Newtons 2nd

law (part 1)
Net
force
(N)

Acceleration
(m/s/s)
Trial 1

Trial 2

Trial 3

Trial 4

Trial 5

0.02

0.07

0.07

0.07

0.07

0.07

0.04

0.17

0.17

0.17

0.16

0.17

0.50

0.21

0.32

0.22

0.22

0.30

1.00

0.55

0.49

0.47

0.49

0.50

2.00

0.88

1.02

1.04

0.87

0.71

Examples
T1+T2+T3+T4+T5/5= average acceleration
Uncertainties

T= trials

Net force: 0.2----- we used the green spring scale every measurement, on the spring scale there is a uncertainty 0.1. Using our eyes to look at
the measurement, we also added 0.1 for human error.
Acceleration: 0.05----- Computer error is 0.001. we added our human error in timing, measurement, and accuracy of another 0.5.

Netforce vs. Avg. acceleration

4.50

avg.
acceleration
(m/s/s)

0.02

0.29

0.04

0.70

0.50

1.03

1.00

2.10

2.00

3.95

4.00

y = 1.7665x + 0.3583

3.50
Average acceleration (m/s/s)

Net
force
(N)

3.00
2.50
Series1

2.00

Linear (Series1)
1.50
1.00
0.50
0.00
0

0.5

1.5

Netforce (N)

2.5

Newton's
2nd law
(part 2)
acceleration
(m/s/s)

Mass of
system (kg)

Trial 1

Trial2

Trial 3

Trial 4

Trial 5

1.23

1.67

1.63

1.60

1.69

1.67

1.25

1.62

1.59

1.54

1.52

1.50

1.26

1.65

1.60

1.50

1.53

1.68

1.31

1.53

1.51

1.53

1.52

1.43

1.41

1.19

1.41

1.39

1.44

1.39

examples
T1+T2+T3+T4+T5/5= average
1/mass of system= inverse of mass of system
Uncertaintys

T= trials

Acceleration: 0.05----- Computer error is 0.001. We added our human error

in timing, measurement, and accuracy of another 0.5.

Power fitted graph:

Mass of system vs Avrerage

acceleration
y = 9.036x-1.327

8.00

Avg.
acceleration
(m/s/s)
6.92
6.57
6.62
6.38
5.71

7.00
Mass of system (kg)

Mass of
system
(kg)
1.23
1.25
1.26
1.31
1.41

6.00
5.00
4.00

Series1

3.00

Power (Series1)

2.00
1.00
0.00
1.20

1.25

1.30

1.35

1.40

Average acceleration (m/s/s)

1.45

Avg.
acceleration
(m/s/s)

6.92
6.57
6.62
6.38
5.71

y = 10.905x - 2.0004

8.00
Average acceleration (m/s/s)

inverse
of Mass
of
system
(kg)
0.81
0.80
0.79
0.76
0.71

inverse of mass of system vs average

acceleration
7.00
6.00
5.00
4.00

Series1

3.00

Linear (Series1)

2.00
1.00
0.00

0.70

0.72

0.74

0.76

0.78

1/mass of system (kg)

0.80

0.82