In this laboratory we will conduct collision experiments to study the
correlation between loss of kinetic energy and deformation of soda
cans.
We will be carrying out the collisions in the May room in Wilson Commons,
using two large collision carts. Each collision will be videotaped for
off-line analysis. Before we will carry out the collisions we will need
to determine the parameters we need to record. Good record keeping is
important. Each student will carry out three collisions. As part of the
analysis the following questions will be asked:
- determine the momenta of the carts (+students) before and after the
collision
- determine the kinetic energies of the carts (+students) before and
after the collision
- determine the correlation between the total change in the kinetic
energy in the collision and the deformation of the cans
- determine the correlation between the change in the momentum of a
cart the deformation of the cans on that cart
In order to be able to answer these questions we need to make sure
that we records the following information:
- mass of the carts
- length of the carts (for calibration in video point)
- mass of the students
- type and dimensions of cans used
- deformation of cans after the collision
The analysis of this collision experiment will be carried out during
the next two weeks (see details discussed in class on Tuesday
11/14) .
Details about the collisions can be found by looking at the following
pages:
- A suggestion on what to do with your sparkling water cans be found by clicking here (video provided by S. Torrisi, Class of 2016).
- Details about the analysis procedure can be found by clicking here.
- Links to the collision videos can be found here.
- Links to the can data can be found here.
- Click here to see a demonstration of the capabilities of IGor Pro to help you process the data from this experiment.
- Click here to
access a form to submit the results of the analysis of your collisions.
The point distribution for the lab report describing experiment # 5
can be found by clicking here.
The laboratory report for this laboratory will be due on Wednesday December 6, 2023 at
12 pm. The lab reports must be submitted in pdf format using the phy141 laboratory drop box. Use the following format for the name of the lab report you are submitting: Exp#-LastName-FirstName-StudentID.pdfwhere # is the experiments number (1, 2, 3, 4, or 5), LastName is your last name, FirstName is your first name, and StudentID is you student ID number.
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