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Phy 211: General Physics I

Phy 211: General Physics I. Chapter 2: Motion along a Straight Line Lecture Notes. Galileo Galilei (1564-1642). Credited with establishing the “scientific method” Based his scientific hypotheses on observation and experimentation First to use telescope for astronomical observation

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Phy 211: General Physics I

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  1. Phy 211: General Physics I Chapter 2: Motion along a Straight Line Lecture Notes

  2. Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) • Credited with establishing the “scientific method” • Based his scientific hypotheses on observation and experimentation • First to use telescope for astronomical observation • Observed the following: • The craters and features on the Moon • The moons of Jupiter & the rings of Saturn • Sun spots • Based on his observations supported Copernican Theory • Conclusively refuted Aristotelian ideology (and contradicted Church doctrine) • Placed under “house arrest” as punishment • Studied accelerated motion and established the first equations of kinematics • Proposed the Law of Inertia, which later became known as Newton’s 1st law of Motion All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover them.

  3. Displacement • Motion: An object is in motion if it changes its position relative to a reference point (Origin). Motion is relative. • Position (R) a vector that connects an object’s location to a reference point (origin). As an object moves, the its position changes. • Displacement (DR) is the difference between the final position and the initial position of a moving object; its magnitude is measured in meters (m) Origin (0,0) R2(position vector at t2) 1 2 R1(position vector at t1) DR (Displacement)

  4. Speed & Velocity Velocity is a vector with the same direction as the displacement vector (DR). Its magnitude is called speed and it is measured in m/s. • Average Velocity: • Average Speed: • Instantaneous Velocity: • Instantaneous Speed: Origin (0,0) R2 v (velocity) 1 2 R1 DR (Displacement)

  5. Acceleration • When the velocity vector is changing in time, the acceleration vector describes the time rate of change of the velocity vector. • Acceleration (a) is a vector with the same direction as the change in velocity (Dv) vector. It is measured in m/s2. • Average Acceleration: • Instantaneous Acceleration: Example 1: A car accelerates from 0 to 30 m/s in 6 s. Find the average acceleration. Since Dv = 30 m/s,

  6. Equations of Kinematics When to = 0 (and a is constant), the most relevant equations of motion can be written in scalar form as: • v1 - vo = at {Velocity Equation} • r1 - ro = vot + ½ at2 {Displacement Equation} • r1 - ro = ½(vo + v1)t {Average Velocity} • v12 - vo2 = 2a(r - ro) {Galileo’s Equation} These equations will allow us to completely describe the motion of a moving object and represent our “toolbox” for studying kinematics! Example: A ball rolls along a flat surface with an acceleration of +1.0 m/s2. The initial position and velocity of the ball are xo=1m & vo= -2 m/s, respectively. • How fast is the ball traveling after 2 s have elapsed? • What is the displacement & final position of the ball after 2 s? • How fast is the ball traveling when it travels a displacement of 5 m? • How long does it take the ball to travel a displacement of 5 m?

  7. Free Falling Bodies • The 1-D motion of objects subject to gravity • The only motion considered is vertical (use y for position) • There is no air resistance • Acceleration of falling object is constant: ay = -g = -9.8 m/s2 Example 1: Consider a rock dropped from rest. • What is the velocity after the rock has fallen 3 s? • How far does the rock travel during this 3 s? • How fast is the rock moving after it has fallen 10 m? Example 2: Consider a rock tossed into the air with an initial upward velocity of 5 m/s. • How long would it take for the rock to return to the thrower (initial height)? • What is the highest position the rock reaches during its ascent? ay = 9.8 m/s2

  8. Graphical Analysis of Velocity & Acceleration • position vs. time graph • The slope is the velocity • velocity vs. time graph • The slope is the acceleration • The area under the curve is the displacement

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