AIR RESISTANCE ITS A DRAG Objective: Estimate the drag coefficie t o a stom! roc"et thro#gh #se of a com!

!#ter mode$% I trod#ctio : I i trod#ctor& !h&sics c$asses !rojecti$e motio !rob$ems are traditio a$$& so$ved i the abse ce of air resista ce% A$tho#gh this ass#m!tio ma"es a good starti g !oi t' it ca !rod#ce # satisfactor& res#$ts for $ight' b#$"&' or s!eed& !rojecti$es% To com!e sate for the drag force' a drag coefficie t' C' ca be i trod#ced% The drag coefficie t has ma & !ara$$e$s to the coefficie t of frictio ' (% )or i sta ce' both are # it$ess' describe o!!ositio to re$ative ve$ocit&' a d are determi ed e*!erime ta$$&% O e method avai$ab$e to scie tists for estimati g e*!erime ta$ variab$es is to #se com!#ter mode$s% To com!$ete this $ab &o# +i$$ determi e a d co$$ect a$$ of the data re,#ested b& a !rojecti$e motio com!#ter sim#$atio +ith the e*ce!tio of the drag coefficie t% -o# +i$$ the meas#re the ra ge of the !rojecti$e +he $a# ched at severa$ a g$es% )i a$$& &o# +i$$ se$ect drag coefficie ts i a attem!t to ide tif& o e that most c$ose$& re!$icates &o#r meas#red ra ges% .ateria$s: /$tra stom! roc"et' bo+$i g ba$$' meter stic"' 01m ta!e meas#re' sca$e' !rotractor 2a 3415 !rotractor co!ied o to a overhead tra s!are c& ca be easi$& attached to the #$tra stom! roc"et%6 NOTE: A$most a & reaso ab$& # iform !rojecti$e $a# cher ca be s#bstit#ted for the #$tra stom! roc"et a d accessories%6 7roced#re: 86 Go to the 7hET !rojecti$e motio sim to e*!erime t +ith the !rogram a d determi e +hich variab$es are re,#ired% 96 Co$$ect the re,#ired !h&sica$ i formatio for &o#r stom! roc"et% 36 Determi e i itia$ ve$ocit& for &o#r stom! roc"et #si g the o e:gate timer o!tio for the ;er ier !hotogate% I order to co$$ect re$iab$e data a d avoid damage to the !hotogate !$ease !a& caref#$ atte tio to the fo$$o+i g ti!s: a% DO NOT attem!t to $a# ch the stom! roc"et thro#gh the !hotogate% I stead' attach a i de* card to the to! of the stom! roc"et so that it $oo"s $i"e a fi % b% To $a# ch the stom! roc"et &o# m#st #se a co siste t a d re!rod#cib$e force% I s#ggest dro!!i g a bo+$i g ba$$ from e*act$& the same height 2a!!ro*imate$& 31cm6 o to the e*act ce ter of the air b$adder% If the height is cha ged or the air b$adder is hit off to o e side' the res#$ti g force +i$$ differ a d &o#r i itia$ ve$ocit& +i$$ ot be co siste t% c% <a# chi g hori=o ta$$& thro#gh the !hotogate is !robab$& the sim!$est set#! for co$$ecti g i itia$ ve$ocit&% d% Re!eat the dro! a d $a# ch severa$ times to e s#re that &o# ca !rod#ce a!!ro*imate$& the same i itia$ ve$ocit& o ever& $a# ch%

>6 Co$$ect ra ge vers#s $a# ch a g$e data% I recomme d co$$ecti g a mi im#m of t+o data !oi ts for each a g$e from 81 to ?1@% Co$$ect more data !oi ts if the first t+o are ot co siste t% I co sider $ess tha a 0A differe ce ver& good% 06 7$ot a$$ of the data 2 ot j#st averages6 o a ra ge vers#s a g$e gra!h% Add to this gra!h a c#rve re!rese ti g the theoretica$ ra ge vers#s a g$e% 2-o# ca fi d this% After a$$' &o# do have a i itia$ ve$ocit&% Be certai to !rovide a sam!$e ca$c#$atio i the $ab re!ort%6 ;erba$$& com!are a d disc#ss these t+o gra!hs i &o#r co c$#sio a d attem!t to e*!$ai a & C!rob$emsD% 46 Ret#r to the 7hET !rojecti$e motio sim% Estimate a drag coefficie t for &o#r stom! roc"et #si g both of the fo$$o+i g methods% a% C/R;E .ATCEING i% Ge erate ra ge vers#s a g$e c#rves for severa$ differe t drag coefficie ts% ii% Decide +hich most c$ose$& a!!ro*imates &o#r data% iii% 7$ot this c#rve o &o#r data gra!h% b% 7OINT .ATCEING i% Determi e the drag coefficie t that most c$ose$& a!!ro*imates the observed ra ge for each a g$e% ii% Ca$c#$ate the average drag coefficie t for a$$ data !oi ts% iii% Com!#te a sta dard deviatio for the data set% iv% Re!ort &o#r drag coefficie t as average F sta dard deviatio % G6 7rod#ce a forma$ $ab re!ort i &o#r $ab boo"% I &o#r co c$#sio ' disc#ss a d com!are the drag coefficie ts ge erated b& both tech i,#es% Hhat are merits of each tech i,#eI Hhat are disadva tagesI I +hich res#$t do &o# have greater co fide ce a d +h&I A$so disc#ss i detai$ +hat factors decrease &o#r co fide ce i the $ab a d ho+ the $ab co#$d be im!roved%