Accelerated Motion Chapter 3
Acceleration
Definitions of Acceleration
Simple Case of Accelerated Motion TimeVelocity Velocity Time
Deriving Equations of Motion in One Dimension
One-Dimensional Equations of Motion If we want to find Equation ✕ ✓✓✓ ✓✓✕✓ ✓✕✓✓ ✓✓✓✕
Position with Constant Acceleration Time (s)Position (m)
Derived Velocity with Constant Acceleration So from the position vs. time data we can determine the acceleration.
Displacement of an Object with Constant Acceleration
Constant Acceleration Graphical Example
Activity
An Example of Motion with Constant Acceleration—Free Fall
Apollo 15 – Free Fall on the Moon (1971) Apollo 15 Free Fall
Free Fall Demo MIT Strobe of Falling Ball
Free Fall Example Problem 1 + -
Graphical Analysis 1
Problem Solving Strategy
Simple Example A car traveling on a straight road at 15 m/s accelerates uniformly to a speed of 21 m/s in 12 seconds. Find the total distance traveled by the car during this 12-second time interval.
Free Fall Example Problem 2 +
Graphical Analysis 2
Example Problems 103. A spaceship far from any star or planet experiences a uniform acceleration from 65.0 m/s to m/s in 10 s. How far does it move? 110. Rocket-powered sleds are used to test the responses of humans to acceleration. Starting from rest, one sled can reach a speed of 444 m/s in 1.80 s and can be brought to a stop in again in 2.15 s. Calculate the acceleration of the sled when starting and compare it with the magnitude of g. Calculate the acceleration of the sled when braking and compare it with the magnitude of g. 115. A helicopter is rising at 5.0 m/s when a bag of its cargo is dropped. The bag falls for 2.o s. What is the bag’s velocity? How far has the bag fallen? How far below the helicopter is the bag? Rocket sled video
Measuring Reaction Time Using Free Fall
Human Reaction Time Human reaction time ranges from 0.1 to 0.5 seconds with a median around 0.215s