PHYS171
F2-21 REACTION TO BUOYANT FORCE
Category: F2 Buoyancy
Purpose:
Demonstrates the reaction force using a liquid.
F1-06 WATER SEEKS ITS OWN LEVEL
Category: F1 Pressure in Static Fluids
Purpose:
Shows that pressure is dependent on depth, not shape of container
F1-01 FLUID PRESSURE VS. DEPTH
Category: F1 Pressure in Static Fluids
Purpose:
Demonstrates that fluid pressure increases linearly with depth and is isotropic.
E1-11: POTENTIAL WELL -MODEL
Category: E1 Gravitation and Orbits
Purpose:
Demonstrates motion of planets or satellites in an inverse square gravitational field
D4-03: BICYCLE WHEEL GYROSCOPE ON PIVOT
Category: D4 Gyroscopes
Purpose:
Demonstrates gyroscopic precession and nutation
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
D3-02: MASS ON STRING - ORBITS WITH VARYING RADIUS
Category: D3 Angular Momentum
Purpose:
Illustrates conservation of angular momentum
D3-01 MASSES SLIDING ON ROTATING CROSSARM
Category: D3 Angular Momentum
Purpose:
Illustrates conservation of angular momentum
D2-02: Miscellaneous Rolling Bodies 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
D1-51 BANKED CURVE MODEL
Category: D1 Rotational Kinematics and Dynamics
Purpose:
Aid in explaining banked turns
D1-35 CENTRIPETAL FORCE - ROTATING MASS
Category: D1 Rotational Kinematics and Dynamics
Purpose:
Measures the required centripetal force for an object to move with uniform circular motion
D1-34 ROTATING MASS ON SPRING
Category: D1 Rotational Kinematics and Dynamics
Purpose:
Illustrates centripetal force
C8-14 JUMPING CLAMP
Category: C8 Mechanical Energy and Power
Purpose:
Demonstrates mechanical potential energy transforming into kinetic energy
C8-11 INTERNAL VS. EXTERNAL ENERGY - SPRING-COUPLED SUPERBALLS
Category: C8 Mechanical Energy and Power
Purpose:
Shows that when energy disappears from the center of mass motion it may be converted into internal energy
C8-04 HILL TRACK
Category: C8 Mechanical Energy and Power
Purpose:
Demonstrates conservation of energy
C7-15 COLLISIONS OF BALLS - 3 TO 1 MASS RATIO
Category: C7 Collisions
Purpose:
Shows velocity multiplication in colliding balls
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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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