Essay PHYS 310 Week 6 LAB DeVry

Essay PHYS 310 Week 6 LAB DeVry

PHYS 310 Week 6 LAB DeVry

PHYS 310 Week 6 LAB

Experiment 6: Collisions (Momentum Conservation)

Scenario/Summary

The objective of this exercise is to use video and video analysis software to measure the motion of carts on a track. The carts will collide in elastic and inelastic collisions. You will use the video analysis software to measure the momentum of the carts before and after the collisions to investigate the conservation of momentum and energy.

Deliverables

Category	Points	%	Description
Questions 1, 4 , 7, 10, 13 (1 pt each)	5	17	The student completely follows instructions and answers the questions correctly.
Questions 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14, 15 (2 pts each)	20	66	The student completely follows instructions and answers the questions correctly.
Question 16 (5 pts each)	5	17	The student completely follows instructions and answers the questions correctly.
Total	30	100	A quality report will meet or exceed all of the above requirements.

Required Software

This Lab will use the following Lab Resources:

• Virtual Lab – Citrix
• Video Tracker (access the software at https://lab.devry.edu (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.or to download to your PC at http://physlets.org/tracker/) (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

Use a personal copy of the software or access the Lab Resources, go to the Course Resources page – Lab Resources section.

Lab Steps

STEP 1: Review Lab Instructions for Experiment 6

Review detailed instructions for this week’s lab (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. Follow the steps in this document to complete the lab activity.

Download the Week 6, Experiment 6 Video files (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site..

STEP 2: Complete the Data Sheet

Download the lab report template (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. for this week’s lab. Use this template to complete your lab report.

Save your file using the filename format “lastname_firstinitial_Lab6.” For example, if you are Albert Einstein and you are submitting your Lab 6, the filename should be “einstein_a_Lab6.”

STEP 3: Submit Your Deliverable

Remember to submit your assignment for grading when finished.