Free fall Experiment in Computer-Assisted Experimentation

Topics covered:

- Uniformly accelerated rectilinear motion

- Second law of Newton

- Earth's gravitational field

- Determination of the Earth's acceleration

Principles and objectives:

Free fall is defined as the movement of a body subjected only to gravity.

Applying Newton's second law with initial velocity and position being zero gives:

z(t) = ½ gt2 (1) and gi = 2 zi/ t2i (2)

Using the scientific workshop software suite, with the Foxy console equipped with 2 Chronociné sensors, allows for plotting the curve z(t). The software's numerous mathematical and drawing tools, including modeling and differentiation, enable a comprehensive study of the fall (kinetic, energetic, etc.)

- 1 Free Fall Device (ref 332127) - 1 Foxy 2 Console (ref 485000) - 1 A.S. Sup Software (ref 000131) - 2 Chronociné Sensors (ref 482048) - 2 DIN-Banana Cables for Free Fall (ref 283628)