The graphs below (Copyright 2014, All Rights Reserved), excerpted from the book series The Science of Fencing from Schottenbauer Publishing, show a toy sword first in translational motion, then in rotational motion.
Discussion Questions
- Describe the shapes of the lines in Graph 1.
- Describe the shapes of the lines in Graph 2. Why are they different than Graph 1?
- On a separate piece of paper, sketch the physical location of the sword at the beginning, middle, and end of its trajectory, using the data provided in Graph 1.
- On a separate piece of paper, sketch the physical location of the sword at the beginning, middle, and end of its trajectory, using the data provided in Graph 2.
- In Graph 1, is the toy sword moving parallel to the plane of the camera? What information provides clues to the answer?
- In Graph 2, is the toy sword moving parallel to the plane of the camera? What information provides clues to the answer?
- Is it common in fencing to have either pure translational motion or pure rotational motion, without combining the two? Give several examples.
