UB, Phy101: Chapter 5, Pg 1 Physics 101: Chapter 5 Application of Newton's Laws l New Material: Textbook Chapter 5 è Circular Motion & Centripetal Acceleration Demo
UB, Phy101: Chapter 5, Pg 2 You are twirling a ball on string. What happens if the string breaks ? a b c Answer: b v
UB, Phy101: Chapter 5, Pg 3 Acceleration in Uniform Circular Motion vv1vv1 vv2vv2 vvvv vv2vv2 vv1vv1 R RRRR centripetal acceleration a v a ave = v / t
UB, Phy101: Chapter 5, Pg 4 Uniform Circular Motion (circular motion with constant speed) v R centripetal acceleration Instantaneous velocity is tangent to circle Instantaneous acceleration is radially inward There must be a force to provide the acceleration a
UB, Phy101: Chapter 5, Pg 5
UB, Phy101: Chapter 5, Pg 6
UB, Phy101: Chapter 5, Pg 7
UB, Phy101: Chapter 5, Pg 8
UB, Phy101: Chapter 5, Pg 9 Chapter 5, Pre-Flight Questions Consider the following situation: You are driving a car with constant speed around a horizontal circular track. On a piece of paper, draw a Free Body Diagram (FBD) for the car. How many forces are acting on the car? W f FNFN correct
UB, Phy101: Chapter 5, Pg 10 Chapter 5, Pre-Flight Question The net force on the car is 1. Zero 2. Pointing radially inward 3. Pointing radially outward W f FNFN F = ma = mv 2 /R a=v 2 /R R correct For the car to stay traveling around a horizontal circular track, there must be a net force pointing radially inward, toward the center of the circle. If there wasn't, the car would drive in a straight line.
UB, Phy101: Chapter 5, Pg 11
UB, Phy101: Chapter 5, Pg 12 More about Centripetal Acceleration Define frequency f, period T, angular velocity :
UB, Phy101: Chapter 5, Pg 13
UB, Phy101: Chapter 5, Pg 14
UB, Phy101: Chapter 5, Pg 15