Purpose: To construct a mathematical and graphical model of elastic energy and velocity.
Apparatus:
Procdure:
Collision Cart (1)
Spring, Large (1)
Photo-gate (1)
Picket Fence (1)
Parameter(Mass of cart) Indepedent Variable (Displacement) Depedent
Variable (Velocity of cart)
1. Pull back cart
2. Release cart
3. Calculate Elastic energy
Purpose: To construct a mathematical and graphical model of the height of a pendulum and velocity
Appratus:
Procdure:
Ball, Aluminum (1)
Photo-gate (1)
Pendulum string
Parameter (Length of string) Indepedent Variable (release height)
Depedent Variable (velocity)
1. Pull back ball to approptiate height
2. Release
3. Record resulting velocity