Ballistic Pendulum

The video tutorial explains the concept of a ballistic pendulum, a tool used to calculate the speed of a projectile. It demonstrates a physics problem involving a blow dart and a wood block, highlighting the principles of momentum and energy conservation. The tutorial guides through setting up the problem, analyzing the collision, and solving for the dart's velocity using equations. It concludes with a practical demonstration and verification of the theoretical calculations.

What is a ballistic pendulum and how is it used to calculate the speed of a projectile?

Describe the process that occurs when the blow dart collides with the wood block.

Explain the significance of the maximum height reached by the wood block and dart after the collision.

What are the general physics principles involved in the collision of the dart and the wood block?

How does conservation of linear momentum apply during the collision event?

What happens to mechanical energy during the pendulum swing after the collision?

Identify the three moments during the pendulum event and describe what happens in each.

How do you calculate the velocity of the dart at moment one using the conservation of momentum?

Discuss how changing the mass of the wood block affects the height reached by the dart and wood block system.

What is the relative error between the measured and predicted velocities of the dart before the collision?