Rotational Systems, Rotational Collisions
Day 1: sum of the forces = m*a, for centripetal acceleration
Preparation: Besides finishing PS 8 and preparing for any extra MT2 question, please see this super short video: Bucket of Water over your Head
MT#2 Make up Question #1, systems of masses with friction
Hand in PS #8
Come in with:
1) Why does the water stay in the bottom of the bucket?
2) Why is the average acceleration of Mike less than “v squared over r”
Take away Concept: When dealing with circular motion, the dynamics are just the same as always: the vector sum of the forces = m*a. The only difference is that “a” is centripetal acceleration.
Day 2: Rotational Collisions
Preparation: Please read chapter 10.6 – Collisions of Extended Bodies Two Dimensions. The most important concept we want to take away from reading this is that a moving mass has angular momentum about a rotation center = mvR = pR, where “R” is the perpendicular distance between the rotation center and the velocity direction of the moving mass.
See 2 minute video, Which block goes higher?
See 2 minute video, See which block goes higher!
MT#2 Make up Question #3, inclined plane, friction, work, and energy
Day 3:Day at the Races and the parallel axis Theorem
Preparation: Please start reading right after Example 10.9: read about tomato soup, and read Example 10.10 in your text in chapter 10.4.
Please see 3.5 minute video: Parallel Axis Theorem
and some fun with Skateboarding loop de loop
In class: off to the races!
MT#2 Make up Question #4, collisions: elastic and inelastic
Day 4: Precession
See Veritassium’s Bullet into Block Video
Please see video describing Precession
MT#2 Make up Question #5, projectile motion