Introduction
In this assignment, you will be considering the catch–throw process as a slow collision between a juggler’s hand and a ball. In particular, we would like you to verify the impulse momentum theorem in a typical catch-throw process and the value of the Earth’s gravitational acceleration constant.
Objectives
In this activity, you will
- Carefully obtain y vs. t data for the center ball for the entire video clip, which includes a catch-throw segment and another segment showing the ball’s free rise and fall.
- Choose an analytic function that you think ought to fit the free rise and fall data.
- Perform a curve fit on your data.
Sensors and Equipment
This experiment features the following sensors and equipment. Additional equipment may be required.
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This experiment is #14 of Physics with Video Analysis. The experiment in the book includes student instructions as well as instructor information for set up, helpful hints, and sample graphs and data.
