Research Question How does the height of dropping a basketball affect the time it bounces? Aim I have played a lot of basketball in my life, however, never before thought about the physics behind the sport. When I was given the opportunity to plan and prepare my own investigation, I tried to seize the chance as much as possible by combining it with my hobby. I was curious if this experiment would give me new knowledge and improve my skills, or just confirm the information I have already gained during
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The Total Mechanical Energy As already mentioned, the mechanical energy of an object can be the result of its motion (i.e., kinetic energy) and/or the result of its stored energy of position (i.e., potential energy). The total amount of mechanical energy is merely the sum of the potential energy and the kinetic energy. This sum is simply referred to as the total mechanical energy (abbreviated TME). TME = PE + KE As discussed earlier, there are two forms of potential energy discussed in our course
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Preparing for College Physics David Murdock TTU October 11, 2000 2 Preface! To the Instructors: This booklet is free. You may download, copy and distribute it as you wish. . . if you find it to be of any value. It can be gotten from the URL: http://iweb.tntech.edu/murdock/books/PreSci.pdf so you will need the (equally free) Adobe Acrobat Reader to view it and print it. This piece of software is on many institutional computer systems, and if you don’t have it on your machine, go get it at
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QUANTUM ELECTRODYNAMICS What is quantum electrodynamics? Sociology Anna C Jean – Guillaume Martin LCSW March 7, 2015 Professor Dr. Beverly Jackson Quantum electrodynamics (QED): Is the e area of physics devoted to the study of the interaction of matter (quantum particles) and light. It generally concerns itself with the wave (or field) aspects of nature. At the level of the quantum realm, QED demonstrates that everything is connected. The world is a vast web of relationships, with everything
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College Physics I Physics 111 Fall 2015 Preliminary Syllabus (update 8/24/15) INSTRUCTOR: John J. Zielinski, Ph.D. (john.zielinski@oswego.edu) OFFICE: 293 Shineman (Second Floor) PHONE: (my office) 315 - 312 – 2680 (Office telephone has voice mail). Note: Serious subjects should be discussed with me personally, sufficiently beforehand if possible. Use email as a last resort in very serious circumstances. If you cannot talk with me directly, telephone and leave
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5 step problem solving strategy: * Step 1: Identify what’s being given * Step 2: * Clarify what’s being asked. * If necessary, rephrase the question * Step 3: * Select a strategy * Trial & error, search, deductive reasoning, knowledge-based, working backwards * Step 4: Solve using the strategy * Step 5: Review the answer KUDOS method for solving work problems: * K = Known * U = Unknown * D = Definition * O = Output
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Trans. Nat/. .Acad. Sci. & .Tech. Philippines 29: 251-260 (2007) /SSN 0115-8848 Teaching High School Physics Effectively Christopher C. Bernido and l\faria Victoria Carpio-.Rernido Research Center for Theoretical Physics Central Visayan Institute Foundation Jagna, Bohol 6308, Philippines The Ascending Levels of Learning and Pedagogical ~1axims that could guide effective teaching of physics are presented. As an example of how these may be applied, the Dynamic Learning Prof:,lfam (DLP) of the
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Physics/Adva nced Physics The Ramp simulation Name K'24=Â Hr. Open up the following website: http://phet.colorado.edu/simulations/sims.php?sim=The Ramp and click (/run now." The simulation allows us to explore forces and motion on a horizontal surface and on a ramp. This simulation allows us to change different features: object and its mass, the angle of the ramp, the frictional characteristic of the ramp surface, etc. Part A) Learning a bit about the simulation. First off, when you open
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Correct answers are indicated by LARGE RED text. 29:012 College Physics Exam 1 February 9, 2001 1. Doug rubs a piece of fur on a hard rubber rod, giving the rod a negative charge. What happens? a. protons are removed from the rod b. electrons are added to the rod c. the fur is also charged negatively d. the fur is left neutral 2. A ping pong ball covered with a conducting graphite coating has a mass of 5 Ñ 10€„ kg and a charge of 4 æC. What electric field directed upward will
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#1) Explain how the physics of heat transfer make endothermy a particularly challenging strategy for organisms that live in water versus those on land. How is the issue exacerbated by fish respiratory physiology? Although being endothermic allows for the potential to maintain a constant internal environment that can ensure the most efficient metabolic and protein functions, this adaptation is incredibly energetically costly. Coupled with this, water in particular has relatively high thermal conductivity
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