User's Manual

RMS/IDS Kit 012–06408A
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Experiment 4
Equations entered into the Equation Field of the Experimental Calculator:
Formulae for Momentum and Total Kinetic Energy:
 Total Momentum, Part A: .51*@1.linVel*.01+.46*@3.linVel*.01
 Total KE, Part A: .51*(.5*(@1.linVel*.01)^2)+.5*(.46*(@3.linVel*.01)^2)
Formulae for smoothing data:
 Total Momentum, Part A (smoothed): smooth(8,Momentum1)
 Total KE, Part A smoothed: .5*(.51*(smooth(8,@1.linVel)*.01)^2)+.5*(.46*(smooth(8,@3.linVel)*.01)^2)
Figure TN-4.1
Typical results for Experiment 4 (smoothed)
Time (s)
0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 2.0
0 10 20 30
Run #7
sVel1 (cm/s)
0 10 20 30
Run #7
sVel3 (cm/s)
0 0.05 0.10 0.15
Run #7
sMomentum1 (kg m/s
0 0.010 0.020
Run #7
sTotal Kinetic Energy1
collision begins