Document Outline

• Instruction Manual and Experiment Guide for the PASCO scientific Model ME-9426A
• AMUSEMENT PARK
• PHYSICS
  • Table of Contents
  • Copyright, Warranty and Equipment Return
    • 1. The carton must be strong enough for the item shipped.
    • 2. Make certain there is at least two inches of packing material between any point on the apparatus and the inside walls of the carton.
    • 3. Make certain that the packing material can not shift in the box, or become compressed, thus letting the instrument come in contact with the edge of the box.
• Introduction and materials rev E.pdf
  • Introduction
  • Materials
    • Rubber Band
    • Rubber Band
    • Scissors
    • BBs
  • Accelerometers: Theory and Operation
    • Table 1: Table of Tangents
    • Pliers
    • Spring
    • Plastic Tube
    • Red Tape
    • Paper Clip
    • End Cap
    • Plastic Bag
    • Plastic Tubing
    • Pushpin
    • Weight
    • MaskingTape
    • Accelerometer Card
    • String
    • Accelerometer construction sheets
    • Straw
    • Clear Plastic Tape
    • (a)
    • (b)
    • mg
    • (c)
    • Fs
    • Fs
    • Fs
    • Figure 1: Diagram of the Vertical Accelerometer
      • mg
      • mg
      • mg
      • a
      • a
      • No Acceleration
      • Upward Acceleration
      • Downward Acceleration
      • Fs= -mg
      • a = 0
      • Fs> -mg
      • a > 0
      • Fs< -mg
      • a < 0
    • Figure 2: Diagram of the Horizontal Accelerometer
      • ma
      • -mg
      • q
      • q
      • Direction of Acceleration
      • Force applied by tubing
    • Figure 3: Measuring Heights with the Horizontal Accelerometer
      • S
      • Fine, solid wire
      • H
      • h1
      • h0
      • q
      • q
    • Figure 4: Method of calibrating Vertical Accelerometer
  • Construction and other Tips
    • Figure 5: Using Hot Glue to Construct the Horizontal Accelerometer
      • Hot Glue
• Exp 1-3 rev E.pdf
  • Experiment 2: Playground Physics / The Swing
    • Figure 1
    • Figure 2
  • Experiment 1: Playground Physics / Merry-Go-Round
    • Table 1:
    • Table 2:
    • Table 3:
    • Table 4:
    • Table 5:
    • Table 6:
    • L
    • q
  • Experiment 3: Elevator Physics
    • L cos q
    • Dh
    • Dh = L - L cos q
  • Notes:
  • Technical Support