Friday, March 13, 2015

Rotations Test Review

Here are some problems from the textbook if you're looking for more practice problems before Thursday's test.

Ch 11 p 260
23, 41, 43, 51, 73, 83, 87

Ch 12
9, 15, 17, 29, 45, 57, 65, 69

http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/members/exam/exam_information/8039.html

At the AP physics site you can find some good Free Response questions from past years.  I recommend 2013 #3, 2012 #3, 2010 #2, and 2008 #2.




Monday, March 9, 2015

Help with Rotations Hmwk

We didn't have time in class to answer all of period Four's questions about the homework.  Here are some general comments and hints about the questions we didn't get to.

14. Use the pivot point as your point of reference for determining torques.  Remember that the Torque due to gravity will act at the center of mass or 0.5length.

19.  Although I suggested at one point in class that this problem might be easier if you use conservation of energy, I think it's actually easier if you use the acceleration value you determined in Q17and 18.  The relevant distance is half the original separation distance; that is where they'll meet. v2=vo2 + 2ax.  (#20 probably still is easier to solve with conservation of energy, but you could do it the same way you do 19.)

22.  Since I is the sum of the contributions by all the parts, you can add the I for a rod and the I for a mass (MR^2) to get the total I.

23.  Xcm = is similar but different to I.  This question is a review question of an equation that we used back in our momentum unit.

24.  The question is asking us to solve for a fraction:  Krot/K total.  K total = 1/2mv^2 + 1/2 Iw^2.  Since it's a true roll wr=v.  Convert w to v and then substitute into the fraction.  v should cancel out.  The other values are givens.


Tuesday, March 3, 2015

Rotations Lab Guidelines.

Link to Lab Report Guidelines.

Put the lab report in your shared lab report document.  This is the big one (200pts.)  Do a good job and get it in on time.