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B1-12: CENTER OF MASS - HINGED STICK PARADOX
Category: B1 Center of Mass Statics
Purpose:
Illustrate the center of mass in a surprising way
B1-09: CENTER OF MASS - TRIANGLE
Category: B1 Center of Mass Statics
Purpose:
Demonstrate the process of locating the center of mass
B1-07: DOUBLE CONE - SMALL
Category: B1 Center of Mass Statics
Purpose:
Demonstrate a center of mass paradox
A2-32: HEIGHT MEASUREMENT BY TRIGONOMETRY
Category: A2 Mathematics
Purpose:
Determine the height of a student using trigonometry
A2-15: HYPERBOLOID FROM STRAIGHT LINES
Category: A2 Mathematics
Purpose:
Approximate the hyperboloid
A2-11: CIRCUMFERENCE VS. DIAMETER - CHAIN ON CYLINDER
Category: A2 Mathematics
Purpose:
Show the relationship between the diameter and the circumference of a circle
A2-02: XYZ AXES ON EXTENDED HANDLE
Category: A2 Mathematics
Purpose:
Aid in discussing angular momentum
A2-01: CARTESIAN COORDINATE AXES
Category: A2 Mathematics
Purpose:
Illustrate a standard right-handed cartesian coordinate system
D5-13: FOCAULT PENDULUM - MODEL
Category: D5 Rotational Esoterica
Purpose:
Model the Foucault pendulum
O1-01: EYE MODEL - OPTICS
Category: O1 Image Production
Purpose:
Demonstrates optics of the eye and corrections of optical defects
L3-16 FOCUSING OF HEAT WAVES BY MIRRORS
Category: L3 Curved Mirrors
Purpose:
Demonstrates that concave mirrors can focus heat waves
K2-03 FARADAY'S EXPERIMENT ON INDUCTION
Category: K2 Electromagnetic Induction
Purpose:
Demonstrates the induction between two coils
H4-04 FOURIER ANALYSIS - DIGITAL OSCILLOSCOPE
Category: H4 Music
Purpose:
Demonstrates the Fourier spectrum of complex waves
G3-53 STANDING WAVES IN A STRING
Category: G3 Mechanical Waves - One Dimensional
Purpose:
Demonstrates standing waves on a thin string
D1-61: Rolling versus Sliding
Category: D1 Rotational Kinematics and Dynamics
Purpose:
Applies conservation of energy to a rolling object
C4-02 AIR TRACK - A eq F/M
Category: C4 Second Law of Motion
Purpose:
Illustrate the experimental basis for Newton's second law of motion
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F4-01: VISCOSITY OF LIQUIDS
Compare the viscosities of water and mineral oil. Read More
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F4-02: VISCOSITY OF AIR
Demonstrate that air is viscous. Read More
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F4-04: SILLY PUTTY
Demonstrate a non-Newtonian fluid. Read More
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F4-05: PARACHUTE TOY
Demonstrate how a parachute quickly reaches its terminal velocity. Read More
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F4-11: LAMINAR AND TURBULENT FLOW OF AIR
Demonstrate laminar and turbulent flow. Read More
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F4-12: UNMIXING - GLYCERIN AND DYE
Illustrate laminar flow by "unmixing" two fluids
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F4-13: FLUID FLOW MODEL
For use as a model in developing equations for fluid flow. Read More
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F4-14: WIND TUNNEL
Show air flow around different objects. Read More
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F4-21: LIQUID IN SPINNING SPHERE
Show the behavior of a liquid when subjected to a centripetal force. Read More
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F4-22: SPINNING WATER BUCKET
Illustrate the reaction force on spinning water and the shape of the water surface. Read More
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F4-23: WATER PENDULUM
Show the surface of a container of water in a swinging pendulum. Read More
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F4-25: CYCLONE IN A BOTTLE
Illustrate vorticity in a perhaps tricky way. Read More
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F4-31: SIPHON
Illustrate how a siphon works. Read More
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F4-32: SIPHON - CHAIN MODEL
Illustrate how a siphon works. Read More
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F4-33: PYTHAGOREAN CUP
Demonstrate the siphon in a surprising way. Read More
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F4-34: SIPHON BALANCE
Demonstrate properties of the siphon using a counterintuitive example. Read More
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F4-41: DRUM AND CANDLE
Demonstrate the circular vortex. Read More
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F4-42: SMOKE RINGS USING GARBAGE CAN
Create large smoke rings and illustrate the circular vortex. Read More
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F4-51: VACUUM PUMP MODEL
Illustrate how a mechanical vacuum pump works. Read More
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F4-52: FORCE PUMP - MODEL
Demonstrate the operation of a force pump. Read More
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F4-53: ARCHIMEDES' SCREW
Demonstrate a pump mechanism invented by Archimedes. Read More
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F4-61: HERO'S FOUNTAIN
Illustrate fluid dynamics in a perhaps surprising way. Read More
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F4-63: MARIOTTE'S BOTTLE
Show the range of water jets from different heights along a water column. Read More
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