The Physics and Components of Medieval Projectile Launchers Before the age of cannons‚ gunpowder‚ and modern warfare‚ projectiles were fired using machines generally identified as catapults. Civilizations in the middle ages were the ones to use the catapult the most‚ utilizing basic laws of physics to hit their target. We will look at different designs in catapults and how they function. Even today‚ launching projectiles is a lesson in physics. Catapults are no exception. From the great minds of
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AP Physics C - Homework Two Dimensional Motion 1. A particle moves along the parabola with equation Y = ½x2 shown below. a. Suppose the particle moves so that the x-component of its velocity has the constant value vx = C; that is‚ x = Ct i. On the diagram above‚ indicate the directions of the particle’s velocity vector v and acceleration vector a at point R‚ and label each vector. ii. Determine the y-component of the particle’s velocity as a function of x. iii. Determine
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The purpose of this lab was to learn about Newton’s laws of motion by completing an experiment‚ to see how the forces act on objects. The independent variable of this experiment is the type and amount of materials used for the interior of the vehicle (out of the material list) and how they were used. The dependent variable is how and if the interior of the vehicle protected the egg from getting cracked. The controlled variables of this experiment were the height that the vehicle was dropped from
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Physics Lab Report Experiment M3 Centripetal Force School: La Salle College Class: 6G Group members (Group 7): Carson Ho‚ Tang Yui Hong‚ John Yu‚ Justin Kwong Date: 1 / 10 / 2014 Report is written by: Tang Yui Hong 6G (27) Title Centripetal Force Objective To verify the equation for centripetal force Apparatus Instrument Descriptions 1 rubber bung circular‚ cylinder screw nuts and wire hook / 1 small paper marker / 1 rule 1 metre safety goggles / adhesive
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For Lab 1‚ my partner and I will be demonstrating the law in which connects the period of the pendulum‚ expressed as T‚ to the length of the string‚ expressed a L. The system the lab will be based on will include a pendulum with a weight of W suspended at a fixed point by the string with a variable length of L and an angle theta to be measured using a protractor. The variable T will be measured as the period of time needed for the weight of the pendulum to swing back and forth once. For part 1 of
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UIC PHYSICS 105 Spring 2013 Practice Exam 1 UIC Physics 105 Midterm Practice Exam 1 Spring 2013 Best if used by February 17 PROBLEM Multiple Choice Short Problem 1 Short Problem 2 Short Problem 3 Short Problem 4 Short Problem 5 Short Problem 6 Total POINTS 40 10 10 10 10 10 10 100 SCORE Page 1 of 11 UIC PHYSICS 105 Spring 2013 Practice Exam 1 MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS (2 points each) Clearly circle the letter of the best answer MCQ 1: The figure to the right represents
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Kinetic Friction Experiment #13 Joe Solution E01234567 Partner- Jane Answers PHY 221 Lab Instructor- Nathaniel Franklin Wednesday‚ 11 AM-1 PM Lecture Instructor – Dr. Jacobs Abstract The purpose of this experiment was to examine kinetic friction and what factors affect it. We pulled a wood block across a surface to determine whether the surface area of the block or the type of surface affects friction. The surface area did not appear to affect friction‚ since there was a small percent difference
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is thrown‚ hurled or shot in the air‚ the object is a PROJECTILE (“Projectile”). The study of projectile is important because it must be realized that they are very much part of man’s daily life then and now. Whether man likes it or not‚ he encounters and uses projectile in his everyday life. Our hunting ancestors threw stones and spears on animals to kill them for their food. In today’s sports‚ balls follow projectile motion such as when a basketball player shoots the ball into
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Experiment 7: Relative Density Laboratory Report Marella Dela Cruz‚ Janrho Dellosa‚ Arran Enriquez‚ Alyssa Estrella‚ Zacharie Fuentes Department of Math and Physics College of Science‚ University of Santo Tomas España‚ Manila Philippines Abstract The experiment was conducted to show the different methods on how to determine an object’s composition through its density and to determine an object’s density by displacement method and the Archimedes Principle. Results show that. The materials
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Abstract :The purpose of the experiment is to explore elastic and inelastic collisions in order to study the conservation of momentum and energy. The guided track‚ carts‚ photogates ‚ 250 g weight and picket fences were the primary components used in the procedural part of the experiment. Each experiment involved the use of the photogates and picket fences to measure the initial and final velocities of both carts when they collide. The data was collected and translated to a graphical model for further
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