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Applications of Newton's Laws

D5-21: BALL ROLLING ON ROTATING DISC

D5-21: BALL ROLLING ON ROTATING DISC

Category: D5 Rotational Esoterica

Purpose: Show that a sphere rolling on a rotating disc will move in circles.
D4-21: SHIP STABILIZER

D4-21: SHIP STABILIZER

Category: D4 Gyroscopes

Purpose: Demonstrate how a gyroscope can stabilize the rocking of a ship.
D2-21: CENTER OF PERCUSSION - BAT AND MALLET

D2-21: CENTER OF PERCUSSION - BAT AND MALLET

Category: D2 Moment of Inertia

Purpose: Demonstrate the center of percussion using a baseball bat.
D1-84: SPINNING CYLINDRICAL SHELL

D1-84: SPINNING CYLINDRICAL SHELL

Category: D1 Rotational Kinematics and Dynamics

Purpose: A counterintuitive demonstration of rotational dynamics.
D1-82: ROLLING FRICTION

D1-82: ROLLING FRICTION

Category: D1 Rotational Kinematics and Dynamics

Purpose: Show the direction of the frictional force when a rolling object is accelerated.
C6-21: SUSPENDED ROD ON WATER

C6-21: SUSPENDED ROD ON WATER

Category: C6 Friction

Purpose: An elementary problem involving horizontal friction.
C6-17: FRICTION VS. PULLING ANGLE

C6-17: FRICTION VS. PULLING ANGLE

Category: C6 Friction

Purpose: Demonstrate how pulling angle affects the frictional force
C6-16: SLIDING AND STATIC FRICTION

C6-16: SLIDING AND STATIC FRICTION

Category: C6 Friction

Purpose: Show that the friction force depends linearly on the normal component of the applied force.
C6-15: SOCIAL DESCENDER - FRICTION TOY

C6-15: SOCIAL DESCENDER - FRICTION TOY

Category: C6 Friction

Purpose: Illustrate frictional forces in a weird way.
C6-14: SOCIAL CLIMBER

C6-14: SOCIAL CLIMBER

Category: C6 Friction

Purpose: Illustrate frictional forces in a weird way.
C6-13: FRICTION BETWEEN GLASS SURFACES

C6-13: FRICTION BETWEEN GLASS SURFACES

Category: C6 Friction

Purpose: Demonstrate the increase of friction between two glass surfaces when lubricating surface films are removed.
C6-12: SKIDDING AUTOMOBILE

C6-12: SKIDDING AUTOMOBILE

Category: C6 Friction

Purpose: Demonstrate the effect of locked wheels on vehicle stability.
C6-11: SLIDING FRICTION - LECTURE TABLE AND FELT

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.
C6-05: AIR TRACK - INCLINED PLANE FRICTION

C6-05: AIR TRACK - INCLINED PLANE FRICTION

Category: C6 Friction

Purpose: Show that the force of friction depends upon the conditions of the surfaces in contact.
C6-04: FRICTION DIRECTION ON INCLINED PLANE

C6-04: FRICTION DIRECTION ON INCLINED PLANE

Category: C6 Friction

Purpose: Determine the direction of the frictional force in a possibly ambiguous situation.
C6-03: INCLINED PLANE - FRICTION WITH THREE BLOCKS

C6-03: INCLINED PLANE - FRICTION WITH THREE BLOCKS

Category: C6 Friction

Purpose: Illustrate different coefficients of friction.
C4-61: ACCELERATION ON A SCALE

C4-61: ACCELERATION ON A SCALE

Category: C4 Second Law of Motion

Purpose: Illustrate forces in an accelerating system.
C4-41: TERMINAL VELOCITY - BOTTLE IN TUBE

C4-41: TERMINAL VELOCITY - BOTTLE IN TUBE

Category: C4 Second Law of Motion

Purpose: An easily observable terminal velocity experiment.
C4-03: ACCELERATION BY ITERATED BLOWS

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.
C1-04: CENTER OF MASS - BEAR ON TIGHT ROPE

C1-04: CENTER OF MASS - BEAR ON TIGHT ROPE

Category: C1 Center of Mass Motion

Purpose: Show stability in system where the center of mass is outside of the object.
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