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.
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.
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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D4-01: GYROSCOPE WITH COUNTERWEIGHTS
Illustrate precession and nutation with a precision gyroscope.
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D4-02: BICYCLE WHEEL GYROSCOPE WITH COUNTERWEIGHT
Demonstrate precession and nutation of a gyroscope.
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D4-03: BICYCLE WHEEL GYROSCOPE ON PIVOT
Demonstrates gyroscopic precession and nutation Read More
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D4-04: BICYCLE WHEEL GYROSCOPE ON ROPE
Illustrate gyroscopic precession in a surprising way.
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D4-05: GYROSCOPE WITH GIMBAL RINGS
Demonstrate gyroscopic stability.
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D4-06: ELECTRIC GYROSCOPE
Demonstrates gyroscopic precession and nutation Read More
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D4-07: SUITCASE GYROSCOPE
Allow people to "feel" the effect of gyroscopic forces.
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D4-08: PRECESSION AND NUTATION OF GYROSCOPE - MODEL
Show the geometrical relation between precession and nutation of a gyroscope.
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D4-09: ZERO-TORQUE GYROSCOPE
Demonstrate that the axis of rotation does not change when the net gravitational torque on the gyroscope is zero.
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D4-10: AIR GYROSCOPE
Show gyroscopic effects in a relatively friction-free system.
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D4-21: SHIP STABILIZER
Demonstrate how a gyroscope can stabilize the rocking of a ship.
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D4-22: MONORAIL CAR
Demonstrate gyroscopic stability Read More
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D4-23: GYROCOMPASS
Illustrate the operation of the gyrocompass.
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D4-24: GYROCOMPASS - MODEL
Demonstrate how a gyrocompass works.
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D4-25: GYROSCOPE - TOY
Illustrate the gyroscope.
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D4-27: EULER'S DISK
Demonstrate kinematics and inertia. Read More
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