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PASCO ME-6950 PAScar with Mass User Manual

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012-07361B

PAScar with Mass

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Section

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Copyright, Warranty, Equipment Return, and Credits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Experiment 1: Kinematics (Average vs. Instantaneous Velocities) . . . . . . . . . 3

Experiment 2: Coefficient of Friction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Experiment 3: Newton's Second Law (Predicting Accelerations) . . . . . . . . . . 7

Experiment 4: Cart Calibration (Measuring the Spring Constant) . . . . . . . . . 11

Experiment 5: Rackets, Bats and "Sweet Spots" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Experiment 6: Sliding Friction and Conservation of Energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

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