Physics began when man first started to study his surroundings. Early applications of physics include the invention of the wheel and of primitive weapons. The people who built Stone Henge had knowledge of physical mechanics in order to move the rocks and place them on top of each other. It was not until during the period of Greek culture that the first systematic treatment of physics started with the use of mechanics. Thales is often said to have been the first scientist‚ and the first Greek philosopher
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The type of physics that I will be presenting is a branch of Fluid Mechanics. Fluid mechanics studies the physics of gases and liquids. Hydraulics is defined as: "a branch of science that deals with practical applications of liquid in motion." Merriam-Webster’s Medical Dictionary‚ via www.dictionary.com The science started over thousands of years ago with Aristotle (384-322 B.C.) and Archimedes (287-212 B.C.). Many European scientists also contributed to hydraulics‚ including
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10.1 & 10.2 Outline AP Edition College Physics p. 290-297 I. 10.1 The Basic Energy Model 1. The Basic Energy Model (Intro) a. The fundamental forms of energy are kinetic‚ potential‚ and thermal energy. b. Most of the time will be spent understanding the transforming of energy. c. Energy can be transformed by applying a mechanical force. d. The law of conservation of energy‚ energy is neither created nor destroyed‚ is consider by scientists to be the most important law of
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You throw the ball. You catch the ball‚" said a well-respected baseball manager by the name of Casey Stengel. Mr. Stengel was a baseball man‚ not a mathematician nor a physicist. Physics and mathematics can be applied to the game of baseball on every pitch‚ and on every swing of the bat. To understand the physics of the game‚ it is first necessary to look at the center of the game‚ the ball. Section 1.09 of the Official Baseball Rules states that the ball must weigh between 5 ounces and 5 ¼
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The Physics of Baseball The sport of baseball has been around for over two hundred years‚ roughly since the 1800s. Invented by a man named Alexander Cartwright. It is known as “Americas past time.” Baseball is the national sport of the USA. The first baseball game played was in New York on June 19‚ 1845. And is played by thousands of people throughout the years. Much like any sport‚ it has changed with time. The first rulebook of baseball was issued in 1877. And it has been changing every year
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The Physics of Braking Systems By James Walker‚ Jr. of scR motorsports Copyright © 2005 StopTech LLC Author’s disclaimer: mechanical systems operating in the physical world are neither 100% efficient nor are they capable of instantaneous changes in state. Consequently‚ the equations and relationships presented herein are approximations of these braking system components as best as we understand their mechanizations and physical attributes. Where appropriate‚ several examples of limiting conditions
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PHYS 1401 College Physics I Test 2 Page 1 of 6 Houston Community College System PHYS 1401 Test # 2 PHYS 1401 College Physics I Test 2 Page 2 of 6 Name ______________________________________________________ Date ____________ PHYSICS 1401. Test 1 Chapters 3‚ 4 and 5 _____________________________________________________________________________ INSTRUCTIONS: Answer all questions from Section I (2 points per question). And Solve at least four problems from Section II (20 points
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Edgar Xiong David Blackburn Period 3 Physics of Flight One may wonder‚ what is flight? Many just stare up into the blue skies above and assume. while others devote their lives to discovering and finding a passion in aviation. Flight can be simply characterized as the [powered] gliding of an object through the air‚ but the wonders of soaring through the air does not simply stop there‚ instead‚ flight is a whole myriad of forces acting on each other‚ as so found out by scientists decades
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of 170 cm. 5. Hang 40 g weights on the hook. 6. The frictionless trolley move forwards by the weights. The light gates will automatically recording the speed of the trolley takes and record down the data on the data logger. 7. Repeat the lab 5 times and do with other weights 50g‚ 60g‚ 70g‚ 80g‚ 90g‚ 100g as the same procedure. Diagram: Out line (not to scale): How the air track works: Air track is a device use for study motion in low friction environment. The air pump out of the
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surface‚ accelerating because of an unbalanced force. The rate at which an object travels down the slope is dependent upon how tilted the slope is; the greater the tilt of the plane‚ the faster the rate which an object will slide down. Thus‚ if a physics cart is released on at a steep slope‚ the acceleration of the cart is expected to roll down the slope at a faster rate. As shown in figure 1‚ when a cart is released on an inclined plane‚ there’s always two to four forces acting upon the cart – the
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