Forces and the Potential Energy Function for a Bow-and-Arrow System

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Abstract

The experiments described here consist of a series of investigations into the dynamics of a bow as it is bent (and released) under the influence of a stretched string. The bow is ``student-friendly'' and has no pulleys for facilitating stretch. The presentation will discuss the various approaches to characterizing the bow, the string, and its energy efficiency.

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Authors

  • Ken Taylor

    Lake Highlands High School

  • Dan Suson

    Chairman, STW Committee, South Texas Chapter of the Health Physics Society, Texas Instruments, Region 9 Education Service Center, Montgomery High School, Texas A and M University, Texas Regional Collaborative, Lake Highlands High School, Department of Physics, Sam Houston State University, Texas Texas U.- Biological Science, JILA, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, 80303, USA, Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad 380009, India, Purdue University at Calumet, TSAPS President, TSAAPT President, University of Texas Pan American, UTSA

  • Dan Suson

    Chairman, STW Committee, South Texas Chapter of the Health Physics Society, Texas Instruments, Region 9 Education Service Center, Montgomery High School, Texas A and M University, Texas Regional Collaborative, Lake Highlands High School, Department of Physics, Sam Houston State University, Texas Texas U.- Biological Science, JILA, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, 80303, USA, Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad 380009, India, Purdue University at Calumet, TSAPS President, TSAAPT President, University of Texas Pan American, UTSA

  • Dan Suson

    Chairman, STW Committee, South Texas Chapter of the Health Physics Society, Texas Instruments, Region 9 Education Service Center, Montgomery High School, Texas A and M University, Texas Regional Collaborative, Lake Highlands High School, Department of Physics, Sam Houston State University, Texas Texas U.- Biological Science, JILA, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, 80303, USA, Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad 380009, India, Purdue University at Calumet, TSAPS President, TSAAPT President, University of Texas Pan American, UTSA