Time Constant and the Drag Force (17:55)
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The time constant is defined. The equations of motion for a dropped object in terms of the time constant are derived. The graphs for those equations are also shown. This is an AP Physics C: Mechanics topic.
Content Times: 0:00 The Problem Setup 0:25 Velocity and the Time Constant 6:51 Acceleration and the Time Constant 8:28 Position and the Time Constant 9:35 Velocity Motion Graph 11:46 Acceleration Motion Graph 13:01 Position Motion Graph 14:53 Comparing all 3 Motion Graphs 15:48 Generic Time Constant Graphs |
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