1st term paper Outline

Physics in "Superman" The Movie (1978 version)

I. introduction

a. Superman's body chemistry is different from humans

b. laws of physics on earth don't apply to him

c. thesis statement

II. Denser molecular composition

a. when hit with a crowbar, not affected

b. falls faster than a human

c. not hurt by close-range bullets

III. Strength

a. can lift the earth's crust

b. can rescue a falling airplane

c. can break through a thick layer of ice frozen around him

IV. Speed

a. How fast can he run?

i. runs faster than a train

b. how fast can he fly?

i. flies across the country faster than a rocket

V. Flight

a. flies in a linear movement, not parabolic like falling

b. can fly up, down, or remain stationary with enough leverage to lift objects

i. newton's law of action-reaction (he would experience a reaction to a run-in with a heavy falling object)

VI. Conclusion

a. Summarize points

b. Restate thesis

I'm very unsure about this outline. I think this movie will be a good choice, but suggestions on how to organize the paper would be greatly appreciated.

video analysis of path of action

original reference: (i couldn't jump 5 times in that size room, but I did take multiple videos, so I did jump a total of over 5 times.. but I'm only going to upload the reference I ended up using.

then the image capture..

And the quicktime video with the movements tracked..

Tracker video analysis of falling

Finally!!

It didn't come out perfect, which I think is the fault of my camera. The object would sometimes appear to remain in almost the same place for two or three frames...

I don't know if this picture is too small.. if it is, let me know so I can upload it larger.

Trouble with Tracker

I've been trying for a couple of hours now to import my reference video into Tracker to get started on the assignment, but I'm running into problems. :( I have converted my movie file into both .mov and .avi file formats, and neither will successfully import into Tracker. If I can try using another computer, or find someone who may be able to help me troubleshoot, I would like to turn this assignment in late. I realize some points will be taken off. I guess this is why I shouldn't procrastinate :(

hw #3 Video Reference

I dropped 5 headbands on the floor..

Unfortunately, I'm not sure how many frames per second my digital camera records. I looked it up online and read from one source that the SonyCybershot DSC-P200 can record "up to" 30 frames per second, and from another source I found that the continuous shooting speed is 16 frames/sec. Other places didn't list anything for the recording speed at all.