PHYS410
K2-64: UNIPOLAR GENERATOR
Category: K2 Electromagnetic Induction
Purpose:
Demonstrate unipolar generation of DC voltage, which may involve an explanation other than electromagnetic induction.
H3-72: TUNING RODS
Category: H3 Standing Sound Waves
Purpose:
Hear longitudinal standing wave resonances in aluminum rods.
G3-23: TRANSVERSE WAVES ON A LONG SPRING - FREE END
Category: G3 Mechanical Waves - One Dimensional
Purpose:
Show reflections at a free end.
G2-27: COUPLED SERIES MASSES HANGING ON SPRINGS
Category: G2 Resonance and Coupled Oscillations
Purpose:
Illustrate coupled oscillations and normal modes.
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.
D4-01: GYROSCOPE WITH COUNTERWEIGHTS
Category: D4 Gyroscopes
Purpose:
Illustrate precession and nutation with a precision gyroscope.
D2-21: CENTER OF PERCUSSION - BAT AND MALLET
Category: D2 Moment of Inertia
Purpose:
Demonstrate the center of percussion using a baseball bat.
G3-28 SUSPENDED SLINKY
Category: G3 Mechanical Waves - One Dimensional
Purpose:
Shows longitudinal and transverse traveling waves & standing waves
G3-21 TRANSVERSE WAVES ON A LONG SPRING
Category: G3 Mechanical Waves - One Dimensional
Purpose:
Demonstrates traveling waves
G1-60 CHAOS - TWO BIFILAR PENDULA
Category: G1 Simple Harmonic Motion
Purpose:
Illustrates chaotic motion
G1-15 PENDULA WITH 4 TO 1 LENGTH RATIO
Category: G1 Simple Harmonic Motion
Purpose:
Shows that period of a simple pendulum is proportional to the square root of its length
G1-01 EXAMPLES OF SIMPLE HARMONIC MOTION
Category: G1 Simple Harmonic Motion
Purpose:
Illustrates simple harmonic motion
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D5-01 TIPPE TOP
Gyroscopic effect examples Read More
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D5-02: FOOTBALL
Example of a gyroscopic effect Read More
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D5-04: SPINNING BOOK
Illustrate the effect rotation about the various principal axes on stability Read More
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D5-05 CELTS
Illustrates a weird rotational device Read More
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D5-06: FIDDLESTICK
Illustrate weird rotational effects and to demonstrate transformation of gravitational potential energy into rotational energy Read More
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D5-07: STABLE AND UNSTABLE PRINCIPAL AXES
Show that rotation about the principal axis of smaller moment of inertia is unstable and changes to rotation about the… Read More
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D5-08: WINEGLASS AND OLIVE
Conundrum involving angular motion Read More
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D5-11: CORIOLIS EFFECT - BALL ON ROTATING PLATFORM
Illustrate the Coriolis effect Read More
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D5-12: CORIOLIS EFFECT - WATER JET
Model the Coriolis effect Read More
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D5-13: FOCAULT PENDULUM - MODEL
Model the Foucault pendulum Read More
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D5-21: BALL ROLLING ON ROTATING DISC
Show that a sphere rolling on a rotating disc will move in circles Read More
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D5-22: ROTATING PENDULUM
Demonstrate the presence of a "critical parameter" which determines the dynamic behavior of a simple physical system Read More
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D5-23: ROTATING BEAD ON LOOP
Demonstrate the presence of a "critical parameter" which determines the dynamic behavior of a simple physical system Read More
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D5-24: ROTATING PENDULA - LENGTH VS. HEIGHT
Show that pendula of different length suspended from the same point rotating at the same angular speed rise to the… Read More
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