The Math Machine
William Grasty
James Hunter
Austin Jerome
Alex Thacker
Overview of Design
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Used pieces of wood and PVC pipe to create lever
Had PVC pipe as launch ramp into mousetrap
Used more PVC pipe and wood to create more ramps
Cut a water bottle in half as funnel
Summary of Operation
• It turns on an calculator
• Slides a domino, activated by a lever, into a
mousetrap
• The mousetrap pulls a string that lowers a
ramp allowing a marble to roll into a hole
• The marble then rolls down a series of ramps
into a funnel turning on the device
Calculations
•Center of Mass
•Projectile Motion
Calculations cont.
• Conservation of Linear Momentum
• Torque
• Conservation of Translational Energy
Summary of Issues
• Construction of lever
• Organization of device
• Original projectile
• Attaching the mousetrap
• Getting supplies
Conclusion
• We were successful and able to repeat the device
• Learned how to organize and thoroughly plan out a
project
• Would of got all supplies needed sooner so we could
of started quicker