Conclusion



Basically, the entire point of this experiment (other than to not fail physics) was to understand the way that trampolines work, and what they do. Since physics is a part of everyday life, it tends to be a good thing to understand why things work the way they do. The general synopsis of the experiment was that the acceleration down on a trampoline is slower than on the ground, the acceleration up is faster, the change in momentum on impact with the trampoline is 33.56, energy is conserved at about 976.62 J, and the velocity at the top and bottom of the system are 0. Also, because the flight pattern Harmony takes is just vertical, the horizontal position and velocity stay constant.

Possible sources of error in the experiment include difference in jump force, error with the graphing program, slight errors involving rounding, and other environmental errors.