PHYS121
B4-12: ELASTIC LIMIT OF SOLDER SPRING
Category: B4 Elasticity
Purpose:
Demonstrate the elastic limit for an inherently inelastic object.
B4-11: ELASTIC LIMIT OF RUBBER BAND
Category: B4 Elasticity
Purpose:
Demonstrate Hooke's law and elastic limit.
B4-04: SPRING AND STRING THING
Category: B4 Elasticity
Purpose:
Illustrate series and parallel springs in a counterintuitive way.
D1-32: TRAJECTORY FROM CIRCULAR ORBIT
Category: D1 Rotational Kinematics and Dynamics
Purpose:
Show that the instantaneous velocity of an object executing uniform circular motion is tangent to the circle.
C7-16: HAPPY AND UNHAPPY BALLS
Category: C7 Collisions
Purpose:
Illustrate coefficient of restitution.
C7-13: COLLISIONS OF BALLS - GRADUATED MASSES
Category: C7 Collisions
Purpose:
Demonstrate how the velocity is multiplied by a sequence of collisions between balls of decreasing mass.
C7-03: AIR TRACK - SCATTERING WITHOUT CONTACT
Category: C7 Collisions
Purpose:
Show that elastic scattering can occur between two objects without actual physical contact between the objects.
C8-34: POWER - INSTRUCTOR DRAGGING CONCRETE BLOCK
Category: C8 Mechanical Energy and Power
Purpose:
Demonstrate power
C8-32: POWER - CLIMBING LADDER
Category: C8 Mechanical Energy and Power
Purpose:
A simple method for illustrating power and the unit of the horsepower.
C8-13: BUNGEE JUMPER MODEL
Category: C8 Mechanical Energy and Power
Purpose:
Determine the minimum value of the spring constant of a bungee rope to ensure a safe jump.
C8-03: GALILEO'S PENDULUM
Category: C8 Mechanical Energy and Power
Purpose:
Demonstrate conservation of energy in a simple system.
C6-11: SLIDING FRICTION - LECTURE TABLE AND FELT
Category: C6 Friction
Purpose:
Show the effect on frictional force of velocity, normal force, and contact area.
C5-11: AIR TRACK - ACTION-REACTION PAIRS
Category: C5 Third Law of Motion
Purpose:
Demonstrate Newton's third law of motion
C4-42: TERMINAL VELOCITY - FEATHER
Category: C4 Second Law of Motion
Purpose:
Illustrate terminal velocity.
C4-03: ACCELERATION BY ITERATED BLOWS
Category: C4 Second Law of Motion
Purpose:
Illustrate the numerical technique by which a computer carries out integration of the equation a = F/m.
C4-01: AIR TRACK - NEWTON'S SECOND LAW
Category: C4 Second Law of Motion
Purpose:
Demonstrate F = ma.
C2-23: TRAJECTORY OF A BALL - MODEL
Category: C2 Kinematics in One and Two Dimensions
Purpose:
Illustrate the position of a projectile at equal time intervals
B2-04: VERTICAL FORCES - FOUR SPRING SCALES
Category: B2 Equilibrium of Forces and Torques
Purpose:
Show addition of forces along a line
B1-14: CENTER OF MASS - BOTTLE
Category: B1 Center of Mass Statics
Purpose:
Illustrate the center of mass in a surprising way
B1-13: CENTER OF MASS - FORK AND SPOON ON TOOTHPICK
Category: B1 Center of Mass Statics
Purpose:
Illustrate the center of mass in a surprising way
-
A1-01 MASSES - KILOGRAM AND POUND
Compare the weights of one kilogram (SI unit of mass) to one pound (English system unit of force) Read More
-
A1-02: MASSES - CHROME PLATED
Show a collection of calibrated masses Read More
-
A1-03: DENSITY - VARIOUS BRICKS
Demonstrate the concept of density Read More
-
A1-11 LENGTHS - METER AND YARD
Compare the length of one meter (SI unit) to that of one yard (English unit) Read More
-
A1-12: METRIC TAPE
Make measurements in the metric system Read More
-
A1-21: METRONOME
Means to show different intervals of time Read More
-
A1-22: HOURGLASS
Means to show different intervals of time Read More
-
A1-31: VOLUME MEASURE DEMONSTRATION
Illustrate metric volume units Read More
-
A1-32: VOLUMES - SPHERICAL VS CYLINDRICAL
Illustrate a volume perception paradox Read More
-
A1-41: DRAWING PUZZLE - INTERSECTING RODS
Visualize three-dimensional figures Read More
-
A1-42: DRAWING PUZZLE - HALF CUBE
Visualize three-dimensional figures Read More
-
A1-43: CROSSING RODS
Visualize three-dimensional figures Read More
-
A1-51: SKATEBOARD
Show things with a skateboard Read More
- 1