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ASSIGNMENTS 2008

• (June 10th) Final Exam Project (10%), Design Process (24%), Physics & Mechanical Engineering Grades (16%): GRADES
• TASKS 6, INDIVIDUAL BAT DESIGN SCORES (June 10th): BAT SCORES

Doherty Homework 14 , Due: April 28 & 29 For A/B Cohorts comments

• The fourteenth assignment for Mr. Doherty is
  • Read handout - Fiber Reinforced Composites and answer questions.
• Questions for FRC reading

Doherty Homework 13 , Due: April 11 For A/B Cohorts comments?

• submit electronically to mhdoherty1@comcast.net: name, bat target weight as determined from bat chooser activity, and new graph of bat chooser data plotting swing speed vs bat weight with MOI vs weight on the same graph.(use MOI @ 6" from HW 10, Data for Bat Chooser Bats).

Doherty Homework 12 , Due: April 12 For A/B Cohorts comments?

• enter the density and fiber volume fraction data into spreadsheet immediately, continue evaluating spreadsheets of all groups. See attatched table for post-burnout mass data.

• Burn-Out Data

Doherty Homework 11 , Due: April 4 & 5 For A/B Cohorts comments?

• enter durability data into spreadsheet immediately, begin evaluating spreadsheets of all groups.

Doherty Homework 10 , Due: March 26 & 27 For A/B Cohorts comments

• The tenth assignment for Mr. Doherty is
  • make data table for reaction time with ave. & construct a graph of swing speed vs weight & Kinetic Energy vs weight (ex. Bat Chooser pgs 103 & 106]]
• Directions for Bat Chooser & Reaction Time
• Data for Bat Chooser bats

Doherty Homework 9 , Due: March 12 & 13 For A/B Cohorts comments

• The ninth assignment for Mr. Doherty is
  • READ & outline: Are composite bats better than aluminum bats?
    • Quiz next class on H.W. 5-9 & MOI Lab

Doherty Homework 8 , Due: March 10 & 11 For A/B Cohorts comments

• The eighth assignment for Mr. Doherty is
  • Lab report

Here is the MOI Lab Measurements & Calculations Handout for Wednesday, March 5th and Thursday, March 6th

• MOI LAB

Doherty Homework 7 , Due: March 5 & 6 For A/B Cohorts comments

• The seventh assignment for Mr. Doherty is
  • READ & outline: Why do wood bats crack & metal bats ping
  • Answer these Questions!
  • Watch Baseball Tech
    • Video Link Here

Doherty Lab Homework LAB REPORT, Due: 2nd class after doing Lab For A/B Cohorts comments?

Please Read Ballistic Pendulum Lab Write-up in Assignments for Monday 25th & Wednesday 27th Cohort 1 & 2 respectively

• BALLISTIC PENDULUM LAB

Doherty-Vacation Homework Due: Feb 25/27 For A/B Cohorts comments

• The vacation assignment for Mr. Doherty is
  • Wooden bats break. Aluminum bats can hit a ball so fast it is a danger to the nearest players. Propose a solution to this problem that allows for the use of aluminum bats but gives players about the same safety as wood bats.
  • Answer to be graded as a take home quiz.

Doherty-Homework 6: Due: Feb 25/27 For A/B Cohorts comments

• The sixth assignment for Mr. Doherty is
  • READ: How Is Bat Performance Regulated & Explaining the BESR Performance Standard for NCAA Baseball Bats. Weight of a Softball Bat
  • Outline the Reading.

Doherty-Homework 5: Due: Feb 12/13 For A/B Cohorts comments

• The fifth assignment for Mr. Doherty is
  • READ: "The Bat Chooser" handout. 3 hole punch & keep in 3 ring binder. Outline important info from article & keep in binder after article, on same page solve for COR data given by Mr. Drane after COR demo.

Doherty-Homework 4: Due: Feb 7/8 For A/B Cohorts comments

• The fourth assignment for Mr. Doherty is
  • READ: How Does Bat Weight Affect Swing Speed and Ball Velocity & Swing Weight of a Softball Bat
  • Use the velocity of the baseball equation under Collisions and the Conservation of Momentum to calculate the pitch velocity for the data in data table of Bat Swing Speed and Batted Ball Velocity.
  • DohertyHW4.jpg

Doherty-Homework 3: To go over in class: Feb 7/8 For A/B Cohorts comments

• The third assignment for Mr. Doherty is
  • READ: Chapter 5 in Adair
  • Make a hit distance data table based on worksheet handed out in class
    • show all calculations
    • tell which data table from which you abstracted the data
    • describe what you did to determine the "other" values

Doherty-Homework 2: Due: Feb 1/4 For A/B Cohorts

• The second assignment for Mr. Doherty is
  • READ: What happens when ball meets bat & What & where is the sweetspot of the bat
  • READ: Click 'History of the Bat' under Baseball History
  • LIST: What is common to this History (the above link) & (19.cbaseball.com: Equipment)
  • LIST: New information that you did not previously read about.(to be turned in)

    (Courtesy of Linda. I'm pretty sure this is what Mr.Doherty meant. Edited for everyone's ease.)

Jumper-Homework #7: Problems 1-6 Due Mar. 17th & Prob. 7 on Mar. 16th For B/A Cohorts comments

• The homework assignment for Dr. Jumper's Excel Modeling class can be found here: Intro to Excel Modeling HW
  • Unit 4.4 Homework Answers: Problems 1-6

Jumper-Homework #6: Due: Feb. 29th For B/A Cohorts comments?

• The homework assignment for Dr. Jumper's Unit 4.3 (Physics) class can be found here:
  • Unit 4.3 Homework Assignment: Essentials of Calculus SET #2

Jumper-Homework #5: Due: Feb. 27th For B/A Cohorts comments?

• The homework assignment for Dr. Jumper's Unit 4.3 (Physics) class can be found here:
  • Unit 4.3 Homework Assignment: Essentials of Calculus SET #1

Jumper-Homework #4: Due: Feb. 14&15th For B/A Cohorts comments

• The homework assignment for Dr. Jumper's First Unit 5 (Mechanical Engineering) class can be found here:
  • Unit 5.1 Homework Assignment: Stress, Strain, Shear & Fracture
  • Unit 5.1 Homework Answers: Stress, Strain, Shear & Fracture

Jumper-Homework #3: Due: Feb. 11&12th For B/A Cohorts comments

• The homework assignment for Dr. Jumper's third Unit 4 (Physics) class can be found here:
  • Unit 4.2B Homework Assignment: Momentum, Impulse, Conservation of Momentum

Jumper-Homework #2: Due: Feb. 4th & 5th For B/A Cohorts

• The homework assignment for Dr. Jumper's second Unit 4 (Physics) class can be found here:
  • Unit 4.2 Homework Assignment: Energy, Work, Kinetic & Potential Energy

Due to the realignment of student groups this assigment will be due on February 4th for the A and B groups. Answers will be posted here shortly thereafter.

Jumper-Homework #1: Due: Jan 30/31 For B/A Cohorts

• The first homework assignment for Dr. Jumper's first Unit 4 (Physics) class can be found here:
  • Unit 4.1 Homework Assignment: Vectors, Newton's Laws of Motion, Free-Body Diagrams

This assigment is due on January 30th and 31st for the A and B groups respectively. Answers will be posted here shortly thereafter.

Useful Links:

Here are the specific topical Wikipedia links:

• Vectors
• Newton's Laws of Motion
• Free-Body Diagrams

Other useful links shortly!

• link for physics This link really helped me understand things. It could be useful...