Newton's Third Law
C7-19: GAUSSIAN GUN
Category: C7 Collisions
Purpose:
Demonstrate transfer of energy in an elastic collision
G1-36: MASS ON SPRING WITH FORCE MEASUREMENT
Category: G1 Simple Harmonic Motion
Purpose:
Display the time dependence of the force of a mass oscillating on a spring.
G1-18: PENDULUM WITH FORCE SCALE
Category: G1 Simple Harmonic Motion
Purpose:
Show the tension in the string exerted by a swinging pendulum.
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
Category: C6 Friction
Purpose:
Determine the direction of the frictional force in a possibly ambiguous situation.
C5-51: BALLISTOCARDIOGRAPHY
Category: C5 Third Law of Motion
Purpose:
Demonstrate the science of ballistocardiography
C5-41: HOURGLASS PROBLEM
Category: C5 Third Law of Motion
Purpose:
Demonstrate the solution to the famous "hourglass problem," or Galileo's water bucket
C5-31: AIR TRACK - SAILING UPWIND
Category: C5 Third Law of Motion
Purpose:
Show how force components can be used to sail against the wind.
C5-20: PUTT PUTT STEAM BOAT
Category: C5 Third Law of Motion
Purpose:
Demonstrate action-reaction using an intriguing device.
C5-16: HERO'S ENGINE
Category: C5 Third Law of Motion
Purpose:
Demonstrate action and reaction in a rotational system.
C5-15: REACTION FORCE ON AIR BLOWER
Category: C5 Third Law of Motion
Purpose:
Demonstrate Newton's third law of motion
C5-12: BALLISTIC CANNON CARTS
Category: C5 Third Law of Motion
Purpose:
Demonstrate Newton's third law of motion
C5-11: AIR TRACK - ACTION-REACTION PAIRS
Category: C5 Third Law of Motion
Purpose:
Demonstrate Newton's third law of motion
C5-01: NEWTON'S THIRD LAW - STATIC DYNAMOMETERS
Category: C5 Third Law of Motion
Purpose:
Demonstrate action-reaction in the static case
C4-11: ACCELEROMETER - BALL IN WATER
Category: C4 Second Law of Motion
Purpose:
Demonstrate the direction of acceleration for both linear and circular cases.
B3-14: EQUILIBRIUM PARADOX - SCALES AND PULLEY
Category: B3 Simple Machines
Purpose:
Counterintuitive demonstration involving pulley system
B3-03: LEVER - WRECKING BAR
Category: B3 Simple Machines
Purpose:
Demonstrate the mechanical advantage of a lever
B2-16: VECTOR ADDITION WITH ROPE AND STUDENTS
Category: B2 Equilibrium of Forces and Torques
Purpose:
Demonstrate vector addition of forces
B2-14: SUM OF FORCES - LARGE ROPE VERSION
Category: B2 Equilibrium of Forces and Torques
Purpose:
Develop a feel for equilibrium of forces on a large scale
B2-12: EQUILIBRIUM OF FORCES - BOARD BACKGROUND
Category: B2 Equilibrium of Forces and Torques
Purpose:
Demonstrate equilibrium of forces
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C4-01: AIR TRACK - NEWTON'S SECOND LAW
Demonstrate F = ma Read More
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C4-02 AIR TRACK - A eq F/M
Illustrate the experimental basis for Newton's second law of motion Read More
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C4-03: ACCELERATION BY ITERATED BLOWS
Illustrate the numerical technique by which a computer carries out integration of the equation a = F/m Read More
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C4-11: ACCELEROMETER - BALL IN WATER
Demonstrate the direction of acceleration for both linear and circular cases Read More
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C4-12: ACCELEROMETER ON INCLINED PLANE
Illustrate the behavior of a liquid accelerometer accelerating down an inclined plane Read More
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C4-13: ACCELEROMETER ON ROTATOR
Show that the surface of a rotating liquid assumes a parabolic shape Read More
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C4-14: AIR TRACK - ACCELEROMETER
Demonstrate the behavior of a liquid accelerometer Read More
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C4-15: HELIUM BALLOON IN ACCELERATED BOX
Illustrate the affect of density on acceleration in a counterintuitive way Read More
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C4-21 ATWOOD MACHINE
Illustrate the second law of motion. Experimentally determine the acceleration due to gravity Read More
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C4-22: HORIZONTAL ATWOOD MACHINE
Demonstrate the Horizontal Atwood Machine quantitatively Read More
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C4-23: ATWOOD MACHINE WITH HEAVY PULLEY
Illustrate the effect of a heavy pulley on the Atwood Machine Read More
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C4-31: AIR TRACK - THE ACCELERATION OF GRAVITY
Experimentally determine the acceleration of gravity Read More
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C4-32: FREE FALL IN VACUUM - DISK AND FEATHER
Demonstrate that bodies of extremely different densities fall with equal acceleration in the absence of air friction Read More
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C4-34: GALILEO'S EXPERIMENT - MASSES IN FREE FALL
Show that the acceleration of bodies in free fall is independent of mass Read More
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C4-41: TERMINAL VELOCITY - BOTTLE IN TUBE
An easily observable terminal velocity experiment Read More
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C4-42: TERMINAL VELOCITY - FEATHER
Illustrate terminal velocity Read More
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C4-43: TERMINAL VELOCITY - STACKED COFFEE FILTERS
Illustrate terminal velocity quantitatively Read More
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C4-51: WEIGHTLESSNESS IN FREE FALL - MASS IN BEAKER
Demonstrate weightlessness in free fall Read More
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C4-52 WEIGHTLESSNESS IN FREE FALL - MASS IN CUP ON POLE
Illustrate apparent weightlessness in free fall Read More
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C4-53 WEIGHTLESSNESS IN FREE FALL - MASS ON SPRING
Illustrate apparent weightlessness in free fall Read More
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C4-54: WEIGHTLESSNESS IN FREE FALL - MAGNET AND KEEPER
Illustrate weightlessness in free fall Read More
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C4-61: ACCELERATION ON A SCALE
Illustrate forces in an accelerating system Read More
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C4-62 DROPPED SLINKY
Illustrate apparent weightlessness in free fall Read More
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