Showing 55 experiments that use the Smart Cart (Red).
Oscillation of a Cart and Springs
The period of oscillation of the cart and spring system is measured using the Smart Cart Position Sensor. The effect on the period is investigated when...
Impulse and Momentum
A cart with a bumper runs down a track and collides with the end stop. The cart experiences a variable force during the time of the collision, causing...
Conservation of Momentum
Elastic and inelastic collisions are performed with two Smart Carts of different masses. Magnetic bumpers are used in the elastic collision and Velcro®...
Work-Energy Theorem
A Force Sensor is used to measure the changing force applied by the stretched elastic cord, while the Smart Cart records its resulting velocity. Calculations...
Hooke's Law
A Smart Cart is used to measure a spring’s force vs. position as a spring is stretched. According to Hooke’s law, the negative of the slope of the...
Conservation of Energy on an Inclined Track
As the cart rolls freely up and then back down the track, mechanical energy changes form from kinetic...
External Force and Newton's Laws
The external force exerted by the hand through the elastic band causes the system of two carts to accelerate. The carts’ sensors are used to measure...
Newton's Third Law
In this lab, two Smart Carts exert forces on each other in a variety of situations. Each Smart Cart’s force sensor measures the force acting on that...
Inertia and Newton's Second Law
When you shake an object back and forth, you feel a “resistance” to the acceleration you are causing. We commonly refer to this as the “inertia”...
Force and Acceleration
A Smart Cart is accelerated by the tension in a string that goes over a pulley and has mass hanging at its other end. The Smart Cart’s sensors are used...
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