Engineering Physics
The Impulse-Momentum Change Theorem
Momentum The sports announcer says, “Going into the all-star break, the Chicago White Sox have themomentum.” The headlines declare “Chicago Bulls…
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Engineering Physics
Double Trouble in 2 Dimensions (a.k.a., Two Body Problems)
Double Trouble in 2 Dimensions In the Newton’s laws unit, the topic of two-body problems was introduced. A pair of…
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Equilibrium and Statics
When all the forces that act upon an object are balanced, then the object is said to be…
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Determining the Components of a Vector
The task of determining the amount of influence of a single vector in a given direction involves the…
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Resolution of Forces
Earlier we studied, the method of resolving a vector into its components was thoroughly discussed. During that lesson, it…
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Forces in Two Dimensions
Addition of Forces We studied the use of Newton’s second law and free-body diagrams to determine the net…
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Solving Projectile Problems
To illustrate the usefulness of the above equations in making predictions about the motion of a projectile, consider…
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Equations for the Horizontal Motion of a Projectile
The above equations work well for motion in one-dimension, but a projectile is usually moving in two dimensions…
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Determination of the Peak Height
A non-horizontally launched projectile with an initial vertical velocity of 39.2 m/s will reach its peak in 4…
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Determination of the Time of Flight
The time for a projectile to rise vertically to its peak (as well as the time to fall…
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