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D3 Angular Momentum
These demonstrations explore angular momentum and its conservation.
Articles
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Title
D3-01 MASSES SLIDING ON ROTATING CROSSARM
Illustrates conservation of angular momentum
D3-02: MASS ON STRING - ORBITS WITH VARYING RADIUS
Illustrates conservation of angular momentum
D3-03 ROTATING CHAIR AND WEIGHTS
Illustrates conservation of angular momentum
D3-04: ROTATING STOOL AND WEIGHTS
Demonstrate conservation of angular momentum.
D3-05 ROTATING CHAIR AND BICYCLE WHEEL
Illustrates conservation of angular momentum
D3-06: ROTATING CHAIR - HELICOPTER MODEL
Demonstrate conservation of angular momentum.
D3-07: ROTATING PLATFORM
Demonstrate rotational kinematics and inertia.
D3-12: SWING MODEL
Model the pumping of a swing using conservation of angular momentum.
D3-21: INVERSE SPRINKLER - GLASS MODEL
This is a non-working sprinkler that was used for data in an American Journal of Physics paper.
D3-22: INVERSE SPRINKLER - METAL MODEL
Demonstrate the Feynman inverse sprinkler effect.
D3-31: AIR TABLE - TETHERBALL
Show qualitatively an example of non-conservation of angular momentum.
D3-32: KEYWHIP
Demonstrate angular momentum conservation in a surprising way.
D3-33: Centripetal Acceleration - Rotating Ball and Brick
To illustrate centripetal acceleration and the associated forces
D3-41: AIR TABLE - RECTANGULAR PUCK COLLISIONS
Qualitatively show conservation of angular momentum in collisions of a circular puck with a rectangular puck.