PHYSICS REPORT

Nathan Leong

Rashed Almarzooqi

2/4/2020

Physics 1510L

Lab 1: Constant Acceleration Motion

Introduction

Calculations and Data

Part A

The velocity v is given by the kinematic equation: v = v0 + at. Since the v0 value is zero, the equation reduces to v = at and the results are shown in the plot above.

“y” term	“x” term	“m” term	“b” term
z	t	a	0

Plotting v vs t gives a slope of m = a. Plugging in the value m = 0.7565 from our plot gives

The distance d is given by the kinematic equation: . Since the v0 value is zero, the equation reduces to and the results are shown in the plot above.

“y” term	“x” term	“m” term	“b” term
d	t2		0

Plotting d vs t2 gives a slope of and solving for a gives Plugging in the value of m = 0.7288 from the plot above gives .

The distance d is given by the equation . Since v0 is zero, and the x term is isolated, the equation rearranges to with the results shown in the plot above.

“y” term	“x” term	“m” term	“b” term
x	v2		0

Plotting d vs t2 gives a slope of , and solving for a gives .

Plugging in the value m = 0.0067 into our equation gives

Part B

After testing the ladder in freefall the best estimate of the acceleration is roughly as seen in the figure above.

Conclusion