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--- course_planning:183_projects:f21_week_1_escape_from_ice_station_mcmurdo [2023/01/18 16:20] – hallstein
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   * Students should be able to set up that relate the position and time of each hovercraft and solve them as simultaneous equations for when they are in the same location.
   * Students should be able to draw the motion of both hovercrafts (position/velocity vs time) and explain how these graphs represent the motion given their assumptions. //It is very important that students discuss and sketch the motion of the two hovercrafts, so please ask these tutor questions even if you are pressed for time.//
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+<WRAP alert>
+**==Part A Steps and Timning:==**
+  * 4 quadrants, including the table and representation 20 minutes
+  * Runaway craft - constant velocity 30 minutes
+    * Using $v=\frac{d}{t}$ from adjacent data points
+    * What kind of velocity is this? (average)
+  * Rescue craft - changing velocity 45 minutes
+    * Accelerating - assume constant
+    * Use $v_{avg}$=$v_{inst}$ at the midpoint in time intervals (5 sec and 15 sec)
+    * Calculate $a=\frac{\Delta v}{\Delta t}$
+  * Assert position of rescue craft as $x_{f,res}=x_{i,run}+\frac{1}{2} a\cdot t^2$ 55 min
+  * Final positions need to be equal at jump point  solve for t and $x_f$ 65 min
+    * Express final position as of runaway craft as $x_{f,run}=x_{i,run}+v_{run}\cdot t$
+    * Algebra to solve
+  * Graphing position and velocity of both crafts 75 min
+**== Teaching Points==**
+  * the rescue craft uses the average velocity over each interval
+  * The average velocity used to find its acceleration is the instantaneous velocity at the midpoint in time.
+     * $a= \frac{v_f - v_i}{t_f - t_i}$
+     * Ask what velocities do you use, and when do they occur?   At the midpoint in the interval
+     * To help understand this, ask them t sketch a v-t diagram for constant acceleration - v increases at a constant rate.  Ask them where on their graph the constantly changing velocity(instantaneous) is equal to the average velocity over the interval.
+     * They can get the correct numerical value,but for the wrong reason (using times other than the midpoint) - ask them to explicitly show the velocities and times.
+     *  Intro to kinematics - stress only valid for constant force motion.
+Parts A and B are meant to be done on the same day, but in practice half of the folks do not finish part B.  It's okay to spend the first part of McMurdo day 2 to complete part B. They need to do this before doing the computational part C.
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   * If students are moving a bit more slowly, it is OK for them to only model the motion of the constant velocity hovercraft on Tuesday and to then consider the constant force hovercraft on Thursday for 15 minutes.
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+**==Part B Steps & Timing==**
+  * New 4 quadrants 15 min
+  * Calculate the speed of the rescue craft at the edge, from $v_{jump}$ 30 min
+     * Kinematics $v_{edge}^2 = v_{jump}^2 + 2a\Delta x$ Could use from the beginning point, but the emphasis is on finding the velocity (horizontal) at the edge
+     * Or, is time is short, assume $v_{edge}=v_{jump}$
+     * Need to know horizontal v at the edge of the rescue craft to analyze its fall
+  *  Finding time to fall 45 min
+     * Relaize fall time is independent of the (horizontal)velocity at the edge
+     * Could have a conversation about what impacts the x component of the velocity
+     * Kinematics: $\Delta y = \frac{1}{2} a t_{fall}^2$ to get fall time
+   * Finding landing point from the fall time for both crafts: $x=v_{edge}*t_{fall} 60 min
+   * Which craft is "safe"?
+   * Plot x and y vs time; and $v_x$ and $v_y$ vs time
+==Teaching Points==
+  * The diagram can be tricky
+Parts A and B are meant to be done on the same day, but in practice half of the folks do not finish part B.  It's okay to spend the first part of McMurdo day 2 to complete part B. They need to do this before doing the computational part C.
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 ==Common Difficulties==
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   * It is worth your time if you have it, to ask students to represent the motion of the hovercraft with arrows to see how the velocity and momentum change in each direction. They can do this altering the [[https://github.com/perlatmsu/python-physutil/wiki/MotionMap-Class|MotionMap line of code]].
   * If students have time, they should model the second hovercraft and be able to explain differences in the motion.
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+<WRAP alert>
+**==Part C  Steps & Timing==**
+  * Finishing Part B if needed: 30 min
+  * Recommend to start with constant velocity cart, then duplicate/ copy&paste for accelerating cart
+  * Comment code: 40 min
+  * Falling $\vec{F}_{net} = \vec{F}_{grav}: 55 min
+     * runawaycraft.p means momentum
+     * runawaycraft.pos means position
+  *  Copy for rescue craft: 65 min
+     * May spend some time on adding x-acceleration (x<0) or even beyond
+     * Is there a significant change in the x-velocity over the final 200m?  No, the fractional change will be quite small
+   * Adding velocity arrows - Motion Map: 70 min
+   * Questions: 85 min
+   * Extension: adding air resistance: 105 min
+      * This takes some time to complete, don't have them attempt if less than 10 minutes remaining
+      * Need to use velocity unit vector to give direction of $-\hat{v}$
+   * Second Extension Part D, launch at an angle
+      * part D is hidden ask to open up if needed
+      * should only do if completed air resistance first
+==Teaching Points and tips==
+  * Use Glowscript 2.9 Vpython
+      * Given in the starter code and will not work with the new version
+  * Comments are your friend!
+  * Inexperienced coder(s) should code
+      * With one code version being edited (additional computers can view via Zoom)
+      * If on Zoom, make sure everyone is engaged and not doing their own thing on their computer.
+  * Whiteboards and pseudocode
+      * Sometimes, they get stuck.   Have them write out what they want to do on the board(words and equations), then help with syntax.
+  * Final code should have four while loops
+      * 2 for each craft: for while y >0 (jump - as they are falling) & x<0 while they are still on top of the cliff
+      * Watch for using more complicated Python moves that inexperienced coders have never seen (for, if, etc.)
+  * May need to take some time to explain time updates
+      * t=t+dt
+      * May seem strange to novice coders, as algebraically it doesn't make sense
+  * If they get to the air resistance extension, the drag equation is in the notes
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 Changes made to obtain solution of Part C:
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+====== Project 2: Part D: Escape from ice station McMurdo ======
+The Carver Media Group is now asking for an accident report for the your hovercraft as well. They want to you simulate the events from the point at which  the two hovercrafts meet to when the hovercraft reached the water, however, they want you to model the hovercraft as if it had left the cliff at angle of 27 degrees from the ground. They want this model to be in the same model as the model for the runaway craft.
 Solution Code including changes made to obtain the solution for Part C with air drag and Part D adding a 27-degree launch angle:
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     Fgrav = runawaycraftm*g
     Fdrag = -b*runawaycraftp*mag(runawaycraftp)/(runawaycraftm)**2 #add drag force
-    Fnet = Fgrav + Fdrag
+    Fnet = Fgrav + Fdrag         #add drag force
-    runawaycraftp = runawaycraftp + Fnet*dt + Fdrag   #add drag force
+    runawaycraftp = runawaycraftp + Fnet*dt
     runawaycraft.pos = runawaycraft.pos + (runawaycraftp/runawaycraftm)*dt