PHYS171
I6-11: BROWNIAN MOTION WITH TV
Purpose:
Demonstrate Brownian motion.
F4-21: LIQUID IN SPINNING SPHERE
Category: F4 Fluid in Motion
Purpose:
Show the behavior of a liquid when subjected to a centripetal force.
D2-11: HINGED STICK AND FALLING BALL
Category: D2 Moment of Inertia
Purpose:
Application of the rotational analog of Newton's second law.
D2-05: DUMBBELL - VARIABLE MOMENT OF INERTIA
Category: D2 Moment of Inertia
Purpose:
Demonstrate the effect of moment of inertia.
D1-65: YO-YO
Category: D1 Rotational Kinematics and Dynamics
Purpose:
Illustrate transformation between various forms of energy and to perform yo-yo tricks.
D1-62: CONSERVATION OF ENERGY IN ROLLING BODY
Category: D1 Rotational Kinematics and Dynamics
Purpose:
Demonstrate conversion of gravitational potential energy into translational and rotational kinetic energy.
C7-02: AIR TRACK -INELASTIC COLLISIONS
Category: C7 Collisions
Purpose:
Demonstrate conservation of momentum in elastic collisions.
C7-01: AIR TRACK - ELASTIC COLLISIONS
Category: C7 Collisions
Purpose:
Demonstrate conservation of energy and conservation of momentum in elastic collisions.
C2-25: FUNNEL CART
Category: C2 Kinematics in One and Two Dimensions
Purpose:
Demonstrate the independence of horizontal and vertical components of motion
C1-02: CENTER OF MASS MOTION - PLUMBER'S HELPER
Category: C1 Center of Mass Motion
Purpose:
Illustrate the motion of the center of mass of an irregularly-shaped object.
C2-21 PROJECTILES DROPPED AND SHOT
Category: C2 Kinematics in One and Two Dimensions
Purpose:
Demonstrate the independence of horizontal and vertical components of motion
C3-04: INERTIA - LEAD BRICK AND HAND
Category: C3 First Law of Motion
Purpose:
Illustrates inertia of rest
P1-02: LOCAL INERTIAL FRAME OF REFERENCE
Category: P1 Relativity
Purpose:
Illustrates an inertial frame of reference
I6-23 DIFFUSION - FOOD COLOR IN WATER
Purpose:
Demonstrates diffusion
I6-03 EQUIPARTITION OF ENERGY
Purpose:
Demonstrates equipartition of energy
I1-11 THERMAL EXPANSION - BALL AND HOLE
Category: I1 Thermal Properties of Matter
Purpose:
Illustrates thermal expansion
G3-28 SUSPENDED SLINKY
Category: G3 Mechanical Waves - One Dimensional
Purpose:
Shows longitudinal and transverse traveling waves & standing waves
F5-22 VENTURI TUBE WITH PING PONG BALLS
Category: F5 Forces in Moving Fluids
Purpose:
Illustrates the venturi effect.
F5-21 VENTURI TUBE WITH MANOMETERS
Category: F5 Forces in Moving Fluids
Purpose:
Illustrates the venturi effect
F5-09 HAIRDRYER AND PING PONG BALL - COANDA EFFECT
Category: F5 Forces in Moving Fluids
Purpose:
Illustrates levitation by an air stream
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F2-01 ARCHIMEDES' PRINCIPLE
Demonstrates the buoyant force on a body submerged in a fluid to be equal to the weight of the displaced… Read More
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F2-02: CARTESIAN DIVER
Demonstrate a variety of fluid mechanics phenomena, including the compressibility of a gas, the incompressibility of water, Boyle's law, Pascal's… Read More
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F2-03: CARTESIAN DIVER - EXPLICIT VERSION
Demonstrate explicitly how a Cartesian diver works by showing how the water enters the diver when the pressure in the… Read More
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F2-04: BUOYANCY - SPHERE AND WATER
Challenge the students' thinking about the buoyant force by considering the question: "Will a round object, without a flat top… Read More
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F2-05 BUOYANCY - BOAT AND ROCK
Illustrates buoyancy
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F2-06: BUOYANCY - SINKING BOAT
Illustrates buoyancy Read More
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F2-07: BUOYANCY - PEPSI AND DIET PEPSI
Show the difference in density between soft drinks with and without sugar. Read More
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F2-08: BUOYANCY - BATTLESHIP IN BATHTUB
Illustrate Archimedes' Law in a counterintuitive manner. Read More
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F2-10: BUOYANT BUBBLES
Demonstrate buoyancy and diffusion in an interesting way. Read More
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F2-11: HYDROMETER
Measure the density of a liquid. Read More
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F2-12: HOT AIR BALLOON
Show that hot air is less dense than cold air by operating a hot air balloon. Read More
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F2-13: BOUYANCY - EXPANDING BALLOON CONUNDRUM
Conundrum involving weight of an expanding balloon. Read More
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F2-21 REACTION TO BUOYANT FORCE
Demonstrates the reaction force using a liquid. Read More
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F2-22: BUOYANCY PARADOX - ACCELERATED FRAME
Illustrate dramatically the concept of buoyancy. Read More
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F2-23: BUOYANCY PARADOX - INVERTED BLOCK
Illustrate buoyancy in a paradoxical way. Read More
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F2-24: ACCELERATED BUOYANT BALL
Illustrate buoyancy in a paradoxical way. Read More
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F2-25: BALANCE PARADOX - BUOYANCY WITH CROSSOVER
Present buoyancy in a paradoxical way. Read More
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F2-26: BUOYANCY PARADOX - BALL IN TWO LIQUIDS
Demonstrate buoyancy with a counterintuitive element. Read More
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F2-27: Buoyancy Paradox - Two Spheres
Buoyancy of two spheres on a balance Read More
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F2-31: BUOYANT BALLS IN BEANS
Illustrate buoyancy in a surprising way. Read More
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F2-32: FLOATING SQUARE BAR
Illustrate buoyancy and the orientation in which a long square bar floats in a very dramatic way. Read More
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F2-41: DENSITY - SLOPE OF MASS VS VOLUME GRAPH
Determine the density of water. Read More
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