physics 218: mechanics instructor: dr. tatiana erukhimova lectures 26, 27 hw: chapter 18 problems...
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Physics 218: Mechanics Instructor: Dr. Tatiana Erukhimova
Lectures 26, 27
Hw: Chapter 18 problems and exercises
Test 3 results
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High 100, Low 10
Average 67.3Median 72
807 – 64.3808 – 69.8809 – 67.2
Ch. 17 Statics
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There is a ladder against a wall. There is no friction at the wall and the coefficient of friction at the floor is . At what angle can the ladder be placed so that it would slip if the angle were decreased infinitesimally?
The advantage of a lever
GIVE ME A PLACE TO STAND AND I WILL MOVE THE EARTH
Precession under an applied external torque
What causes the seasons?1. Seasons are NOT caused by varying distances from the Earth to the Sun
2. The primary cause of seasons is the 23.5 degree tilt of the Earth's rotation axis with respect to the plane of the ecliptic.
Note: the Earth is actually closest to the Sun in January 4!
The Seasons in the Northern Hemisphere
Perihelion: 147.09 × 106 km; Aphelion: 152.10 × 106 km
23.5o tilt
Myr ago
Puzzle: Ice Ages!
• Occur with a period of ~ 250 million yr• Cycles of glaciation within the ice age occur with a period of 40,000 yr• Most recent ice age began ~ 3 million yr ago and is still going on!
Ice Age: Cause
• Theory: climate changes due to tiny variations in the Earth’s orbital parameters– Precession of the rotation axis
(26,000 yr cycle)– Eccentricity (varies from 0.00 to
0.06 with 100,000 and 400,000 yr cycles)
– Axis tilt (varies from 24.5o to 21.5o with 41,000 yr cycle
Milutin Milankovitch 1920
26,000 yr cycle
Precession cycle
• Varies from 0.00 to 0.06 (currently 0.017)• Periodicity 100,000 and 400,000 yr• Eccentricity cycle modulates the amplitude of the precession cycle
2 4 6 8 10
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-0.5
0.5
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-0.5
0.5
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-0.5
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f1
f2
f3
2 4 6 8 10
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f1+f2
2 4 6 8 10
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f1+f2+f3
Adding oscillations with different phases and incommensurate frequencies
f1 = sin[2 t + 1]f2 = 0.7 sin[3.1 t + 2.4] f3 = 1.3 sin[4.5 t + 0.3]
As a result, the flux of solar radiation received by the Earth oscillates with different periodicities and amplitudes
This triggers changes in climate
Why are these changes so irregular?
Our Earth makes a complicated motion through space , like a crazy spaceship
Simple harmonic oscillator
Examples
Lots of stuff Vibrates or Oscillates:–Radio Waves–Guitar Strings–Atoms–Clocks, etc…
Why do we care?
Lots of engineering problems are oscillation problems– Buildings vibrating in the wind
– Motors vibrating when running
– Solids vibrating when struck
– Earthquakes
Resonance
The forcesNo force
Force in –xdirection
Force in +xdirection
More Detail
Time
Some Terms
Amplitude: Max distance
Period: Time it takes to get back to here
A block with mass m is attached to the end of a spring, with spring constant k. The spring is stretched a distance L and let go at t=0
• Find the position of the mass at all times
• Where does the maximum speed occur?
• What is the maximum speed?
If the block is pulled a distance x1 to the right and released from rest, how long will it take the block to return to its equilibrium position?
How does this time change if the displacement is increased from x1 to 2x1?
How fast will the block be moving at its equilibrium position for the x1 displacement?
A bullet of mass m is fired with velocity of magnitude into a block of mass M. The block is connected to a spring constant k and rests on a frictionless surface. Find the velocity of the block as a function of time. (Assume the bullet comes to rest infinitely quickly in the block, i.e. during the collision the spring doesn’t get compressed.)
mV
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Simple pendulum
How long does it take to return to the equilibrium?
Have a great day!
Hw: Chapter 18 problems and exercises