PHYS121
C7-11: COLLISIONS OF BALLS - EQUAL MASSES
Category: C7 Collisions
Purpose:
Demonstrates conservation of energy and conservation of linear momentum in multiple elastic collisions
C6-01 INCLINED PLANE - FRICTION BOX AND WEIGHTS
Category: C6 Friction
Purpose:
Shows that the coefficient of friction does not depend upon the mass of the object although the frictional force does.
C5-14 ROCKET TRIKE
Category: C5 Third Law of Motion
Purpose:
Demonstrate Newton's third law of motion
C5-02 SPRING AND PULLEY PARADOX
Category: C5 Third Law of Motion
Purpose:
Show that the action-reaction pairs have equal magnitude
C4-21 ATWOOD MACHINE
Category: C4 Second Law of Motion
Purpose:
Illustrate the second law of motion. Experimentally determine the acceleration due to gravity.
C3-05 INERTIA - PEN IN BOTTLE
Category: C3 First Law of Motion
Purpose:
Dramatically demonstrate inertia
C3-02 INERTIA - TABLE CLOTH TRICK
Category: C3 First Law of Motion
Purpose:
Dramatically demonstrate inertia
C2-27 FUNNEL CART ON INCLINE
Category: C2 Kinematics in One and Two Dimensions
Purpose:
Demonstrate the independence of horizontal and vertical components of motion
C2-26 FUNNEL CART WITH MASS OVER PULLEY
Category: C2 Kinematics in One and Two Dimensions
Purpose:
Demonstrate the independence of horizontal and vertical components of motion
C2-22 MONKEY AND HUNTER
Category: C2 Kinematics in One and Two Dimensions
Purpose:
Demonstrate the independence of horizontal and vertical components of motion
C2-11 RACING BALLS
Category: C2 Kinematics in One and Two Dimensions
Purpose:
Illustrate linear kinematics
C2-06 BALL DROP ON ROPE - EQUAL AND UNEQUAL INTERVALS
Category: C2 Kinematics in One and Two Dimensions
Purpose:
Illustrate the geometrical effect of free fall
B4-01 HOOKE'S LAW
Category: B4 Elasticity
Purpose:
Demonstrate the linear relationship between force and stretching for a simple spring.
B1-06: Double Cone - Large
Category: B1 Center of Mass Statics
Purpose:
Demonstrate a center-of-mass paradox
B1-04: Center of Mass - Brass Barbell
Category: B1 Center of Mass Statics
Purpose:
Demonstrate stable equilibrium when supported at center-of-mass
B1-01 CENTER OF MASS - DISC SECTION
Category: B1 Center of Mass Statics
Purpose:
Demonstrate finding center of mass for an irregularly-shapped object
A2-22: MAGNETIC VECTORS - LECTURE HALL BLACKBOARDS
Category: A2 Mathematics
Purpose:
Demonstration of vector properties
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I4-01: PVT PHASE DIAGRAMS FOR CO2 AND H2O
Three-dimensional PVT phase diagram models. Read More
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I4-02: PVT SURFACE - TRANSPARENT
Illustrate aspects of phase transitions. Read More
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I4-03: LATENT HEAT - ICE TO WATER TO STEAM
Illustrate aspects of phase transitions. Read More
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I4-11: BOILING AT REDUCED PRESSURE
Demonstrate that water boils at a lower temperature under reduced pressure. Read More
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I4-12: BOILING WATER BY PUMPING
Demonstrate water boiling under reduced pressure. Read More
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I4-13: CHANGE OF STATE OF LN - POPPING CAN LID
Show the increase in volume which accompanies the transition from liquid to gaseous nitrogen. Read More
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I4-14: CHANGE OF STATE WITH BANG
Show the increase in volume which accompanies the transition from liquid to gaseous nitrogen. Read More
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I4-15 CONDENSATION OF STEAM - GALLON CAN COLLAPSE
Illustrates forces produced by the pressure drop when steam condenses into water
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I4-16: DRINKING BIRD
Illustrates forces produced by the pressure drop when steam condenses into water
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I4-17: AIR BALLOON ON LIQUID NITROGEN
Demonstrate dramatically that the volume of vapor is greater than the volume of the same amount of liquid. Read More
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I4-18: PULSE GLASS
Illustrate change of phase between liquid and vapor in an confined fluid. Read More
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I4-19: CONDENSATION OF STEAM - SODA CAN COLLAPSE
Surprising demonstration using condensation of steam. Read More
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I4-31 ICE BOMB
Demonstrates forces created by freezing water
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I4-32: FREEZING WATER BY PUMPING
Freeze water by reducing the ambient pressure. Read More
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I4-33: CRYOPHORUS
Illustrate freezing caused by cooling by evaporation. Read More
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I4-34: HAND WARMER
Demonstrate the heat of fusion. Read More
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I4-35: LOWERING THE FREEZING POINT OF WATER USING SALT
Demonstrate that the freezing point of water can be reduced by putting ice in a salt water bath. Read More
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I4-36: REGELATION - ICE UNDER PRESSURE
Demonstrate regelation. Read More
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I4-51: SUBLIMATION OF DRY ICE - PROJECTION
Demonstrate sublimation of carbon dioxide (dry ice) from a solid into a gas. Read More
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I4-52: CARBON DIOXIDE BALLOON ON LIQUID NITROGEN
Demonstrate condensation sublimation. Read More
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I4-61: BINARY PHASE TRANSITION - CRITICAL OPALESCENCE
Show the behavior of a binary fluid as it passes through the critical temperature. Read More
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