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Engineering Physics

Representing Free Fall by Graphs

Early in Lesson 1 it was mentioned that there are a variety of means of describing the motion of objects.…

July 28, 2021 · Jacob
Engineering Physics

The Acceleration of Gravity

It was learned in the previous part of this lesson that a free-falling object is an object that is falling…

July 28, 2021 · Jacob
Engineering Physics

Free Fall and the Acceleration of Gravity

Introduction to Free Fall                          A free falling object is an object that is falling under the sole influence…

July 28, 2021 · Jacob
Engineering Physics

Alternative Method for Trapezoids

An alternative means of determining the area of a trapezoid involves breaking the trapezoid into a triangle and…

July 28, 2021 · Jacob
Engineering Physics

Calculating the Area of a Trapezoid

Finally we will look at a few example computations of the area for a few trapezoids. The solution…

July 28, 2021 · Jacob
Engineering Physics

Calculating the Area of a Triangle

Now we will look at a few example computations of the area for a few triangles. The solution…

July 28, 2021 · Jacob
Engineering Physics

Determining the Area on a v-t Graph

As learned in an earlier part of this lesson, a plot of velocity-time can be used to determine the…

July 28, 2021 · Jacob
Engineering Physics

Relating the Shape to the Motion

As discussed in a previous part of Lesson 4, the shape of a velocity vs. time graph reveals pertinent information…

July 28, 2021 · Jacob