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Projectile Motion Using a Ball Ramp
Determine the velocity of a ball at the bottom of the ball ramp by measuring where it hits the floor. Verify that result by measuring the velocity of the...
Uniform Acceleration Down an Inclined Plane
Determine how the distance the ball rolls down the plane depends on time and determine how the speed...
Demo: Conservation of Center of Mass in an Explosion
Two stationary carts are against each other with the plunger cocked on one of the carts and the plunger...
Demo: Ball Dropped from Moving Cart
A ball drops from the moving cart onto the stationary floor. Where does the ball land relative to the cart?
Demo: The Great Race
This is a race between the Fan Cart and the Motorized Cart. The Fan Cart gets off to a slow start, but has a constant acceleration. The Motorized Cart...
Demo: Equations of Motion
This demonstration uses Blockly coding and the Smart Cart Motor to make the Smart Cart move according to an equation of motion. Equations of motion include...
Demo: Fan Force Components
This demonstration uses the Fan on the Fan Rotation Base to show the vector components of the fan force. Put the fan on the cart facing aligned straight...
Path of a Projectile
The purpose of this experiment is to determine how the vertical distance a projectile drops is related to the horizontal distance the projectile travels...
Acceleration Down an Incline
In this experiment, you will investigate how the acceleration of a cart rolling down an inclined track depends on the angle of incline. From you data,...
Launch Speed
In this experiment, you will qualitatively demonstrate how the final speed of the plunger cart depends on its mass and the initial compression of the plunger...
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