What you should know when all is said and done
By the time you finish all labs, worksheets and related activities, you should be able to:
1. Graph and state the relationships between Force and mass, Force and radius, and Force and period for an object undergoing uniform circular motion.
2. State the mathematical model which describes the relationship between Force, mass, radius and period.
3. State the mathematical model for centripetal force. Use the mathematical model to solve for the missing variable, given the other two.
4. Distinguish between centripetal and centrifugal force.
5. Construct force diagrams which display the force acting on an object undergoing uniform circular motion.
Core Content:
Laws of motion. Objects change their motion only when a net force is applied. Laws of motion are used to predict and/or calculate the effects of forces on the motion of objects.
To Review
Practice Solving Problems!!!!!!!!
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Review Site--
- Lessons in circular physics (Look at Lesson1 and Lesson 2)
- http://www.glenbrook.k12.il.us/
Suggested/Required Reading:
- Textbook: Newtonian Physics, Chapter 9: Circular Motion
- http://www.joma.org/vol1-2/modules/macmatc6/
- Centripetal Force Lab Simulation: http://webphysics.ph.msstate.edu/jc/library/5-2a/index.html
Extra Info:
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Description of Amusement Park Rides
http://tqd.advanced.org/2745/data/openpark.htm and http://www.vast.org/vip/Circ_Lab/ -
Artificial Gravity
http://www.marsacademy.com/med/med3.htm - Go to the site: www.learner.org/exhibits/parkphysics and design a roller coaster.
- Go to the site http://141.104.22.210/Anthology/Pav/Science/Physics/book/ and read about the Physiological effects of roller coasters.