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C4-11: ACCELEROMETER - BALL IN WATER
Category: C4 Second Law of Motion
Purpose:
Demonstrate the direction of acceleration for both linear and circular cases.
C4-01: AIR TRACK - NEWTON'S SECOND LAW
Category: C4 Second Law of Motion
Purpose:
Demonstrate F = ma.
C3-21: INERTIAL MASS CART
Category: C3 First Law of Motion
Purpose:
Demonstrate the inertial property of mass
C2-51: KINEMATICS WITH ULTRASONIC RANGER
Category: C2 Kinematics in One and Two Dimensions
Purpose:
Plot graphs of position, velocity, and acceleration
C2-24: WATER DROP PARABOLA
Category: C2 Kinematics in One and Two Dimensions
Purpose:
Demonstrate the parabolic path of a projectile.
C2-23: TRAJECTORY OF A BALL - MODEL
Category: C2 Kinematics in One and Two Dimensions
Purpose:
Illustrate the position of a projectile at equal time intervals
C2-10: CONSTANT VELOCITY - GALILEO'S EXPERIMENT
Category: C2 Kinematics in One and Two Dimensions
Purpose:
Show constant velocity and uniform acceleration using a rolling body.
C2-09: FREE FALL WITH STROBE
Category: C2 Kinematics in One and Two Dimensions
Purpose:
Show the position of a dropped ball at a series of equal time intervals
C2-04: FREE FALL WITH PHOTOCELL GATES
Category: C2 Kinematics in One and Two Dimensions
Purpose:
Measure acceleration due to gravity
C2-03: AIR TRACK - UNIFORM ACCELERATION - INCLINED
Category: C2 Kinematics in One and Two Dimensions
Purpose:
Measure acceleration along an inclined air track.
C2-02: AIR TRACK - DIRECT MEASUREMENT OF ACCELERATION
Category: C2 Kinematics in One and Two Dimensions
Purpose:
Measure acceleration using two different procedures
C1-21: AIR TABLE - TOPPLING STICK
Category: C1 Center of Mass Motion
Purpose:
Illustrate how a rigid rod topples on a frictionless surface.
C1-13: AIR TRACK - REDUCED MASS
Category: C1 Center of Mass Motion
Purpose:
Demonstrate the change in frequency for two-body oscillations.
C1-12: AIR TRACK - CENTER OF MASS OF COUPLED GLIDERS
Category: C1 Center of Mass Motion
Purpose:
Demonstrate uniform motion of the center of mass of an oscillating system.
C1-11: AIR TRACK - CENTER OF MASS PENDULUM
Category: C1 Center of Mass Motion
Purpose:
Show uniform motion of the center of mass of a vibrating pendulum/glider system.
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.
C1-03: CENTER OF MASS MOTION - CLOWN
Category: C1 Center of Mass Motion
Purpose:
Illustrate rotation about the center of mass of an irregular object.
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D1-01 STROBOSCOPE AND FAN
Demonstrates rotational motion using stroboscope Read More
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D1-11: CYCLOID - LIGHT BULB ON WHEEL
Demonstrate cycloidal motion Read More
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D1-12: ADDITION OF ANGULAR VELOCITIES
Illustrate the complex motion resulting from addition of two angular velocities Read More
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D1-21: ANGULAR VELOCITY - OBERBECK CROSS
Measure the angular velocity of a rotating object Read More
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D1-30: TRAJECTORY FROM CIRCULAR ORBIT - OVERHEAD PROJECTOR
Show that the instantaneous velocity of an object executing uniform circular motion is tangent to the circle Read More
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D1-31: TRAJECTORY FROM SPIRAL
Show that forces are required to create circular motion Read More
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D1-32: TRAJECTORY FROM CIRCULAR ORBIT
Show that the instantaneous velocity of an object executing uniform circular motion is tangent to the circle Read More
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D1-33 ROTATING MASS ON STRING
Illustrates centripetal force and that instantaneous velocity is tangent to the circular path Read More
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D1-34 ROTATING MASS ON SPRING
Illustrates centripetal force Read More
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D1-35 CENTRIPETAL FORCE - ROTATING MASS
Measures the required centripetal force for an object to move with uniform circular motion Read More
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D1-36: AIR TABLE - CENTRIPETAL FORCE
Show that centripetal force varies with angular velocity Read More
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D1-37 MUDSLINGER
Illustrates centripetal force and that instantaeous velocity is tangent to the circular path Read More
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D1-39: PENNY AND COAT HANGER
Demonstrate centripetal force and centrifugal reaction in a dramatic way Read More
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D1-40: CENTRIPETAL FORCE ON ROTATING RUBBER BAND
Demonstrate centripetal force and centrifugal reaction Read More
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D1-41 ROTATING WATER BUCKET
Demonstrates centripetal force and centrifugal reaction Read More
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D1-42: ROTATING WATER BUCKET WITH SPONGE
Illustrate centripetal force and centrifugal reaction with a trick Read More
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D1-43: INERTIAL FORCES - BALLS IN ROTATING JARS
Demonstrate inertial forces in bodies submerged in air and in water Read More
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D1-44: ACCELEROMETERS AND FRAMES OF REFERENCE
Demonstrate the direction of the acceleration in both rotational and translational coordinate systems Read More
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D1-51 BANKED CURVE MODEL
Aid in explaining banked turns Read More
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D1-52: FAIRGROUND ROTOR
Illustrate the application of rotational forces Read More
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D1-53 LOOP-THE-LOOP
Demonstrates conservation of energy in a rotating object and centripetal force Read More
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D1-55: ROTATING ELASTIC RINGS
Demonstrate "centrifugal reaction" and to indicate why the earth is oblate Read More
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D1-61: Rolling versus Sliding
Applies conservation of energy to a rolling object Read More
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D1-62: CONSERVATION OF ENERGY IN ROLLING BODY
Demonstrate conversion of gravitational potential energy into translational and rotational kinetic energy Read More
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D1-63: MAXWELL PENDULUM - LARGE
Demonstrate transformations between gravitational potential energy and rotational kinetic energy Read More
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D1-64: MAXWELL PENDULUM - SMALL
Demonstrate transformations between gravitational potential energy and rotational kinetic energy Read More
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D1-65: YO-YO
Illustrate transformation between various forms of energy and to perform yo-yo tricks Read More
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D1-81: TRICYCLE
Illustrate a tricky problem in rotational dynamics Read More
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D1-82: ROLLING FRICTION
Show the direction of the frictional force when a rolling object is accelerated Read More
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D1-83: SPOOL
Illustrate a counterintuitive problem in rotational dynamics Read More
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D1-84: SPINNING CYLINDRICAL SHELL
A counterintuitive demonstration of rotational dynamics Read More
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