Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Tuesday - Wednesday Prac




Bike accelerates, cruises, breaks




What of Newtons laws applies to each?


N1 - Cruising, things travel in straight lines


N2- Body accelerates due to residual force acting on body


N3- System transferes force/momentum from one body to another




Assume constant acceleration - vxv = 2xaxd


work out the cruise speed


What was the stopping distance or deceleration,




Is skidding or controlled breaking more effective




Conclusion:=?

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I come from a Science family: My father Geoffrey Hill was Australia's first computer programmer on CSIRAC the fourth computer in the world. He is credited with invention of Computer music and the development of “Interprogram” a language before Basic. My PhD is in Atomic and Molecular Physics. I have researched the activated oxygen layer above the ozone layer, and 'Assigned' the world's smallest molecule. At the University of Toronto I researched high power UV lasers. I have specialized in automation in fibre optics. This developed into research in Machine Intellect and Robots. I have enjoyed work as an Explainer with Questacon and my time as a part-time soldier. I currently teach High School Science at Epping Boys’ High.