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Motion With Constant Acceleration
BlackBoard Notes

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blackboard image

Future Note (Fall 2024): Draw graph under table, all comments to the right of table and graph. Note that only 7 tracks were used in Fall 2023

=========== First Board Section - Draw Fifth Section First!! ===================


Inclined plane
  • Track angle:
    sin θ = h / L

    The hypotenuse is
    the length of the track!

Note: Photogate (at xf) does not move!

======================= Second Board Section =============================

graph

============= Fifth Board Section - Draw This Table First!! ===================

Track & Cart ao (cm/s2)

A - Light
B - Heavy
C - Light
D - Heavy
E - Light
F - Heavy
G - Light
H - Heavy

 

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