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Rotational Dynamics
D1-55: ROTATING ELASTIC RINGS
Category:
D1 Rotational Kinematics and Dynamics
Purpose
:
Demonstrate "centrifugal reaction" and to indicate why the earth is oblate.
D1-43: INERTIAL FORCES - BALLS IN ROTATING JARS
Category:
D1 Rotational Kinematics and Dynamics
Purpose
:
Demonstrate inertial forces in bodies submerged in air and in water.
D1-42: ROTATING WATER BUCKET WITH SPONGE
Category:
D1 Rotational Kinematics and Dynamics
Purpose
:
Illustrate centripetal force and centrifugal reaction with a trick.
D1-40: CENTRIPETAL FORCE ON ROTATING RUBBER BAND
Category:
D1 Rotational Kinematics and Dynamics
Purpose
:
Demonstrate centripetal force and centrifugal reaction.
D1-39: PENNY AND COAT HANGER
Category:
D1 Rotational Kinematics and Dynamics
Purpose
:
Demonstrate centripetal force and centrifugal reaction in a dramatic way.
D1-36: AIR TABLE - CENTRIPETAL FORCE
Category:
D1 Rotational Kinematics and Dynamics
Purpose
:
Show that centripetal force varies with angular velocity.
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.
D1-31: TRAJECTORY FROM SPIRAL
Category:
D1 Rotational Kinematics and Dynamics
Purpose
:
Show that forces are required to create circular motion.
D1-30: TRAJECTORY FROM CIRCULAR ORBIT - OVERHEAD PROJECTOR
Category:
D1 Rotational Kinematics and Dynamics
Purpose
:
Show that the instantaneous velocity of an object executing uniform circular motion is tangent to the circle.
D1-21: ANGULAR VELOCITY - OBERBECK CROSS
Category:
D1 Rotational Kinematics and Dynamics
Purpose
:
Measure the angular velocity of a rotating object.
D1-12: ADDITION OF ANGULAR VELOCITIES
Category:
D1 Rotational Kinematics and Dynamics
Purpose
:
Illustrate the complex motion resulting from addition of two angular velocities.
D1-11: CYCLOID - LIGHT BULB ON WHEEL
Category:
D1 Rotational Kinematics and Dynamics
Purpose
:
Demonstrate cycloidal motion.
C7-44: COLLISIONS - HOVERPUCKS
Category:
C7 Collisions
Purpose
:
Demonstrate two-dimensional collisions.
C7-42: AIR TABLE - COLLISIONS OF PUCKS
Category:
C7 Collisions
Purpose
:
Qualitatively demonstrate elastic and inelastic two-dimensional collisions.
C6-12: SKIDDING AUTOMOBILE
Category:
C6 Friction
Purpose
:
Demonstrate the effect of locked wheels on vehicle stability.
C4-13: ACCELEROMETER ON ROTATOR
Category:
C4 Second Law of Motion
Purpose
:
Show that the surface of a rotating liquid assumes a parabolic shape.
B2-31: EQUILIBRIUM OF TORQUES - WHEELS AND AXLES
Category:
B2 Equilibrium of Forces and Torques
Purpose
:
Demonstrate equilibrium of torques
B2-21: CONCEPT OF TORQUE - TORSIONAL CHAIR
Category:
B2 Equilibrium of Forces and Torques
Purpose
:
Introduce the concept of torque
D4-22: MONORAIL CAR
Category:
D4 Gyroscopes
Purpose
:
Demonstrate gyroscopic stability
D5-13: FOCAULT PENDULUM - MODEL
Category:
D5 Rotational Esoterica
Purpose
:
Model the Foucault pendulum
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A General Materials and Mathematics
A1 Basic Materials and Measurement
A2 Mathematics
B Statics
B1 Center of Mass Statics
B2 Equilibrium of Forces and Torques
B3 Simple Machines
B4 Elasticity
C Kinematics and Dynamics
C1 Center of Mass Motion
C2 Kinematics in One and Two Dimensions
C3 First Law of Motion
C4 Second Law of Motion
C5 Third Law of Motion
C6 Friction
C7 Collisions
C8 Mechanical Energy and Power
D Rotational Mechanics
D1 Rotational Kinematics and Dynamics
D2 Moment of Inertia
D3 Angular Momentum
D4 Gyroscopes
D5 Rotational Esoterica
E Gravitation and Astronomy
E1 Gravitation and Orbits
E2 Astronomy
F Fluid Mechanics
F1 Pressure in Static Fluids
F2 Buoyancy
F3 Surface Tension
F4 Fluid in Motion
F5 Forces in Moving Fluids
G Vibrations and Mechanical Waves
G1 Simple Harmonic Motion
G2 Resonance and Coupled Oscillations
G3 Mechanical Waves - One Dimensional
G4 Mechanical Waves - Two Dimensional
H Sound
H1 Nature of Sound
H2 Wave Properties of Sound
H3 Standing Sound Waves
H4 Music
H5 The Ear
H6 The Voice
I Thermodynamics
I1 Thermal Properties of Matter
I2 Transfer of Heat
I3 Gases
I4 Changes of State
I5 Laws of Thermodynamics
I6 Kinetic Theory and Statistical Mechanics
I7 Solid State and Low Temperature Physics
J Electostatics and Magnetostatics
J1 Electrostatic Charge and Force
J2 Electrostatic Devices and Applications
J3 Electric FIelds and Potential
J4 Capacitance and Polarization
J5 Magnetostatics
J6 Electromagnets
J7 Magnetic Materials
K Electromagnetic Principles
K1 Forces on Moving Charges
K2 Electromagnetic Induction
K3 Transformers
K4 Motors and Generators
K5 Electrical Properties of Matter
K6 Electric Circuits and Instruments
K7 RLC Circuits
K8 Electromagnetic Waves and Sources
L Geometrical Optics
L1 Light Sources and Light Rays
L2 Plane Mirrors
L3 Curved Mirrors
L4 Refraction
L5 Total Internal Reflection
L6 Lenses
L7 Optical Instruments
M Wave Optics
M1 Interference and Diffraction - Slits and Gratings
M2 Diffraction - Circular
M3 Interferometers
M4 Thin Film Interference
M5 Interference and Diffraction Esoterica
M6 Holograms
M7 Linear Polarization and Scattering
M8 Optical Activity and Birefringence
M9 Circular Polarization
N Spectra and Color
N1 Continuous Spectra
N2 Line Spectra
N3 Color
O Vision
O1 Image Production
O2 Visual Latency
O3 Color Vision
O4 Optical Illusions
P Modern Physics
P1 Relativity
P2 Quantum Mechanics
P3 Atoms and Molecules
P4 Nuclei and Particles
Q Biophysics
Q1 Musculoskeletal Systems
Q2 Organs
Q3 Genetics and Molecular Biology
B2-01: SUM OF FORCES IN A LINE
Demonstrate that forces in one dimension add algebraically
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B2-02: SUM OF FORCES - SPRING SCALES
Show that the sum of forces exerted on the mass by the scales is constant
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B2-03: EQUILIBRIUM OF FORCES - INCLINED PLANE
Demonstrate equilibrium of forces
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B2-04: VERTICAL FORCES - FOUR SPRING SCALES
Show addition of forces along a line
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B2-11: EQUILIBRIUM OF FORCES - OHAUS PROJECTION
Demonstrate equilibrium of forces
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B2-12: EQUILIBRIUM OF FORCES - BOARD BACKGROUND
Demonstrate equilibrium of forces
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B2-14: SUM OF FORCES - LARGE ROPE VERSION
Develop a feel for equilibrium of forces on a large scale
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B2-16: VECTOR ADDITION WITH ROPE AND STUDENTS
Demonstrate vector addition of forces
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B2-21: CONCEPT OF TORQUE - TORSIONAL CHAIR
Introduce the concept of torque
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B2-22: TORQUE - PHYSICAL DEFINITION
Introduce the concept of torque
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B2-23: TORQUE CONDITION FOR EQUILIBRIUM
Demonstrate that equilibrium of forces is an insufficient condition for static equilibrium
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B2-31: EQUILIBRIUM OF TORQUES - WHEELS AND AXLES
Demonstrate equilibrium of torques
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B2-32 EQUILIBRIUM OF TORQUES - LARGE
Demonstrate balanced torques
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B2-33: EQUILIBRIUM OF TORQUES - SMALL
Demonstrate balanced torques
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B2-34: EQUILIBRIUM OF TORQUES - ANGLE BRACKET
Verify the equation for torques when the center of mass is outside the object
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B2-35: EQUILIBRIUM OF TORQUES ON METERSTICK
Demonstrate equilibrium of torques
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B2-36: EQUILIBRIUM OF TORQUES ON METERSTICK - ROTATORS
Demonstrate equilibrium of torques
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B2-41: ROBERVAL BALANCE
Demonstrate a paradox in equilibrium of forces and torques
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B2-42: ARM MODEL
Model the forces occurring in the arm
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B2-43: CRANE BOOM
Demonstrate a crane boom
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