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Rotational Dynamics
D3-33: Centripetal Acceleration - Rotating Ball and Brick
Category:
D3 Angular Momentum
Purpose
:
To illustrate centripetal acceleration and the associated forces
J5-30: OMEGA LEVITRON
Category:
J5 Magnetostatics
Purpose
:
Show an interesting demonstration of magnetism.
G3-20: WAVE APPARATUS
Category:
G3 Mechanical Waves - One Dimensional
Purpose
:
Demonstrate transverse and longitudinal wave motion.
G1-12: PENDULUM AND ROTATING BALL
Category:
G1 Simple Harmonic Motion
Purpose
:
Demonstrate that simple harmonic motion is the projection of uniform circular motion.
F4-22: SPINNING WATER BUCKET
Category:
F4 Fluid in Motion
Purpose
:
Illustrate the reaction force on spinning water and the shape of the water surface.
F4-21: LIQUID IN SPINNING SPHERE
Category:
F4 Fluid in Motion
Purpose
:
Show the behavior of a liquid when subjected to a centripetal force.
D5-24: ROTATING PENDULA - LENGTH VS. HEIGHT
Category:
D5 Rotational Esoterica
Purpose
:
Show that pendula of different length suspended from the same point rotating at the same angular speed rise to the same vertical height.
D5-23: ROTATING BEAD ON LOOP
Category:
D5 Rotational Esoterica
Purpose
:
Demonstrate the presence of a "critical parameter" which determines the dynamic behavior of a simple physical system.
D5-22: ROTATING PENDULUM
Category:
D5 Rotational Esoterica
Purpose
:
Demonstrate the presence of a "critical parameter" which determines the dynamic behavior of a simple physical system.
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.
D5-12: CORIOLIS EFFECT - WATER JET
Category:
D5 Rotational Esoterica
Purpose
:
Model the Coriolis effect.
D5-11: CORIOLIS EFFECT - BALL ON ROTATING PLATFORM
Category:
D5 Rotational Esoterica
Purpose
:
Illustrate the Coriolis effect.
D5-08: WINEGLASS AND OLIVE
Category:
D5 Rotational Esoterica
Purpose
:
Conundrum involving angular motion.
D5-07: STABLE AND UNSTABLE PRINCIPAL AXES
Category:
D5 Rotational Esoterica
Purpose
:
Show that rotation about the principal axis of smaller moment of inertia is unstable and changes to rotation about the principal axis of maximum moment of inertia.
D4-27: EULER'S DISK
Category:
D4 Gyroscopes
Purpose
:
Demonstrate kinematics and inertia.
D5-06: FIDDLESTICK
Category:
D5 Rotational Esoterica
Purpose
:
Illustrate weird rotational effects and to demonstrate transformation of gravitational potential energy into rotational energy.
D5-04: SPINNING BOOK
Category:
D5 Rotational Esoterica
Purpose
:
Illustrate the effect rotation about the various principal axes on stability.
D5-02: FOOTBALL
Category:
D5 Rotational Esoterica
Purpose
:
Example of a gyroscopic effect.
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.
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