Lab Partner: Jamie Lopez
2) In this lab, we are experimenting to convert equations from integrating to inputting them on Excel to visually see the computer's calculation.
3) In the real world applications, it is more than just entering equations and memorization. We have to understand the relations why we use the formulas and the equations to find our measurements. There's a basic understanding when applications introduces kinematic problems because people experiment it everyday. Using calculus integration can be easy sometimes to find what we want; however, with complicating equations it can be time consuming and overall a big mess. Fortunately with technology, we have a method that can do the dirty work for us.
4) The application of Windows Excel can input the work for us as long we have the values. Windows Excel is an electronic spreadsheet that features calculations, graphing tools, pivot tables, and etc. by entering data and formulas in the cell columns.
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This is an example problem given in lab. With the given values, we entered the formulas in the cells to get the answer in the columns; for example to find the average velocity. We separate each cell column in categories to find our answers it calculates over time. Just like in calculus integration when time difference approaches zero, we can modify the time difference in our data sheet as it approaches to zero.
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For the Position-Time Graph, the Y-axis is in meters and X-axis is in seconds. For the Velocity-Time graph, the Y-axis is in meters per second and X-axis is in seconds.7) Putting our data into a graph can make us visually understand what is happening; for example, the rate of how fast the elephant is slowing down. The position-time graph slightly shows a slope since the entry in the data table is only 5 seconds within 100 cells.
8) The data spread sheet computes our calculations as we input formulas in the cells. By using the example of the elephant, we can compare if both methods come out as the same.
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