Unraveling the Dynamics of a Bouncing Ball

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The discussion focuses on a physics project analyzing the dynamics of a bouncing ball. Key calculations include the coefficient of restitution, height, potential energy, and total distance traveled. The poster seeks additional suggestions for aspects to explore in their project. Participants encourage more specific inquiries for tailored advice. Overall, the thread emphasizes the importance of understanding various physical principles related to bouncing dynamics.
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Homework Statement



hey,
i have a small physics project to do, where in i find to the dynamics of a bouncing ball. and the whatever dynamics is not mentioned..


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so sofar i have calculated the co-efficient of restitution, then the height and potential energy and some relationship between the ball and potential energy, the total distance travelled, calculating the height of the 'n' th bounce.. can you guys suggest anything else.. thanks in advance...
 
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boredooom said:
so sofar i have calculated the co-efficient of restitution, then the height and potential energy and some relationship between the ball and potential energy, the total distance travelled, calculating the height of the 'n' th bounce.. can you guys suggest anything else.. thanks in advance...

Sounds good. If you want to know about some specific thing, you should be more specific. :wink:
 
Kindly see the attached pdf. My attempt to solve it, is in it. I'm wondering if my solution is right. My idea is this: At any point of time, the ball may be assumed to be at an incline which is at an angle of θ(kindly see both the pics in the pdf file). The value of θ will continuously change and so will the value of friction. I'm not able to figure out, why my solution is wrong, if it is wrong .
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