Faron Stout
September 9 2011
Galileo’s Lab By means of a metal ramp and timer, my group (consisting of Carl Romines, Audrey Mannix, Dillon Johns and myself) attempted to recreate Galileo’s experiment of proving that distance traveled under the influence of gravity is equal to the square of the time.
Everyone is aware of the experiment involving the leaning tower of Pisa to demonstrate the properties of gravity, but Galileo also utilized the ramp experiment to prove the hypothesis:
Distance fallen is equal to the square of the time or duration of fall
which happened to be identical to my group’s hypothesis, more or less eloquently put.
Galileo was accredited with the verification of this hypothesis, despite the fact that it was discovered by Nicole Oresme during the 14th century.
Equipment:
- Ramp
- Steel Ball
- Stop Watch
- Meter Stick
- Sense of Humor
Accurate Diagram:
(Dillon Johns not pictured)
Data:
http://amannix.blogspot.com/
Conclusion:
So, it turns out that Galileo was right. Who would have guessed? No one in my AP Physics class I’m sure. So, if Mr. Wright’s intention was to make sure I was never to forget the formula ( d ∝ t 2 ), he may have just succeeded.
Bib’
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galileo_Galilei
Conclusion:
So, it turns out that Galileo was right. Who would have guessed? No one in my AP Physics class I’m sure. So, if Mr. Wright’s intention was to make sure I was never to forget the formula ( d ∝ t 2 ), he may have just succeeded.
Bib’
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galileo_Galilei
I like the "accurate diagram"! But where are your graphs and tables?
ReplyDeleteIn your introduction you stated that your group was "...to recreate Galileo’s experiment of proving that distance traveled under the influence of gravity is equal to the square of the time."
ReplyDeleteReplace Equal with Proportional.
Also, you should check your anatomy for Carl in the accurate diagram.
You might want to label things just to be sure that people know for sure what's what.
ReplyDeleteAnd that link doesn't give me any data! YOU LIED TO ME.
Other than that, very nice photograph of your group! :P
Lol nice diagram Faron, but i think you drew Carl wrong.
ReplyDeleteOh and get them graphs goin fool
ReplyDelete1. I would advise you not to use such intricate language in places it doesn't quite fit. This gives the viewer a since that your either going to thesaurus.com and finding complicated synonyms for simple words, or just that you have done a shitty job of copy and pasting from Wikipedia.
ReplyDelete2. Where is your data? Without any evidence you have no basis to support your theories.
3. This is AP Physics, not amateur art hour, keep the crappy drawings on the home fridge.
sense*
ReplyDeletewrite more of a background and provide data.
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