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Mini Launcher
Table of Contents
Section
Page
Introduction ....................................................................................................... 1
Equipment ......................................................................................................... 2
General Operation Of The Mini Launcher .......................................................... 3
Installation Of The Optional Photogate Bracket .................................................. 4
Installing the 2-Dimensional Collision Attachment .............................................. 5
Expectations For The Mini Launcher ................................................................. 5
Launch Positions ............................................................................................... 6
Experiments
1. Projectile Motion .................................................................................... 7
2. Projectile Motion Using Photogates ....................................................... 11
3. Projectile Range versus Angle ............................................................... 15
4. Projectile Path ....................................................................................... 19
5. Conservation of Energy ........................................................................ 23
6. Conservation of Momentum in Two Dimensions ................................... 27
7. Varying Angle to Maximize Height on a Wall ....................................... 31
8. Demo: Do 30
°
and 60
°
Give Same Range? ........................................... 33
9. Demo: Simultaneously Shoot Two Balls
Horizontally at Different Speeds .......................................................... 34
10. Demo: Shooting through Hoops ........................................................... 35
Technical Support ..................................................................................... back cover
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