Classical One Group Activites

Classical One Group Activities

Group Problem 1 - Introductions
Group Problem 2 - Serway Chapter 1 - Estimation
Group Problem 3 - Serway Chapter 2 - Motion in One Dimension
Group Problem 4 - Serway Chapter 3 - Vectors
Group Problem 5- Serway Chapter 4 - Motion in Two Dimensions
Group Problem 6 - Serway Chapter 5 - The Laws of Motion
Group Problem 7 - Serway Chapter 6 - Circular Motion etc.
Group Problem 8 - Serway Chapter 7 - Work and Energy
Group Problem 9 - Serway Chapter 8 - Potential Energy etc.
Group Problem 10 - Serway Chapter 9 - Linear Momentum and Collisions
Group Problem 11- Serway Chapter 10 - Rotation of a Rigid Body
Group Problem 12 - Serway Chapter 11 - Rolling Motion etc.
Group Problem 13 - Serway Chapter 12 - Static Equilibrium
Group Problem 14 - Serway Chapter 14 - The Law of Universal Gravitation

Group Problem 1

Introductions

Individual Information

Names of Students In Your Group	1.	2.	3.	4.
Hometown
High School Physics Course
Last Mathematics Course
Academic Interests (Possible Major)
Fall Courses	________________ ________________ ________________________________________________	________________ ________________________________________________________________	________________ ________________________________________________________________	________________ ________________________________________________________________
FTS Course Title or Instructor
Other Interests, Like Sports, Music, etc.

Similarities: List any significant similarities between individuals in the group below.

Differences: List and major differences between individuals in the group below.

Group Problem 2

Estimation

In the space below, describe the technique that your group used to estimate the number of Peanut M&Ms in the jar.

What is your estimate? _________________

You are one of the scientists present at a secret missile range in the Nevada desert, where the U.S. Air Force is preparing to test launch its new $50 billion Star Wars nuclear powered laser weapon. The launch vehicle is a 100-foot tall Atlas rocket, which is scheduled to boost the weapon into Earth orbit at an orbital velocity of 17,500 mi/h. The countdown proceeds without incident, and the rocket blasts off with an acceleration of 60 ft/s2 straight up. After burning for two minutes, the engine of the rocket suddenly stops burning, and panic sets in among the launch crew, who now realize that the whole satellite, plutonium and all, is about to fall back to Earth and land directly on top of them! Being a quick thinking physicist, you remember that there is an interceptor missile located on the same launch pad, directly below the failing rocket. You decide to try to launch it in order to blow up the satellite exactly at the highest point of its ill-fated flight. Assuming that the interceptor missile is capable of exactly the same acceleration as the first rocket, and that its engine does not fail, when must you launch it if you are to succeed?

Useful information:

1 ft = .3048 m 1 mi/h = 1.47 ft/s = 0.447 m/s g = 9.80 m/s2

For motion with constant acceleration : v = v0 + at ; ; x - x0 = v0t + ½at2 ; and v2 = vo2 + 2a(x - x0).