PHYS141
F2-03: CARTESIAN DIVER - EXPLICIT VERSION
Category: F2 Buoyancy
Purpose:
Demonstrate explicitly how a cartesian diver works by showing how the water enters the diver when the pressure in the cylinder is increased.
F1-11: HYDRAULIC PRESS
Category: F1 Pressure in Static Fluids
Purpose:
Demonstrate dramatically Pascal's Law and the large forces attainable using hydraulic systems.
F1-03: PASCAL'S VASES
Category: F1 Pressure in Static Fluids
Purpose:
Demonstrate that pressure is dependent only on depth, and not on the shape of the container.
D2-51: BICYCLE WHEEL PENDULUM
Category: D2 Moment of Inertia
Purpose:
Demonstrate the Parallel Axis Theorem.
D2-11: HINGED STICK AND FALLING BALL
Category: D2 Moment of Inertia
Purpose:
Application of the rotational analog of Newton's second law.
D1-83: SPOOL
Category: D1 Rotational Kinematics and Dynamics
Purpose:
Illustrate a counterintuitive problem in rotational dynamics.
D1-55: ROTATING ELASTIC RINGS
Category: D1 Rotational Kinematics and Dynamics
Purpose:
Demonstrate "centrifugal reaction" and to indicate why the earth is oblate.
D1-40: CENTRIPETAL FORCE ON ROTATING RUBBER BAND
Category: D1 Rotational Kinematics and Dynamics
Purpose:
Demonstrate centripetal force and centrifugal reaction.
D1-39: PENNY AND COAT HANGER
Category: D1 Rotational Kinematics and Dynamics
Purpose:
Demonstrate centripetal force and centrifugal reaction in a dramatic way.
D1-30: TRAJECTORY FROM CIRCULAR ORBIT - OVERHEAD PROJECTOR
Category: D1 Rotational Kinematics and Dynamics
Purpose:
Show that the instantaneous velocity of an object executing uniform circular motion is tangent to the circle.
C7-25: SUPERBALL, VACUUM MUD AND WOOD BLOCK COLLISIONS
Category: C7 Collisions
Purpose:
Show that a larger impulse is imparted by an elastic collision.
C7-12: COLLISION OF BALLS - ONE LIGHTER MASS
Category: C7 Collisions
Purpose:
Show what happens when one mass in a collision ball set is different from the others.
C7-04: AIR TRACK - COLLISION VELOCITY MULTIPLIER
Category: C7 Collisions
Purpose:
Illustrate velocity multiplication with a three-to-one mass ratio collision.
C8-34: POWER - INSTRUCTOR DRAGGING CONCRETE BLOCK
Category: C8 Mechanical Energy and Power
Purpose:
Demonstrate power
C8-33: POWER - USING GRAVITY
Category: C8 Mechanical Energy and Power
Purpose:
Demonstrate mechanical power.
C8-03: GALILEO'S PENDULUM
Category: C8 Mechanical Energy and Power
Purpose:
Demonstrate conservation of energy in a simple system.
C6-11: SLIDING FRICTION - LECTURE TABLE AND FELT
Category: C6 Friction
Purpose:
Show the effect on frictional force of velocity, normal force, and contact area.
G4-22: CHLADNI FIGURES - OSCILLATOR DRIVEN
Category: G4 Mechanical Waves - Two Dimensional
Purpose:
Show two-dimensional standing waves in a metal plate
C5-31: AIR TRACK - SAILING UPWIND
Category: C5 Third Law of Motion
Purpose:
Show how force components can be used to sail against the wind.
C5-12: BALLISTIC CANNON CARTS
Category: C5 Third Law of Motion
Purpose:
Demonstrate Newton's third law of motion
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I3-01: BAROMETER - ANEROID TYPE
Indicate air pressure. Read More
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I3-02: BAROMETER - WEIGHT PARADOX
Show how a barometer really works using a counterintuitive problem. Read More
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I3-03: GALILEO'S THERMOSCOPE
Measure very small pressure changes. Read More
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I3-04: GALILEAN THERMOMETER
Illustrate a very heat-sensitive device. Read More
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I3-10: LUNG FUNCTION MODEL
Show how air pressure differences cause the lungs to expand and contract. Read More
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I3-11: WATER BAROMETER - BOTTLE COLLAPSE
Demonstrate the pressure in a water column. Read More
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I3-12: WATER BAROMETER - CAN CRUSHER
Illustrate a result of atmospheric pressure. Read More
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I3-13: INVERTED GLASS OF WATER
Show one result of atmospheric pressure. Read More
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I3-14: MAGDEBURG HEMISPHERES
Demonstrate force arising from the atmospheric pressure of air. Read More
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I3-15: MAGDEBURG HEMISPHERES - PORTABLE
Demonstrate forces arising from atmospheric air pressure. Read More
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I3-16: COLLAPSE OF CAN - LARGE PUMP
Demonstrate the forces created by atmospheric air pressure. Read More
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I3-17: COLLAPSE OF CAN - PORTABLE PUMP
Demonstrate the forces created by atmospheric air pressure. Read More
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I3-18: VACUUM BAZOOKA
Illustrate one effect of atmospheric pressure and force. Read More
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I3-19: LIFTING USING ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE
Dramatically demonstrate an effect of air pressure. Read More
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I3-20: COLLAPSE OF CAN - LARGE CAN WITH MALLET
Demonstrate collapse of a can by atmospheric pressure. Read More
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I3-31: IDEAL GAS LAW - VOLUME OF ONE MOLE
Demonstrate that one mole of gas occupies 22.4 liters at STP. Read More
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I3-32: ISOBARIC EXPANSION OF AIR
Demonstrate expansion of air without change in pressure. Read More
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I3-33 HELIUM BALLOON ON LIQUID NITROGEN
Demonstrates how a gas contracts when cooled
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I3-35: SOLAR BAG
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I3-41: BOYLE'S LAW - PROJECTION
Demonstrate Boyle's law. Read More
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I3-42: BOYLED MARSHMALLOWS
Amusing demonstration of Boyle's Law. Read More
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I3-43: TIRE PRESSURE - UNLOADED AND LOADED
Show that tire pressure does not change when the tire is loaded within its normal operating limits. Read More
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I3-51 CHARLES' LAW - PROJECTION
Demonstrates Charles' law
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I3-52: CONSTANT VOLUME GAS THERMOMETER - ABSOLUTE ZERO
Determine the value of absolute zero. Read More
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