Department of Physics and Astronomy
Michigan State University
PHY231 Fall 1997

Lecture 5: September 05

Homework Set 2 due before class

Reading before class: C/J 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7

Topics and Concepts

• Equations of kinematics (constant acceleration)
• Free falling bodies (acceleration due to gravity)

Equations

• Kinematic equations

Demonstrations

• Feather and coin

Examples

• Catapaulting a Jet (C/J example 7, page 39)
• Catching a bus (C/J example 11, page 44)
• How High Does it Go? (C/J example 14, page 49)

Handouts

• Homework set 3

Reading for next class: C/J 3.1-3.3

PHY 231

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