Physics coursework inspire me ;)

[KingAS]

gotta think of some ideas for my physics coursework (alvel y13)...
well basically the whole project has to have some sort of a rationale, or a real life use.

i want to do something related to mechanics etc, these are my ideas so far:
• Collisions of a trolley on a ramp, using a force meter. (impulse can be calculated by integrating)
• Two dimensional collisions, of two balls
• Toppling

any suggested pracs that worked for ya? or some other good mechanics ones to do?

thanks

 

[KingAS]

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[Zaimeen]

What are you trying to do KingAS for your project? Are you going to investigate on an experiment or are you trying to devise something(a particular device)?

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[KingAS]

i am investigating on collisions between trolleys on a ramp, any real life situations that you can think off? or perhaps some physics principles that could be applied to this experiment.

 

[Quantum_Prodegy]

How about airbags? Certainly a real life situation consisting of 2 objects coliding with each other, not sure if it is what you are looking for though.

-JB

 

[brewnog]

How about crumple zones? Easy to model in the lab, and easy to apply to real life situations.

 

[Lianah]

try something to d with the coefficient of restitution
u can use two objects, collide them together and measure the collision's elasticity. hope that was helpful. try researching the topic on the net.