Experiencing “g’s” Falling from a table (a = g down), feel 0 g’s Sitting on a table (a = 0) feel 1g Space shuttle launch: 20 m/s 2 up: (a = 2g), feel 3 g’s Extreme amusement park rides 20 to 50 m/s 2 (feel 3 to 6) g’s Fighter pilots: 40 to 80 m/s 2 5 to 9 g’s Your body feels what we call one “g” from not accelerating, just sitting or standing in earth’s gravitational force. The feeling of g’s comes from tension in your organs, and the need of the heart to push harder to get blood to your brain.
Experiencing “g’s” Falling from a table (a = g down), feel 0 g’s Sitting on a table (a = 0) feel 1g Space shuttle launch: 20 m/s 2 up: (a = 2g), feel 3.
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Experiencing “g’s”
Falling from a table (a = g down), feel 0 g’sSitting on a table (a = 0) feel 1gSpace shuttle launch: 20 m/s2 up: (a = 2g), feel 3 g’s
Extreme amusement park rides 20 to 50 m/s2 (feel 3 to 6) g’s
Fighter pilots: 40 to 80 m/s2 5 to 9 g’s
Your body feels what we call one “g” from not accelerating, just sitting or standing in earth’s gravitational force.
The feeling of g’s comes from tension in your organs, and the need of the heart to push harder to get blood to your brain.
Acceleration
Position: where the object is.Displacement: change in position.Velocity: rate of change in position with time: instantaneous velocity is slope of x vs t graph. Acceleration: rate of change in velocity with time
( ) slope of ( ) grapha t v t
avg
va
t
Some typical accelerations
a due to gravity near earth’s surface: g = 9.8 m/s2 (one “g”)
among major cities: Lowest in Mexico City (g = 9.779 m/s²) and highest in Oslo and Helsinki (g = 9.819 m/s²). Provo g = 9.799 m/s2
Some typical accelerations
Space shuttle launch: 20 m/s2
Extreme amusement park rides 20 to 50 m/s2 in turns
Fighter pilots: 40 to 80 m/s2 in turns
Air Force’s Dr. John Stapp
In 1954 he rode the "Sonic Wind" at 620 mph (280 m/s), to a dead stop in 1.4 seconds. Max a: 45 g’s.
a is in the same direction as the force that causes v to change.
Review
What do we mean by +/- position?being on the + or - side of the origin
What do we mean by +/- velocity?moving in the + or – direction. Change in position is +/-
What do we mean by +/- acceleration? the change in velocity is in the + or – direction.
New
Easier!
Easier!
If a is in same direction as v, speeds up If a is in opposite direction as v , slows down
Examples of acceleration direction or sign
If a is in same direction as v, speeds up If a is in opposite direction as v , slows downa is in the same direction as the force that causes v to
change.
A car moves left at constant speed. a is ____A car moving left is slowing down. a is ____A car moving left speeds up. a is ____
Paddle-bunji-ball
P1. What is the direction of a of the ball while traveling to your right and slowing down because the elastic stretches?
A. rightB. leftC. zero
P2. What is the direction of a when the ball is coming back (to your left, and speeding up)?
P3. What is the direction of a at the instant the ball is stopped by the elastic and about to start coming back?
Paddle-bunji-ball
Sketch a(t) for the ball being hit, going to right, and coming back.
Ball thrown upward into air
while throwing:
while it’s traveling up:
at the very top:
while falling down:
What is the direction of the acceleration…
Ball thrown upward into air
Sketch a(t) for the ball being thrown, going up, and coming back down.
“Free-falling” motion
acceleration is ______ with direction_________
…whenever object has only the force of gravity on it, whether going up or down
(have to neglect air friction…OK when v is small )
Whenever a is constant
v(t) graph is a _______________
x(t) graph is a ________________
“Kinematic equations” for constant a case
2
2 2
or
2
1
22
f if i
f iav
av
i
f i
v vv v at a
t
v vv
x v t
x v t at
v v a x
Given on formula sheet for exams
A boy runs 50 m, starting at rest, with a constant acceleration of 0.25 m/s2. Find:a) the time it took b) his average velocityc) his final velocity
◦Draw a diagram! ◦Label with symbols, numbers for “initial” and “final” cases◦Look for connection with equations.
Free-fall and kinematic equations
Acceleration due to gravitychoose positive direction, which determines whether g is + or – acceleration.
A monkey drops from a tree and takes 2 sec to hit the ground. How far did the monkey drop? What was his average velocity?
Given only the information in the diagram, which single kinematic equation can be used to answer the following in one calculation: P5) How long does it take to reach the top of its path?P6) What is the velocity when it was caught?P7) What was the average velocity for the motion?P8) How long does it take to hit the ground if you miss?
2
2 2
A.
B. 2
1C.
2D. 2
E. More than one equ. is needed
f i
f iav
i
f i
v v at
v vv
y v t at
v v a y
milk drop demo
yv
t
va
t
Rocket Launch … a changes during trip
Accelerates upward with a1 by ejecting burning fuel for a time t1
Engines stop and rocket continues up, then falls to earth “without air friction”.
How long is the total time in the air?
How high did it go?
Lecture 3, accelerationBasic concepts:
◦ a as slope of v(t)◦directions and signs of a, including when objects stop and reverse
Basic problems, skills:◦single step using a kinematic equation◦drawing good diagrams, using symbols
Advanced problems, skills:◦more than one step using kinematic equations◦using quadratic equation to find t, or using two kin. eqns. ◦using two different a’s in one problem
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