Velocity Case Studies Samples For Students

Most shooting incidents in trailer and action movies portray a backward displacement of the victim (sometimes violent) over a large distance. Real life witnesses however may not give a similar account of the event. Viewers may also be skeptical on the way the incident is portrayed in movies. The effect of the bullet on the target can however be calculated from simple concepts in physics given the right or (reasonably approximated) quantities. The main concepts are those of momentum and energy conservation.
Firearms such as guns are meant to deliver destructive energy to the target with minimal energy input by the ...

Introduction

The orbital velocity of the earth can be calculated in reference to other objects in space such as stars. A spectrum of the object can be used because the Doppler shift of the earth’s movement can be measured. The earth is moves closer to objects during one half of its orbital path. This is recorded on the spectrum as red shifted light. On the half of its orbit it is moving away from the object and the spectrum measures this movement as blue-shifted light.

Objective

This experiment uses the star named Arcturus to measure the spectrum shift during earth’ ...

1. A 55 gal. drum of organic solvent, full and sealed, weighs 400 lbs. The empty drum weights 40 lbs. What is the density of the solvent, in kg/L? What is its specific gravity?
Variables:
Vdrum = 55 gal. = 0.208 m3
mempty = 40 lbs = 18.14 Kg
mfull = 400 lbs = 181.44 Kg
msolvent = ?
ρsolvent = ?
Relationships:
msolvent = mfull – mempty

ρ = m/V
Computation:
msolvent = 163.29 Kg
ρsolvent = msolvent/Vdrum = 163.29Kg/0.208m3 = 785.05 Kg/m3

2. A cylindrical object 0.5m in diameter and 2m long weights has a mass of 200kg. The object is floating end-down ...

With the rapidly changing environment in both civilian and military organizations, there is a need for planning, adoption, and implementation of Information technology. Both organizations require competency in their organizational processes in terms of speed, accuracy, reliability, and relevance. These processes include supply process, transportation, manufacturing, sales, marketing, order processing and deliveries. Adoption of information technology in these processes enhances efficiency in both organizations through reduction in the time taken to execute the process and through efficient management of material by avoiding wastages. This in turn increases the performance standards and eases organizational functions such as strategic management, supply chain ...

Where are the normal pacemaker and the backup pacemaker of the heart located?

Answer: The normal pacemaker of the heart is known as Sino- atrial (SA node) which is located in the right atrium of the heart, whereas, the backup pacemaker of the heart is known as Atrio- ventricular and it is situated in the centre of the heart along the right atrim (AV node) (Rhodes, 2008).

Why does this patient have a bradycardia?

Answer: The patient has bradycardia as a result of occlusion in the right coronary artery (Serrano Jr et al., 1999). Infarction in the right coronary artery is known to give rise to bradycardia.

What parts of the heart have the fastest and slowest conduction velocities?

Answer: The Purkinje fibres have the fastest conduction velocities whereas the AV ...

The crash of Air France 447 is considered the biggest disaster ever to hit Air France and Airbus since the beginning of their venture into this industry. All of the 228 passengers and crew of the flight were killed in this accident (Palmer, 2013). Due to the delay in the recovery of the black box from the ocean bed, the investigations and final report, published by BEA, took nearly three years for completion (Jonathan, 2011). The final investigation revealed that the accident occurred due to the inconsistent data indicated by the FMC (Flight Management Computer System) regarding the fluid ...

Analysis for reformulating the business model

With regard to the economics of a business, some performance metrics determines the success of a business venture in a certain region. These elements comprise of customers, competition, technology and the regulatory framework. In order to appreciate the background and the context of eBay, it is crucial to have an insight on its history. As an American company, eBay had survived the dot-com bubble in the US. Founded in 1995, the company had grown to a level of recording revenue at least 18% of its revenue by 2001 (Ireland, Hoskisson and Hitt). Therefore, having had such success in the US and international markets, ...

Newton’s First Law is the Law of Inertia. F = m * a F = force, m = mass, a = acceleration

An object will stay at rest (not moving) until some force is applied. An object in motion will stay in motion until some force is applied.
Games that have to do with balls or any kind of spheres are one example. If you are playing marbles the marbles do not move until they are hit by one of the other marbles or if a person pushes one of them or picks it up.
Newton’s Second Law of Motion Force on an ...