ADAMSON UNIVERSITY
College of Information Technology
Physics Department
Experiment No. 04
PROJECTILE
6 Wednesday (10:30 – 1:30)
Group No. SCHEDULE Grade
C.N. NAME COURSE SIGNATURE
Reyes, Zachary Yves BSIT
San Luis, Angela Joelle BSIT
Sevilla, Joseph Jeri BSIT
Silvestre, Franz (Leader) BSIT
Tabadero, Miguel John BSIT
Tiamzon, Karl Renzo BSIT
Tolin, Wency Raphael BSIT
Torres, Matthew John Martyn BSIT
D.O.P. D.O.S.
Ms. Elisa Casquejo
Instructor
OBJECTIVES:
A. Describe the motion of a projectile.
B. Relate the range of a projectile to the angle of projection.
MATERIALS:
1. Wooden ball Projectile Launcher and plastic ball
2. Photogate
3. Timer
4. Time of flight receptor pad
5. Photogate Meterstick
6. Box to make elevation same as muzzle.
7. Carbon paper
8. White paper
PROCEDURE FOR OPTION A:
1. Assemble the apparatus as shown on the set-up.
2. Adjust the angle of the projectile launcher to 15%
3. Place the plastic ball into the projectile launcher and set it to the short range position.
4. Fire one shot to locate where the ball hits. Place the time of flight receptor pad at that location
and adjust its height so the ball will hit at the same level as the muzzle of the launcher.
5. At the top of the pad, tape a white paper and a piece of carbon paper (carbon-side-down) on top.
When the ball hits the box, it will leave a mark on the white paper.
6. Attach the Photogate to the launcher and plug it into the timer.
7. Reload the ball into the projectile and fire the ball. Record the time of flight in the table.
8. Measure the horizontal distance along the table from the release point to the mark made by the
ball. Record the distance on the table.
9. Increase the angle by 15 degrees up to 75 degrees and repeat steps 3-8.
10.For each data table, compute the initial velocity Vo using the equation number 6. Also, compute
the experimental value of g using equation number 8 and compare it with the standard, g = 980
cm/s?.
11.Analyze the data of R and y at different angles.
SET-UP FOR OPTION A:
DATA AND RESULTS FOR OPTION A:
Initial Y max g
Trials Angles R (cm) Times(s) Velocity (cm) (expt’1) %Error
(cm /.s-1) (cm. s)
1 15°
2 30°
3 45°
4 60°
5 75°
COMPUTATIONS FOR OPTION A:
COMPUTER -AIDED EXPERIMENT
SET-UP:
PROCEDURE FOR OPTION B:
1. Assemble the apparatus as shown on figure 1.
2. Adjust the angle of the projectile launcher to 15º using the inclinometer as shown in figure 2.
3. Place the plastic ball into the projectile launcher and set it to the short-range position.
4. Fire one shot as shown in figure 3 to locate where the ball hits. Place the time-of-flight receptor
pad at that location and adjust its height so the ball will hit at the same level as the muzzle of the
launcher.
5. At the top of the pad, tape a white paper and a piece of carbon paper (carbon-side-down) on top.
When the ball hits the box, it will leave a mark on the white paper as shown on figure 4.
6. Attach the Photogate to the launcher and plug it into the 550 Universal Interface.
7. Reload the ball into the projectile and fire the ball. Record the time of flight in the table.
8. Measure the horizontal distance along the table from the release point to the mark made by the
ball. Record the distance on the table.
9. Increase the angle by 15 degrees up to 75 degrees and repeat steps 3-8.
10.For each data table, initial velocity Vo, and time t are indicated in the computer using the PASCO
Capstone Software.
11.Compute for the experimental value of g using equation number 8 and compare it with the
standard, g = 980 cm/s2.
12.Analyze the data of R and y at different angles.
DATA AND RESULTS FOR OPTION B:
Initial Y max g
Trials Angles R (cm) Times(s) Velocity (cm) (expt’1) %Error
(cm /.s-1) (cm. s)
1 15°
2 30°
3 45°
4 60°
5 75°
COMPUTATION FOR OPTION B:
ANALYSIS:
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CONCLUSION:
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