subdivision of classical mechanics concerned with the geometically possible motion of a body or system of bodies without consideration of the forces involved is called Kinematics. The objective of kinematics aims to
Abstract:
Kinematics is the branch of classical mechanics that describes the motion of bodies (objects) and systems (groups of objects) without consideration of the forces that cause the motion. There are four activities done in this experiment. Graphical analysis of human motion, where displacement vs time and velocity vs. time were graphed. Graphical analysis of motion where in the 10th seconds the total displacement is 18.75m, average velocity is 1.88m/s and instantaneous velocity is 3.76m/s. Reaction time where one of the normal reaction time among the group is 0.16s and the reaction time while someone is distracting the member is 0.30s, and lastly graph matching.
Introduction: As a living organism, all of us have the potential to move, change in position, or go to different places. In short, life is in constant motion. From the prehistoric chase of antelopes across the savanna to the pursuit of satellites in space, mastery of motion has been critical to our survival and success as a species. The study of motion and of physical concepts such as force and mass is called Dynamics. Kinematics is one of the topics under dynamics. Kinematics describes motion without regard to its causes. In this experiment, kinematics focuses in one dimension: a motion along a straight line. This kind of motion, actually any kind of motion, involves velocity, displacement, and acceleration with regards to time. The objectives of the experiment are to draw the displacement versus time graphs and velocity versus time graphs for uniform motion and uniformly accelerated motion, and to determine one’s normal reaction time and his reaction time while being distracted by others.
Theory:
A branch of physics and a subdivision of classical mechanics concerned with the geometically possible motion of a body or system of bodies without consideration of the forces involved is called Kinematics. The objective of kinematics aims to