Finding the Best-Fit Function
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======================= First Board Section =============================

• Advanced KaleidaGraph curve fitting
  • A lab practical skill!

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

• Write the following on the board if it follows the "Conservation of Energy" Experiment.
• Last Week:
  • Why didn't slope = g·sinθ?
    • Friction? Only if slope < g·sinθ
    • Uncertainty in angle?
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  • Why didn't y-intercept = 0?
    • Expecting v = 0 at x = 0 (point out that v ∝ KE and x ∝ h)
    • Where is x = 0? At the photogate! Did the cart stop at the photogate?
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