Motion uncertainty:

Timer 1
1st read
2nd read
Timer 2
1st read
2nd read

0.4742
0.5023

Average
Std.Dev.
for a bounce:
Timer 1

L=

1st read
2nd read
1st read
2nd read
1st read
2nd read

0.7136
0.5540

0.1000

meter

Data
------>
mass 1
Table 8.2 Elastic Collision with Equal Masses
TRIAL
ti1 (sec)r
2nd readL
1 0.3570
0.3641
2 0.4089
0.4103
3 0.3743
0.3872
Table 8.3 Inelastic Collision with Equal Masses
ti1 (sec)r
2nd read
4 0.2839
5 0.3025
6 0.3842
Table 8.4 Elastic Collision with Unequal Masses
ti1 (sec)
2nd read
7 0.3183
0.4020
8 0.3943
0.4979
9 0.2200
0.2819
Table 8.5 Inelastic Collision with Unequal Masses
ti1 (sec)
2nd read
10 0.3784

0.4742
0.0281
0.0000
0.0000
0.1256
0.2328

seconds
seconds
seconds
seconds
seconds
seconds

0.7136
-0.1596
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000

seconds
seconds
seconds
seconds
seconds
seconds
0.0050

<------

------>

mass 2

tf2 (sec)
0.0071
0.0014
0.0129

ti1 (sec) 2nd read

tf2 (sec)
-0.2839
-0.3025
-0.3842

ti1 (sec) 2nd read

0.3851
4.7300
0.3425
4.7430
0.5064
4.7643

tf2 (sec)
0.0837
0.1036
0.0619

ti1 (sec) 2nd read

tf2 (sec)
-0.3784

ti1 (sec) 2nd read

0.4757
5.5587

11
12

0.3350
0.3095

-0.3350
-0.3095

0.5623
0.5388

6.1380
6.5117

meter/second
meter/second
meter/second
meter/second
meter/second
uncertainty

0.1401
-0.6266
#DIV/0!
#DIV/0!
#DIV/0!
#DIV/0!

meter/second
meter/second
meter/second
meter/second
meter/second
meter/second

Table of Momentum and Energy

0.2109
3.5587
#DIV/0!
#DIV/0!
0.7963
2.9528

<-----tf2 (sec)
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
tf2 (sec)
2.1725
2.2003
2.1290
tf2 (sec)
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
tf2 (sec)
2.5415

Initial

final

v1 init

v2 init

v1 final

0.2801
0.2446
0.2672

0.0000
0.0000
0.0000

0.0000
0.0000
0.0000

m1
m2
Table 8.2 Elastic Collision with Equal Masses
0.2746
0.2108 0.2090
0.2437
0.2108 0.2090
0.2583
0.2108 0.2090

0.0460
0.0454
0.0470

Table 8.3 Inelastic Collision with Equal Masses

0.0460
0.2010 0.2093
0.0454
0.2010 0.2093
0.0470
0.2010 0.2093

0.0000
0.0000
0.0000

Table 8.4 Elastic Collision with Unequal Masse

0.2488
0.2108 0.3095
0.2008
0.2108 0.3095
0.3547
0.2108 0.3095

0.0393

Table 8.5 Inelastic Collision with Unequal Mass

0.0197
0.2010 0.3098

0.3522
0.3306
0.2603

0.3142
0.2536
0.4545

0.2643

-0.2597
-0.2920
-0.1975

0.0000
0.0000
0.0000

-0.2643

v2 final

2.7879
2.9865

0.2985
0.3231

-0.2985
-0.3231

0.0359
0.0335

0.0197
0.0197

0.2010
0.2010

uncertainty:

0.3098
0.3098

energy
W init W final

proportional to force on m1

% change from initial energy

change in energy ...Theory notice

the pattern

Calculation of final energy

Calculation of initial energy

% change from initial momentum

change in momentum ...Theory it

should be zero

Calculation of final momentum

Calculation of initial momentum

momentum
mv init mv final mv
Collision with Equal Masses
0.0590 0.0574 -0.0016
0.0516 0.0509 -0.0006
0.0563 0.0540 -0.0023

t =

W dif

0.0250

-3%
-1%
-4%

0.0083
0.0063
0.0075

0.0079 -0.0004
0.0062 -0.0001
0.0070 -0.0006

-5%
-2%
-7%

-2.3619
-2.0621
-2.2527

c Collision with Equal Masses

0.0165 0.0189
0.0053 0.0186
0.0110 0.0193

0.0024
0.0133
0.0083

15%
249%
75%

0.0195
0.0199
0.0109

0.0004 -0.0191
0.0004 -0.0195
0.0005 -0.0104

-98%
-98%
-96%

-2.4619
-2.2924
-1.7150

Collision with Unequal Masses

0.0662 0.0770
0.0535 0.0622
0.0958 0.1098

0.0108
0.0087
0.0140

16%
16%
15%

0.0104
0.0068
0.0218

0.0096 -0.0008
0.0062 -0.0005
0.0195 -0.0023

-8%
-8%
-11%

-2.6491
-2.1385
-3.8327

c Collision with Unequal Masses

-0.0288 0.0140 0.0428

-149%

0.0178

0.0002 -0.0176

-99%

-1.8084

-0.0325
-0.0352

0.0133
0.0128

0.0458
0.0480

-141%
-137%

0.0228
0.0267

0.0002 -0.0226
0.0002 -0.0265

-99%
-99%

-2.1116
-2.3285

proportional to force on m2
0.0250
2.2961
2.0375
2.1591

2.5594
2.8249
2.0465

3.0796
2.4864
4.3916

3.5190

3.9432
4.2480

Motion uncertainty:
Timer 1
1st read
2nd read
Timer 2
1st read
2nd read

for a bounce:
Timer 1

L=

0.2480
0.5860
0.2440
0.5660
Average
Std.Dev.

0.2480
0.3380
0.2440
0.3220
0.2880
0.0490

seconds
seconds
seconds
seconds
seconds
seconds

1st read
2nd read

0.2330
0.4810

0.2330
0.2480

seconds
seconds

0.1000

meter

Data
------>
mass 1
TABLE 8.2 -- ELASTIC COLLISION WITH EQUAL MASSES
TRIAL
ti1 (sec)
2nd read
1 0.2380
0.2380
2 0.2150
0.2150
3 0.1440
0.7670
Table 8.3 Inelastic Collision with Equal Masses
ti1 (sec)
2nd read
4 0.2220
0.7068
5 0.1610
0.5346
6 0.0980
0.3157
Table 8.4 Elastic Collision with Unequal Masses
ti1 (sec)
2nd read
7 0.1810
1.6780
8 0.1910
2.1230
9 0.1250
1.5500
Table 8.5 Inelastic Collision with Unequal Masses
ti1 (sec)
2nd read
10 0.1440
0.5057
11 1.1440
1.5057
12 2.1440
2.5057

0.0050

<------

------>

mass 2

tf2 (sec)
0.0000
0.0000
0.6230

ti1 (sec) 2nd read

0.0000
0.2595
0.0000
0.2363
0.4759
0.6315

tf2 (sec)
0.4848
0.3736
0.2177

ti1 (sec) 2nd read

0.0000
0.4848
0.0000
0.3736
0.0000
0.2177

tf2 (sec)
1.4970
1.9320
1.4250

ti1 (sec) 2nd read

0.0000
0.2429
0.0000
0.2542
0.0000
0.1688

tf2 (sec)
0.3617
0.3617
0.3617

ti1 (sec) 2nd read

0.0000
0.3617
0.0000
0.3617
0.0000
0.3617

meter/second
meter/second
meter/second
meter/second
meter/second
uncertainty

0.4292
0.4032

meter/second
meter/second

Table of Momentum and Energy

0.4032
0.2959
0.4098
0.3106
0.3472
0.1193

<------

Initial

final

v1 init

v2 init

v1 final

tf2 (sec)
0.2595
0.2363
0.1556

0.4202
0.4651
0.6944

0.0000
0.0000
-0.2101

0.0000
0.0000
-0.1605

m1
m2
TABLE 8.2 -- ELASTIC COLLISION WITH EQU
0.3854
0.2108 0.2114
0.4232
0.2108 0.2114
0.6427
0.2108 0.2114

tf2 (sec)
0.4848
0.3736
0.2177

0.4505
0.6211
1.0204

0.0000
0.0000
0.0000

0.2063
0.2677
0.4593

0.2063
0.2677
0.4593

-0.0668
-0.0518
-0.0702

Table 8.4 Elastic Collision with Unequal Masses

0.4117
0.2109 0.3127
0.3934
0.2109 0.3127
0.5924
0.2109 0.3127

0.2765
0.2765
0.2765

Table 8.5 Inelastic Collision with Unequal Mass

0.2765
0.2105 0.3132
0.2765
0.2105 0.3132
0.2765
0.2105 0.3132

tf2 (sec)
0.2429
0.2542
0.1688
tf2 (sec)
0.3617
0.3617
0.3617

0.5525
0.5236
0.8000

0.6944
0.6944
0.6944

0.0000
0.0000
0.0000

0.0000
0.0000
0.0000

v2 final

Table 8.3 Inelastic Collision with Equal Masses

0.2107 0.2117
0.2107 0.2117
0.2107 0.2117

uncertainty:

energy
W init W final

proportional to force on m1

% change from initial energy

change in energy ...Theory notice

the pattern

Calculation of final energy

Calculation of initial energy

% change from initial momentum

change in momentum ...Theory it

should be zero

Calculation of final momentum

Calculation of initial momentum

momentum
mv init mv final mv
ASTIC COLLISION WITH EQUAL MASSES
0.0886 0.0815 -0.0071
0.0980 0.0895 -0.0086
0.1020 0.1020 0.0001

t =

W dif

0.0250

-8%
-9%
0%

0.0186
0.0228
0.0555

0.0157 -0.0029
0.0189 -0.0039
0.0464 -0.0091

-16%
-17%
-16%

-3.5429
-3.9219
-7.2090

c Collision with Equal Masses

0.0949 0.0871 -0.0078
0.1309 0.1131 -0.0178
0.2150 0.1940 -0.0210

-8%
-14%
-10%

0.0214
0.0406
0.1097

0.0090 -0.0124
0.0151 -0.0255
0.0446 -0.0651

-58%
-63%
-59%

-2.0579
-2.9789
-4.7286

Collision with Unequal Masses

0.1165 0.1146 -0.0019
0.1104 0.1121 0.0017
0.1687 0.1704 0.0017

-2%
2%
1%

0.0322
0.0289
0.0675

0.0270 -0.0052
0.0245 -0.0044
0.0554 -0.0121

-16%
-15%
-18%

-5.2243
-4.8534
-7.3408

c Collision with Unequal Masses

0.1462 0.1448 -0.0014
0.1462 0.1448 -0.0014
0.1462 0.1448 -0.0014

-1%
-1%
-1%

0.0508
0.0508
0.0508

0.0200 -0.0307
0.0200 -0.0307
0.0200 -0.0307

-61%
-61%
-61%

-3.5193
-3.5193
-3.5193

proportional to force on m2
0.0250
3.2586
3.5785
7.2113

1.7467
2.2666
3.8898

5.1494
4.9205
7.4100

3.4636
3.4636
3.4636

Motion uncertainty:
Timer 1
1st read
2nd read
Timer 2
1st read
2nd read
Average
Std.Dev.
for a bounce:
Timer 1

L=

1st read
2nd read
1st read
2nd read
1st read
2nd read
0.1000

0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000

seconds
seconds
seconds
seconds
seconds
seconds

0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000

seconds
seconds
seconds
seconds
seconds
seconds

meter

Data
------>
mass 1
Table 8.2 Elastic Collision with Equal Masses
TRIAL
ti1 (sec)
2nd read
1
2
3
Table 8.3 Inelastic Collision with Equal Masses
ti1 (sec)
2nd read
4
5
6
Table 8.4 Elastic Collision with Unequal Masses
ti1 (sec)
2nd read
7
8
9
Table 8.5 Inelastic Collision with Unequal Masses
ti1 (sec)
2nd read
10
11
12

0.0050

<------

------>

mass 2

tf2 (sec)
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000

ti1 (sec) 2nd read

tf2 (sec)
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000

ti1 (sec) 2nd read

tf2 (sec)
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000

ti1 (sec) 2nd read

tf2 (sec)
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000

ti1 (sec) 2nd read

meter/second
meter/second
meter/second
meter/second
meter/second
uncertainty

#DIV/0!
#DIV/0!
#DIV/0!
#DIV/0!
#DIV/0!
#DIV/0!

meter/second
meter/second
meter/second
meter/second
meter/second
meter/second

Table of Momentum and Energy

#DIV/0!
#DIV/0!
#DIV/0!
#DIV/0!
#DIV/0!
#DIV/0!

<------

Initial
v1 init

tf2 (sec)
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000

final
v2 init

v1 final

v2 final

m1
m2
Table 8.2 Elastic Collision with Equal Masses

tf2 (sec)
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000

Table 8.3 Inelastic Collision with Equal Masses

tf2 (sec)
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000

Table 8.4 Elastic Collision with Unequal Masses

tf2 (sec)
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000

Table 8.5 Inelastic Collision with Unequal Mass

uncertainty:

energy
W init W final

mv

proportional to force on m1

% change from initial energy

change in energy ...Theory notice

the pattern

Calculation of final energy

Calculation of initial energy

% change from initial momentum

change in momentum ...Theory it

should be zero

Calculation of final momentum

Calculation of initial momentum

momentum
mv init mv final
Collision with Equal Masses
0.0000 0.0000
0.0000 0.0000
0.0000 0.0000

t =

W dif

0.0250

0.0000
0.0000
0.0000

#DIV/0!
#DIV/0!
#DIV/0!

0.0000
0.0000
0.0000

0.0000
0.0000
0.0000

0.0000
0.0000
0.0000

#DIV/0!
#DIV/0!
#DIV/0!

0.0000
0.0000
0.0000

c Collision with Equal Masses

0.0000 0.0000
0.0000 0.0000
0.0000 0.0000

0.0000
0.0000
0.0000

#DIV/0!
#DIV/0!
#DIV/0!

0.0000
0.0000
0.0000

0.0000
0.0000
0.0000

0.0000
0.0000
0.0000

#DIV/0!
#DIV/0!
#DIV/0!

0.0000
0.0000
0.0000

Collision with Unequal Masses

0.0000 0.0000
0.0000 0.0000
0.0000 0.0000

0.0000
0.0000
0.0000

#DIV/0!
#DIV/0!
#DIV/0!

0.0000
0.0000
0.0000

0.0000
0.0000
0.0000

0.0000
0.0000
0.0000

#DIV/0!
#DIV/0!
#DIV/0!

0.0000
0.0000
0.0000

c Collision with Unequal Masses

0.0000 0.0000 0.0000
0.0000 0.0000 0.0000
0.0000 0.0000 0.0000

#DIV/0!
#DIV/0!
#DIV/0!

0.0000
0.0000
0.0000

0.0000
0.0000
0.0000

0.0000
0.0000
0.0000

#DIV/0!
#DIV/0!
#DIV/0!

0.0000
0.0000
0.0000

proportional to force on m2
0.0250
0.0000
0.0000
0.0000

0.0000
0.0000
0.0000

0.0000
0.0000
0.0000

0.0000
0.0000
0.0000