Physics 151 Week 9 Day 3

Topics: Forces, Apparent Weight, & Friction Apparent Weight Friction

Static FrictionKinetic FrictionCoefficient of FrictionNormal forces and FrictionApplications

General Force Model

Newton 0th LawObjects are dumb - They have no memory of the past and cannot predict the future. Objects only know what is acting directly on them right now

Newton's 1st LawAn object that is at rest will remain at rest and an object that is moving will continue to move in a straight line with constant speed, if and only if the sum of the forces acting on that object is zero.

Newton's 3rd LawRecall that a force is an interaction between two objects. If object A exerts a force on object B then object B exerts a force on object that is in the opposite direction, equal in magnitude, and of the same type.

Visualizations:• Force Diagrams• System Schema

Net Force Model

Slide 4-19

Newton's 2nd Lawacceleration of an object = sum of forces acting on that object / the mass of the object

Note: Solve Newton’s 2nd Law equations in component form

Visualizations:Force DiagramSystem SchemaMotion visualizations as needed

Remainder of week:Friction ModelApparent Weight

Static & Kinetic Friction - Part IIDescribe what is happening to the forces on the box and the effect of the forces on the motion of the box from the pictures.

Slide 4-19

QuickTime™ and a decompressor

are needed to see this picture.

QuickTime™ and a decompressor

are needed to see this picture.

Static & Kinetic Friction - Part III

Below is graph of the friction force exerted by the table on the box.

• Label times a-f that match the free-body diagrams in the previous problem.

• If the mass of the box is 3.0 kg, the maximum Ffs is 10 N, and Ffk has an average of 6.0 N, find the coefficients of static and kinetic friction. Slide 4-19

Brainstorm: What do we know about Friction Force?1. Seems to relate to pushing force (Drag Force?)2. - Increases with more contact surface

- Not dependent on surface area, but surface type3. Car needs friction for acceleration including steering4. Can determine acceleration along with other forces5. 2 types static and kinetic, once object starts moving crosses from Ffs to Ffk

/ also rotational/rolling Friction is smallest friction6. Caused by electron repulsion between two objects7. - Friction opposes (in opposite direction of) applied force

- Direction of Friction force is Opposite of direction of motion / acceleration- Parallel to motion / Resists force of acceleration

8. Friction Force is a contact force that acts on an object by its surface9. Converts Kinetic Energy to Thermal Energy10. Friction Force depends on what is in contact (involves a coefficient )11. Friction is resistance between 2 surfaces in contact / resists change12. Friction does not depend on mass / related to weight13. It slows things down and makes them stop (can be small/negligible)14. Can occur doing motion or without motion15. It acts two ways 16. It usually accompanies a normal force / perpendicular to normal force17. It is in the negative y direction, parallel to the surface of an object18. Ffs > Ffk - initially starting object moving is harder than keeping it moving

Demonstrations: What do we know about Friction Force?

2 - Increases with more contact surface- Not dependent on surface area, but surface type

Does our model of friction depend on area?

Does real friction depend on area?

Demonstration: What do we know about Friction Force?

7 - Friction opposes (in opposite direction of) applied force- Direction of Friction force is Opposite of direction of motion / acceleration- Parallel to motion / Resists force of acceleration

Does friction always oppose motion?

Brainstorm: What do we know about Friction Force?

18. Ffs > Ffk - initially starting object moving is harder than keeping it moving

Coefficients of Friction

Slide 4-19

What can you deduce/generalize about friction forces from this table?

Describe 3-4 real world situations that can be explained by this table

Clicker QuestionThe coefficient of static friction is

A. smaller than the coefficient of kinetic friction. B. equal to the coefficient of kinetic friction. C. larger than the coefficient of kinetic friction. D. equal to or larger than the coefficient of kinetic frictionE. not discussed in this chapter.

Slide 5-9

AnswerThe coefficient of static friction is

A. smaller than the coefficient of kinetic friction. B. equal to the coefficient of kinetic friction. C. larger than the coefficient of kinetic friction. D. equal to or larger than the coefficient of kinetic frictionE. not discussed in this chapter.

Slide 5-10

Parking on a Hill

Slide 4-19

A. If you park on a hill with a 10 degree slope with the car held by the parking brake, what is the magnitude of the frictional force that holds your car in place?

B. The coefficient of static friction between your car's wheels and the road when wet is 0.30. What is the largest angle slope on which you can park your car in the rain so that it will not slide down the hill?

C. The coefficient of kinetic friction between your wheels and the wet road surface is 0.25. If someone gave your your car a push on the wet hill and it started sliding down, what would its acceleration be?

A 50 kg student gets in a 1000 kg elevator at rest. As the elevator begins to move, she has an apparent weight of 600 N for the first 3 s. How far has the elevator moved, and in which direction, at the end of 3 s?

Example Problem

Slide 5-25

Clicker QuestionThe apparent weight of an object is

A. the pull of gravity on the object.B. the object’s mass times the acceleration of gravity.C. the magnitude of the contact force that supports the

object.D. the pull of gravity on an object that is accelerating

upward.

Slide 5-7

Answer2. The apparent weight of an object is

A. the pull of gravity on the object.B. the object’s mass times the acceleration of gravity.C. the magnitude of the contact force that supports the

object.D. the pull of gravity on an object that is accelerating

upward.

Slide 5-8

Scales and Elevators (Apparent Weight)

Slide 4-19

Consider a person with a mass of 60 kg is in an elevator standing on a scale. The elevator is accelerating upward.

• Draw a system schema and 2 force diagrams: One for the person and one for the scale

• What does the scale read?

• Use Newton’s 2nd law to determine what the scale reads (This is apparent weight)

Scales and Elevators (Apparent Weight)

Slide 4-19

Suppose a person with a mass of 60 kg is in an elevator standing on a scale.

Use the system schema and force diagrams of the scale and the person to determine what the scale would read for the following situations:

A. If the elevator is descending at 4.9 m/s.

B. If the elevator has a downward acceleration of 4.9 m/s/s.

C. If the elevator has an upward acceleration of 4.9 m/s/s.

Apparent Weight

Slide 5-24