Dr. John
P. Cise |
2/13//2009 |
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Copyrighted by Dr. John P. Cise
& New York Times |
Prof.
Of Physics, Austin Com. College, 1212 Rio Grande St, Austin, Texas 78701 ;
Phone: 512.223.3293 ; jpcise@austincc.edu |
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Physics Concept |
Theme |
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unit |
Web Site |
Features and concepts of each page. |
Vector Addition |
Middle East vectors. |
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http://CisePhysics.homestead.com/files/MiddleEastRaids.mht |
Add displacements in
Middle east and find resultant displacement. |
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East- west plague move |
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2 |
http://CisePhysics.homestead.com/files/BlackSeaToEuropeBlackDeath.mht |
Plague spared Jews had no Passover grain ( rat food) =
Scapegoats. |
KINEMATICS & |
Global Solo sailing. |
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4,5 |
http://CisePhysics.homestead.com/files/SailGlobeSolo.mht |
87 1/2 days around the earth all alone. Quite a 26,000 mile
trip by boat. |
PROJECTILES |
Tailgating prevention. |
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4,5 |
http://CisePhysics.homestead.com/files/HighwayDots225ftAppart.mht |
Minnesota spaces cars 225 ft apart at 55 mph preventing
tailgating. |
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Beaver Creek Jump |
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9,5 |
http://CisePhysics.homestead.com/files/BeaverCreekJump2008.mht |
Norwegian wins downhill in 2008 with a time of 1 min., 44
seconds. |
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Off Road Car Projectiles |
1 |
9,5 |
http://CisePhysics.homestead.com/files/OffRoadRallyProjectiles.mht |
Car leaps as much as 100 ft from 37 degree ramp at 34 mph. |
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Ellsbury's great catch |
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9,5 |
http://CisePhysics.homestead.com/files/BostonEllsburyCatch.mht |
Hit to center field is caught at high speed. Compute V &
t(hang time). |
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Older kickers do better. |
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9,5 |
http://CisePhysics.homestead.com/files/OldKickersBetter.mht |
OlderNFL field goal kickers make more field goals than yopuger
kickers. |
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Newton's 2 Law |
Sailboat at constant V |
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6&7 |
http://CisePhysics.homestead.com/files/SidneyToHobartRace.mht |
Motion at constant velocity(as a sailboat) means a = 0 &
net F = 0 . |
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Avalanche = Hill Danger |
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http://CisePhysics.homestead.com/files/Avalanche.mht |
Gravity effects
different snow layers on hills in different ways. |
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Football Tackel forces |
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6&7 |
http://CisePhysics.homestead.com/files/FootballCollisions.mht |
10 to 30 g forces & higher are possible in football game
taclel's. |
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Fat kids injur more. |
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6,7 |
http://CisePhysics.homestead.com/files/InjuryAsFunctionOfChildsWt.mht |
Overweight children sustain more injury in car crashes. |
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Bull Rider projectile |
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6,7,9 |
http://CisePhysics.homestead.com/files/BullRiderProjectiles.mht |
Riding bull is like projectiles & Human heads need
protection in a fall. |
Statics |
Zip lines in the trees. |
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3 |
http://CisePhysics.homestead.com/files/ZipLine.mht |
Zipping on a cable through the hilley woods is new fun in
2009. |
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Hip Replacement forces |
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3 |
http://CisePhysics.homestead.com/files/HipReplacement.mht |
Metal cap replaces bad ball joint. Force analysis made on
metal cap. |
centripetal Force |
Nearby galectic planet |
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14,9 |
http://CisePhysics.homestead.com/files/WASP18bPlanetIsHuge.mht |
This planet about a star 300 light yers from earth is soon to
die. |
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New 3 planets seen |
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14,9 |
http://CisePhysics.homestead.com/files/HR8799has3Planets.mht |
In 2008 first visual confirmation of planets about a distant
star. |
Work-Energy |
East riverTidal power |
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10,11 |
http://CisePhysics.homestead.com/files/TidalElectricPower.mht |
The high density of water makes it carry and low velocity high
energy. |
Power |
Soyuz replaces Shuttle. |
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10,11 |
http://CisePhysics.homestead.com/files/Soyuz20102015.mht |
2010 to 2015 Russian Soyuz will act as shuttle to Inter. Space
Station. |
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Dancers Leap |
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10,11 |
http://CisePhysics.homestead.com/files/WorkingDancersLeap.mht |
Dancers leap from floor & potencial energy goes up &
KE goes down. |
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Pote. Energy 2 ways. |
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10,11 |
http://CisePhysics.homestead.com/files/StationGravPotEnergy.mht |
Gravitational Potential
energy can be measured by: mgh or
-GmM/r |
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Chevy VOLT: 100 mpg |
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10,11 |
http://CisePhysics.homestead.com/files/Volt_TeslaHybrid.mht |
TESLA gets 250 mpg: ALL electric.VOLT kicks to gas after 40
miles. |
Linear Momentum |
Lugers use momentum |
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12 |
http://CisePhysics.homestead.com/files/LugersSnapStart.mht |
Lungers at start
thrust backs backward causing
sled foward thrust. |
Static & Rotation |
Yoga bending body |
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http://CisePhysics.homestead.com/files/YogaInCatskills.mht |
Yoga exercise can get you all bent up in a positive way. |
Equilibrium |
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Torque = I alpha |
Skipping =
constant f |
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13,4,5 |
http://CisePhysics.homestead.com/files/HolyfieldSkipsRope.mht |
Skippin rope at constant frequency is essential to skip
successfully. |
& Angular Motion |
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Ang. Momentum |
Break dancing Spins |
2 |
16 |
http://CisePhysics.homestead.com/files/BreakDancingSpins.mht |
Spining on your head using angular momentum, but work needed
to do. |
Fluids |
Weightlessness training |
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18 |
http://CisePhysics.homestead.com/files/AstronautsInRussianPool.mht |
Weightlessness training done in giant Russian swimming pools
2009. |
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Greenland melts fast |
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http://CisePhysics.homestead.com/files/GreenlandMeltIncreasing.mht |
The increasing speed at
which Greenland ice is melting is alarming. |
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Macy's Thanksgiving. |
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http://CisePhysics.homestead.com/files/HeliumBalloons.mht |
Macey Thankgiving
helium balloons must be heald down by handlers. |
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Heart power= ~1 watt |
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18 |
http://CisePhysics.homestead.com/files/8PintsBloodPerMin.mht |
Using blood flow at 8 pints/min and pressure ~ 100 mm Hg = ~ 1
watt |
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Erie canal still works. |
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18 |
http://CisePhysics.homestead.com/files/ErieCanalStillLives.mht |
Erie Canal still is used for shipping. In fact, the use is
increasing. |
HEAT |
65 degrees at 1500 ft. |
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http://CisePhysics.homestead.com/files/1500ftDown_always65degrees.mht |
Heat taken from
earth in winter and summer heat put into earth. |
Simple Harmonic, |
Viola de Gamba vibes. |
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22 |
http://CisePhysics.homestead.com/files/ViolaDeGambaHarmonics.mht |
ViolaDeGamba first harmonic frequency for a few string
lengths. |
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Uniform Firefly blinks |
2 |
22 |
http://CisePhysics.homestead.com/files/Fireflies2BeatsPerSec.mht |
Two blinks per second attacts male and female fireflies to
mate. |
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Harmony = Love |
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22 |
http://CisePhysics.homestead.com/files/HarmonicMating.mht |
Male and female mosquitoes mate when their harmonic f = 1200
Hz. |
Waves & Sound |
Sound speed in air & He. |
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http://CisePhysics.homestead.com/files/SOUNDin_HeliumVsAir.mht |
Wow! Sound speed in
Helium is three times faster than air. |
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