PHYS 200 Lab Report 1 (Revised)

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Athabasca University PHYS 200 Lab Report #1 Kinematics in One Dimension Ashley Sherlow September 12, 2023 Student Number: 3309093 Introduction In this lab, one parameter undergoes controlled manipulation, while the other parameter is quantified as a result of the manipulation. The result in the case of this lab will be a dataset – represented on a graph – that illustrates the average velocity of a car travelling from Calgary to Edmonton, based on a set of numbers that depict the distance travelled by the car versus time. Procedure During a drive from Calgary to Edmonton, a person collected data that documented the distance covered over time. The data collection began at the final green light on the outskirts of Calgary with the odometer reset to zero. At this point, a stopwatch started, beginning to collect the time over the duration of the drive. The measured
time was used to track the distance travelled at ten minute intervals based on the odometer reading. Uncertainty in the data collected was acknowledged based on the odometer’s measurement capabilities to within 100m, therefore producing an uncertainty of δd = ± 0.1km. The uncertainty for time intervals was determined to be a timing error of about 12 seconds, therefore producing an uncertainty of δt m = ± 0.2 min. The data collected is presented in the table under the Data heading. Pictures 1
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Data Original Data Collected: Known: X 0 = 0 unc X = +/– 0.1km unc T = +/– 0.2 min T = intervals of 10 min Unit Conversion (Sample Calculation): T h = 1/60 × t m = 1/60 x 10.0 min = .0167 h Calculation for Uncertainty δT h = 1/60 × δt m 3
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