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Recap
Recap, continued
a=F/m
Animation (link):
simulation of 1-d forces
Courtesy of:
Physics Education Technology
(Carl Wiemans project at CU)
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Clicker Question:
Suppose that I throw a ball upward
into the air. Right after the ball
leaves my hand, is there any force
pushing the ball upward?
(A) Yes
(B) No
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final
speed
initial
speed
acceleration
time
required
=
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Important!
acceleration
=
Important for
Scientific
Method:
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position=initial positio
initial velocity time +
acceleration time
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Position ( m )
Velocity ( m/s )
Acceleration ( m/s2 )
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-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
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Clicker Question
Is it possible to have an object that has
a negative position, a positive velocity,
and a negative acceleration all at the
same time?
A) Yes
B) No
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Tossed ball:
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mg=ma
g=a
Dont think that this is quite so simple
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mg=ma
Why should gravitational and
inertial masses be the same?
Einsteins
equivalence
principle still
being tested!
U. Washington
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