Sunday, November 22, 2015

Atwood's Machine Sample Calculations

The sheet with the insurance letter regarding the worker that had the very bad day is an example of a type of machine called an Atwood's Machine.  They are a very common problem scenario in physics, and are just a slight bit more complicated than the elevator analysis.  The intro lab that we did for UBFPM is considered to be a modified Atwood's in that you have a system with two masses, either side of a pulley, experiencing the same magnitude acceleration.  This video will detail how to analyze that situation for a couple of cases.

...and of course, here are those notes in pdf form.

...and here's the link to the Bob and Jane worksheet, in case we run out of copies.

Bonus Track:
Hat Tip to Nicole R. for sharing this related gem the other day.

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