A Safe Assignment, Newton's Laws Preview

Dropping A 300lb. Safe On A Buick

This weekend's homework:
(1) Based on how long the safe took to hit the Buick, how tall is the building?
(2) Provide (& explain) examples of inertia from this demonstration.
(3)What forces are acting on
(a) The safe?
(b) The Buick?

You may e-mail your answer to Mr. B directly or enter it as a comment on this blog (either way, you have to show your work. Blog responses will not be published until after the assignment due date.)

Here's a helpful kinematics video (The Physics of Martials Arts)sent in by Montessori's Ms. Guglielmini:


Up Next for the Class: Newton's Laws
Here's a brief Tutorial on Newton's Laws using Hypothetical examples (and the same Prentice Hall Conceptual Physics textbook we use):

note: projectile motion is not included