PHYS141
H1-01 BELL IN VACUUM
Category: H1 Nature of Sound
Purpose:
Demonstrates sound wave requirement for a medium
G3-51 ROPE WAVE GENERATOR - FREQUENCY VS. WAVELENGTH
Category: G3 Mechanical Waves - One Dimensional
Purpose:
Shows the relationship between frequency and wavelength for fixed tension cord
G3-28 SUSPENDED SLINKY
Category: G3 Mechanical Waves - One Dimensional
Purpose:
Shows longitudinal and transverse traveling waves & standing waves
G3-01 SHIVE WAVE MACHINE - TRAVELING WAVES
Category: G3 Mechanical Waves - One Dimensional
Purpose:
Demonstrates traveling waves
G1-14 PENDULA WITH DIFFERENT MASSES
Category: G1 Simple Harmonic Motion
Purpose:
Demonstrates independence of a simple pendulum's period with mass of the bob.
G1-11 COMPARISON OF SHM AND UCM
Category: G1 Simple Harmonic Motion
Purpose:
Demonstrates the relationship between simple harmonic motion and uniform circular motion.
G1-01 EXAMPLES OF SIMPLE HARMONIC MOTION
Category: G1 Simple Harmonic Motion
Purpose:
Illustrates simple harmonic motion
F2-01 ARCHIMEDES' PRINCIPLE
Category: F2 Buoyancy
Purpose:
Demonstrates the buoyant force on a body submerged in a fluid to be equal to the weight of the displaced fluid.
F1-01 FLUID PRESSURE VS. DEPTH
Category: F1 Pressure in Static Fluids
Purpose:
Demonstrates that fluid pressure increases linearly with depth and is isotropic.
D3-05 ROTATING CHAIR AND BICYCLE WHEEL
Category: D3 Angular Momentum
Purpose:
Illustrates conservation of angular momentum
D3-03 ROTATING CHAIR AND WEIGHTS
Category: D3 Angular Momentum
Purpose:
Illustrates conservation of angular momentum
D2-01 RING AND DISC ON INCLINED PLANE
Category: D2 Moment of Inertia
Purpose:
Demonstrates effect of rotational inertia on acceleration of an object
D1-61: Rolling versus Sliding
Category: D1 Rotational Kinematics and Dynamics
Purpose:
Applies conservation of energy to a rolling object
D1-53 LOOP-THE-LOOP
Category: D1 Rotational Kinematics and Dynamics
Purpose:
Demonstrates centripetal force and conservation of energy in a rotating object
D1-41 ROTATING WATER BUCKET
Category: D1 Rotational Kinematics and Dynamics
Purpose:
Demonstrates centripetal force and centrifugal reaction
C8-04 HILL TRACK
Category: C8 Mechanical Energy and Power
Purpose:
Demonstrates conservation of energy
C7-18 COLLISIONS OF BALLS - ASTROBLASTER
Category: C7 Collisions
Purpose:
Shows velocity multiplication in colliding balls
C7-11: COLLISIONS OF BALLS - EQUAL MASSES
Category: C7 Collisions
Purpose:
Demonstrates conservation of energy and conservation of linear momentum in multiple elastic collisions
C6-01 INCLINED PLANE - FRICTION BOX AND WEIGHTS
Category: C6 Friction
Purpose:
Shows that the coefficient of friction does not depend upon the mass of the object although the frictional force does.
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C1-01: CENTER OF MASS MOTION - BARBELL
Demonstrate motion of the center of mass of an asymmetric object Read More
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C1-02: CENTER OF MASS MOTION - PLUMBER'S HELPER
Illustrate the motion of the center of mass of an irregularly-shaped object Read More
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C1-03: CENTER OF MASS MOTION - CLOWN
Illustrate rotation about the center of mass of an irregular object Read More
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C1-04: CENTER OF MASS - BEAR ON TIGHT ROPE
Show stability in system where the center of mass is outside of the object Read More
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C1-11: AIR TRACK - CENTER OF MASS PENDULUM
Show uniform motion of the center of mass of a vibrating pendulum/glider system Read More
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C1-12: AIR TRACK - CENTER OF MASS OF COUPLED GLIDERS
Demonstrate uniform motion of the center of mass of an oscillating system Read More
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C1-13: AIR TRACK - REDUCED MASS
Demonstrate the change in frequency for two-body oscillations Read More
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C1-21: AIR TABLE - TOPPLING STICK
Illustrate how a rigid rod topples on a frictionless surface Read More
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