Vectors
Sir Isaac Newton
Demos to Prepare:
For Trajectories:
Steel Balls Shooter.
Water Cannon,
Methanol Cannon.
NFL Quarterback Vector Example Video:
Bullet Drop Experiment Video
Demos of Vectors:
The Angle of the Resultant and Equilibrant:
Springs with weight in middle
Chinning bar
Bow and Arrow
Crucifixion
UCSC Fork Catapult with eraser
Moving a car in the mud by sideways pull
Rough surfaces-- bricks
Smooth surfaces-- glass plates
Lubrication-- wet the plates.
Rolling-- ball bearings.
Starting vs. sliding friction on a slope.
Eraser sliding down on a board.
Train startup.
Skidding.
Sled & weight on incline.
Spring balance dragging a mass.
The Creeper.
Internal friction-- Bong & Blop
Vortex generator-- smoke rings
Fluid friction-- Marble in Karo syrup.
Caterpillar lube job on RR tracks.
Zero friction-- Nails & bolts, motion?
Magnetic Bearing
The Monkey Gets It, Video:
The projectile falls at g inspite of the forward motion!
Here Endeth Chapter 3