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F1-04: EQUILIBRIUM TUBES
Category:
F1 Pressure in Static Fluids
Purpose
:
Demonstrate that pressure is transmitted equally throughout a fluid.
F1-03: PASCAL'S VASES
Category:
F1 Pressure in Static Fluids
Purpose
:
Demonstrate that pressure is dependent only on depth, and not on the shape of the container.
F1-02: FLUID PRESSURE VS DEPTH - ANEROID GAUGE
Category:
F1 Pressure in Static Fluids
Purpose
:
Show water pressure versus depth with an aneroid gauge.
D3-41: AIR TABLE - RECTANGULAR PUCK COLLISIONS
Category:
D3 Angular Momentum
Purpose
:
Qualitatively show conservation of angular momentum in collisions of a circular puck with a rectangular puck.
D3-32: KEYWHIP
Category:
D3 Angular Momentum
Purpose
:
Demonstrate angular momentum conservation in a surprising way.
D4-24: GYROCOMPASS - MODEL
Category:
D4 Gyroscopes
Purpose
:
Demonstrate how a gyrocompass works.
D3-12: SWING MODEL
Category:
D3 Angular Momentum
Purpose
:
Model the pumping of a swing using conservation of angular momentum.
D3-06: ROTATING CHAIR - HELICOPTER MODEL
Category:
D3 Angular Momentum
Purpose
:
Demonstrate conservation of angular momentum.
D3-04: ROTATING STOOL AND WEIGHTS
Category:
D3 Angular Momentum
Purpose
:
Demonstrate conservation of angular momentum.
D2-43: MOMENT OF INERTIA - TORSIONAL CHAIR AND WEIGHTS
Category:
D2 Moment of Inertia
Purpose
:
Demonstrate the effect of moment of inertia.
D2-42: MOMENT OF INERTIA -TORSIONAL CHAIR AND BOARD
Category:
D2 Moment of Inertia
Purpose
:
Demonstrate moment of inertia using the torsional chair.
D2-41: MOMENTS OF INERTIA ABOUT THREE PRINCIPAL AXES
Category:
D2 Moment of Inertia
Purpose
:
Illustrate the three principal axes of a thin aluminum plate.
D2-32: AIR TABLE - LINEAR AND ANGULAR ACCEL OF A DISC
Category:
D2 Moment of Inertia
Purpose
:
Illustrate the accelerating disc problem.
D2-21: CENTER OF PERCUSSION - BAT AND MALLET
Category:
D2 Moment of Inertia
Purpose
:
Demonstrate the center of percussion using a baseball bat.
D2-13: RACING PENDULA
Category:
D2 Moment of Inertia
Purpose
:
Illustrate in a counter-intuitive way the effect of moment of inertia on rotational acceleration.
D2-12: TOPPLING CHIMNEY
Category:
D2 Moment of Inertia
Purpose
:
Demonstrate how a toppling chimney breaks up.
D2-11: HINGED STICK AND FALLING BALL
Category:
D2 Moment of Inertia
Purpose
:
Application of the rotational analog of Newton's second law.
D2-05: DUMBBELL - VARIABLE MOMENT OF INERTIA
Category:
D2 Moment of Inertia
Purpose
:
Demonstrate the effect of moment of inertia.
D2-03: CANS ON INCLINED PLANE - WITH AND WITHOUT WATER
Category:
D2 Moment of Inertia
Purpose
:
Illustrate the effect of moment of inertia on rolling acceleration.
L3-33: VANITY MIRROR
Category:
L3 Curved Mirrors
Purpose
:
Show the image produced by a cocave mirror.
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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
B3-01: LEVER AND LOADED WAGON
Demonstrate the mechanical advantage of a lever
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B3-02: LEVERS - THREE CLASSES
Demonstrate the three classes of levers
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B3-03: LEVER - WRECKING BAR
Demonstrate the mechanical advantage of a lever
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B3-12 PULLEY - MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
Illustrate pulley systems
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B3-14: EQUILIBRIUM PARADOX - SCALES AND PULLEY
Counterintuitive demonstration involving pulley system
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B3-15: FOOL'S TACKLE
Illustrate analysis of forces in a pulley system
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B3-21: CHISEL AS WEDGE
Demonstrate the mechanical advantage of a wedge
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B3-23: Worm Gear
Illustrate mechanical advantage
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