Toward a Science of Mechanics Galileo

9/8/03


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Toward a Science of Mechanics Galileo

Who are we?

Announcements

Today Galileo - from Projectiles to Principles

The Big Picture: World Views

Galileo Galilei (1564-1642)

Historical setting – Middle Ages

The Renaissance & Reformation (~1400-1600)

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Demonstration

Equations for Constant Acceleration

Exercise: Motion with constant acceleration

Freely Falling Bodies

Exercise: Freely falling body

Galileo & Physics of Motion

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Trajectories

“Two Ball Drop” Demo

“Shoot the Monkey” Demo

“Shoot the Monkey” Demo

Trajectories

Path of Projectiles

Exercise on Projectiles

Toward a Science of Mechanics

Galileo’s Conclusions on Motion

Galileo’s Relativity

Summary

Next Time

Getting ready for next time

Author: R. M. Martin

Email: rmartin@uiuc.edu

Home Page: http://online.physics.uiuc.edu/courses/phys150/fall03/index.html