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Mechanics
Chapter 2 of Essential University Physics, Richard Wolfson, 3rd Edition
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Mechanics
DynamicsKinematics• How something moves ?? • Why something moves ??
• Geometrical description
• Mathematics
• Physical cause
• Physics
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Kinematics
• Object in motion: a small particle (a point)
• 1D: along a straight direction
𝑥𝑥, 𝑡𝑡 𝑥𝑥×
𝑥𝑥 = 0
𝓞𝓞
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Average Velocity
�̅�𝑣 ≡𝑥𝑥2 − 𝑥𝑥1𝑡𝑡2 − 𝑡𝑡1
Between two well-defined events.
𝑥𝑥1, 𝑡𝑡1 𝑥𝑥2, 𝑡𝑡2
Event “1” Event “2”
Average between WHAT ??
𝑥𝑥×
𝑥𝑥 = 0
𝓞𝓞
Average Velocity
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Examples
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Displaying the Two Events in a Plot
𝑥𝑥
𝑡𝑡
𝑥𝑥1, 𝑡𝑡1Event “1”
𝑥𝑥2, 𝑡𝑡2Event “2”
𝑡𝑡2𝑡𝑡1
𝑥𝑥2
𝑥𝑥1𝑡𝑡2 − 𝑡𝑡1
𝑥𝑥2 − 𝑥𝑥1
𝜃𝜃
�̅�𝑣 ≡𝑥𝑥2 − 𝑥𝑥1𝑡𝑡2 − 𝑡𝑡1
= 𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡 𝜃𝜃
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Making a Plot to Display the Particle Motion: 𝑥𝑥 𝑡𝑡
𝑡𝑡
𝑥𝑥1, 𝑡𝑡1Event “1”
𝑥𝑥2, 𝑡𝑡2Event “2”
𝑡𝑡2𝑡𝑡1
𝑥𝑥2
𝑥𝑥1𝑡𝑡2 − 𝑡𝑡1
𝑥𝑥2 − 𝑥𝑥1
�̅�𝑣 = �̅�𝑣 = �̅�𝑣 = �̅�𝑣Regardless of the different types of motion:
𝑥𝑥 𝑡𝑡
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Instantaneous Velocity
𝑡𝑡
𝑥𝑥1, 𝑡𝑡1Event “1”
Event “2”
𝑡𝑡1
𝑥𝑥1𝜃𝜃1
𝑥𝑥2 = 𝑥𝑥1 + ∆𝑥𝑥, 𝑡𝑡2 = 𝑡𝑡1 + ∆𝑡𝑡
= lim∆𝑡𝑡→0
∆𝑥𝑥∆𝑡𝑡
𝑣𝑣 𝑡𝑡1 ≡ lim∆𝑡𝑡→0
𝑥𝑥2 − 𝑥𝑥1𝑡𝑡2 − 𝑡𝑡1
= 𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡 𝜃𝜃1 =𝑑𝑑𝑥𝑥 𝑡𝑡 = 𝑡𝑡1
𝑑𝑑𝑡𝑡
𝑡𝑡2 − 𝑡𝑡1 = ∆𝑡𝑡
𝑥𝑥2 − 𝑥𝑥1 = ∆𝑥𝑥
𝑥𝑥 𝑡𝑡
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Instantaneous Velocity𝑥𝑥 𝑡𝑡
𝑡𝑡
𝑣𝑣 𝑡𝑡 = 𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡 𝜃𝜃 𝑡𝑡 =𝑑𝑑𝑥𝑥 𝑡𝑡𝑑𝑑𝑡𝑡
𝜃𝜃 𝑡𝑡
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Evaluating Instantaneous Velocity
𝑡𝑡
𝑥𝑥1, 𝑡𝑡1Event “1”
𝑥𝑥2, 𝑡𝑡2Event “2”
𝑡𝑡2𝑡𝑡1
𝑥𝑥1
𝑥𝑥 𝑡𝑡
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Acceleration
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𝑡𝑡
𝑣𝑣1, 𝑡𝑡1
𝑣𝑣2, 𝑡𝑡2
𝑡𝑡2𝑡𝑡1
𝑣𝑣2
𝑣𝑣1𝑡𝑡2 − 𝑡𝑡1
𝑣𝑣2 − 𝑣𝑣1
𝜙𝜙
= 𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡 𝜙𝜙
Average Acceleration
�𝑡𝑡 ≡𝑣𝑣2 − 𝑣𝑣1𝑡𝑡2 − 𝑡𝑡1
𝑣𝑣 𝑡𝑡
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Instantaneous Acceleration𝑣𝑣
𝑡𝑡
𝑣𝑣1, 𝑡𝑡1
𝑡𝑡1
𝑣𝑣1𝜙𝜙1
𝑣𝑣2 = 𝑣𝑣1 + ∆𝑣𝑣, 𝑡𝑡2 = 𝑡𝑡1 + ∆𝑡𝑡
= lim∆𝑡𝑡→0
∆𝑣𝑣∆𝑡𝑡
𝑡𝑡 𝑡𝑡1 ≡ lim∆𝑡𝑡→0
𝑣𝑣2 − 𝑣𝑣1𝑡𝑡2 − 𝑡𝑡1
= 𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡 𝜙𝜙1 =𝑑𝑑𝑣𝑣 𝑡𝑡 = 𝑡𝑡1
𝑑𝑑𝑡𝑡
𝑡𝑡2 − 𝑡𝑡1 = ∆𝑡𝑡
𝑣𝑣2 − 𝑣𝑣1 = ∆𝑣𝑣
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Instantaneous Acceleration𝑣𝑣 𝑡𝑡
𝑡𝑡
𝑡𝑡 𝑡𝑡 = 𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡 𝜙𝜙 𝑡𝑡 =𝑑𝑑𝑣𝑣 𝑡𝑡𝑑𝑑𝑡𝑡
𝜙𝜙 𝑡𝑡
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𝑣𝑣 𝑡𝑡 =𝑑𝑑𝑥𝑥 𝑡𝑡𝑑𝑑𝑡𝑡
𝑥𝑥 𝑡𝑡
𝑡𝑡 𝑡𝑡 =𝑑𝑑𝑣𝑣 𝑡𝑡𝑑𝑑𝑡𝑡 =
𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑡𝑡
𝑑𝑑𝑥𝑥 𝑡𝑡𝑑𝑑𝑡𝑡
=𝑑𝑑2𝑥𝑥 𝑡𝑡𝑑𝑑𝑡𝑡2
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Constant Acceleration
𝑡𝑡 𝑡𝑡 = 𝑡𝑡
�𝑡𝑡 = 𝑡𝑡 =𝑣𝑣 𝑡𝑡 − 𝑣𝑣𝑜𝑜𝑡𝑡 − 0
�𝑡𝑡 = 𝑡𝑡
𝑣𝑣 𝑡𝑡 = 𝑣𝑣𝑜𝑜 + 𝑡𝑡 𝑡𝑡
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𝑣𝑣 𝑡𝑡 = 𝑣𝑣𝑜𝑜 + 𝑡𝑡 𝑡𝑡
𝑣𝑣 𝑡𝑡
𝑡𝑡0
𝑣𝑣𝑜𝑜
�̅�𝑣 = 𝑣𝑣𝑜𝑜 +12𝑡𝑡 𝑡𝑡 =
𝑥𝑥 𝑡𝑡 − 𝑥𝑥𝑜𝑜𝑡𝑡 − 0
𝑣𝑣𝑜𝑜 + 𝑡𝑡 𝑡𝑡
𝑥𝑥 𝑡𝑡 = 𝑥𝑥𝑜𝑜 + 𝑣𝑣𝑜𝑜 𝑡𝑡 +12𝑡𝑡 𝑡𝑡 2
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𝑥𝑥 𝑡𝑡 = 𝑥𝑥𝑜𝑜 + 𝑣𝑣𝑜𝑜 𝑡𝑡 +12𝑡𝑡 𝑡𝑡 2
𝑣𝑣𝑜𝑜 = 0
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𝑥𝑥 𝑡𝑡 = 𝑥𝑥𝑜𝑜 + 𝑣𝑣𝑜𝑜 𝑡𝑡 +12𝑡𝑡 𝑡𝑡 2
𝑣𝑣 𝑡𝑡 = 𝑣𝑣𝑜𝑜 + 𝑡𝑡 𝑡𝑡
𝑡𝑡 𝑡𝑡 = 𝑡𝑡
Constant Acceleration
𝑣𝑣2 𝑡𝑡 = 𝑣𝑣𝑜𝑜2 + 2 𝑡𝑡 𝑥𝑥 𝑡𝑡 − 𝑥𝑥𝑜𝑜
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0 = 𝑣𝑣𝑜𝑜 + 𝑡𝑡 𝑡𝑡𝑡
𝑡𝑡𝑡 = −𝑣𝑣𝑜𝑜𝑡𝑡
When does the velocity go to zero ?
𝑣𝑣 𝑡𝑡
𝑡𝑡
𝑣𝑣𝑜𝑜
𝑡𝑡𝑡
𝑣𝑣 𝑡𝑡 = 𝑣𝑣𝑜𝑜 + 𝑡𝑡 𝑡𝑡
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𝑡𝑡𝑡 = −𝑣𝑣𝑜𝑜𝑡𝑡
𝑥𝑥 𝑡𝑡𝑡 = 𝑥𝑥𝑜𝑜 + 𝑣𝑣𝑜𝑜 𝑡𝑡𝑡 +12𝑡𝑡 𝑡𝑡𝑡2
= 𝑥𝑥𝑜𝑜 −𝑣𝑣𝑜𝑜2
2 𝑡𝑡
𝑥𝑥 𝑡𝑡
𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡 = −𝑣𝑣𝑜𝑜𝑡𝑡
𝑥𝑥 𝑡𝑡𝑡 = 𝑥𝑥𝑜𝑜 −𝑣𝑣𝑜𝑜2
2 𝑡𝑡
𝑥𝑥𝑜𝑜
At the time the velocity goes to zero, then
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Constant Acceleration due to Gravity𝑥𝑥 → 𝑦𝑦
𝑦𝑦 𝑡𝑡 = 𝑦𝑦𝑜𝑜 + 𝑣𝑣𝑜𝑜 𝑡𝑡 −12𝑔𝑔 𝑡𝑡 2
𝑣𝑣 𝑡𝑡 = 𝑣𝑣𝑜𝑜 − 𝑔𝑔 𝑡𝑡
𝑣𝑣2 𝑡𝑡 = 𝑣𝑣𝑜𝑜2 − 2 𝑔𝑔 𝑦𝑦 𝑡𝑡 − 𝑦𝑦𝑜𝑜
𝑦𝑦
𝑡𝑡 𝑡𝑡 = −𝑔𝑔 𝑔𝑔 ≅ 9.8 𝑚𝑚/𝑠𝑠2
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𝑡𝑡𝑡 =𝑣𝑣𝑜𝑜𝑔𝑔 𝑦𝑦 𝑡𝑡𝑡 = 𝑦𝑦𝑜𝑜 +
𝑣𝑣𝑜𝑜2
2 𝑔𝑔
𝑡𝑡𝑡
𝑦𝑦 𝑡𝑡𝑡
𝑦𝑦 𝑡𝑡 = 𝑦𝑦𝑜𝑜 + 𝑣𝑣𝑜𝑜 𝑡𝑡 −12𝑔𝑔 𝑡𝑡 2
𝑣𝑣 𝑡𝑡 = 𝑣𝑣𝑜𝑜 − 𝑔𝑔 𝑡𝑡
𝑡𝑡 𝑡𝑡 = −𝑔𝑔
𝑡𝑡𝑡
𝑦𝑦𝑜𝑜
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You toss a ball straight up at 7.3 m/s; it leaves your hand at 1.5 m above the floor.
a) Find its maximum height.
b) Find when it hits the floor.
a) At the maximum height the ball is instantaneously at rest: v = 0
𝑦𝑦𝑜𝑜 = 1.5 𝑚𝑚𝑣𝑣𝑜𝑜 = 7.3 𝑚𝑚/𝑠𝑠
𝑣𝑣2 = 𝑣𝑣𝑜𝑜2 − 2 𝑔𝑔 𝑦𝑦 − 𝑦𝑦𝑜𝑜
What do we know?
𝑔𝑔 ≅ 9.8 𝑚𝑚/𝑠𝑠2
𝑦𝑦 = 𝑦𝑦𝑜𝑜 +𝑣𝑣𝑜𝑜2
2 𝑔𝑔= 4.2 𝑚𝑚
b) When it hits the floor: y = 0
𝑦𝑦 = 𝑦𝑦𝑜𝑜 + 𝑣𝑣𝑜𝑜 𝑡𝑡 −12𝑔𝑔 𝑡𝑡 2 𝑡𝑡 =
−𝑣𝑣𝑜𝑜 ± 𝑣𝑣𝑜𝑜2 + 2𝑦𝑦𝑜𝑜 𝑔𝑔−𝑔𝑔
−0.18 𝑠𝑠
+1.7 𝑠𝑠
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𝑑𝑑𝑥𝑥 𝑡𝑡𝑑𝑑𝑡𝑡
= 𝑣𝑣 𝑡𝑡
𝑥𝑥 𝑡𝑡
𝑑𝑑𝑣𝑣 𝑡𝑡𝑑𝑑𝑡𝑡
= 𝑡𝑡 𝑡𝑡
�0
𝑡𝑡𝑣𝑣 𝑡𝑡 𝑑𝑑𝑡𝑡 = 𝑥𝑥 𝑡𝑡 − 𝑥𝑥𝑜𝑜
�0
𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡 𝑡𝑡 𝑑𝑑𝑡𝑡 = 𝑣𝑣 𝑡𝑡 − 𝑣𝑣𝑜𝑜
Big Picture of Chapter 2:Kinematics in 1D
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𝑡𝑡 𝑡𝑡 = 𝑡𝑡
𝑥𝑥 𝑡𝑡 − 𝑥𝑥𝑜𝑜 = 𝑣𝑣𝑜𝑜 𝑡𝑡 +12𝑡𝑡 𝑡𝑡 2 = �
0
𝑡𝑡𝑣𝑣 𝑡𝑡 𝑑𝑑𝑡𝑡
�0
𝑡𝑡𝑡𝑡 𝑡𝑡 𝑑𝑑𝑡𝑡 = 𝑡𝑡 𝑡𝑡 = 𝑣𝑣 𝑡𝑡 − 𝑣𝑣𝑜𝑜
For example, in the case ofConstant Acceleration