Understanding Graphs of Motion

•  Now we want to help you improve your understanding of x(t) and v_x(t) graphs by giving you more difficult templates to match.  There are three more templates to try and match.   Each partner should repeat the exercise until a rough match is made. Add an example of a decent match to each template to your worksheet, following the instructions stated in Question 1.
 
•  When done with Template 0, close Logger Pro and open Template 1, repeating the process followed with in Part I.  Then try Template 2.  These two templates plot position as a function of time, x(t).
 
•  Now try Template 3, which plots velocity as a function of time, v_x(t).
 
•  Did you notice how much harder it is to match a v_x(t) template than an x(t) template?  We suspect that it has to do with the fact that we all are accustomed to functioning in a world of displacements, but velocity is (you might say) in a different space – one derivative away from where we live.