Below are a sample some popular demonstrations used in a particular class. Consider using these in your classes, or learn more about a demo you saw while taking that class.
PHYS104 Demonstrations - List
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C2-11 RACING BALLS
Illustrate linear kinematics Read More
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C3-05 INERTIA - PEN IN BOTTLE
Dramatically demonstrate inertia Read More
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C3-12 PENCIL AND PLYWOOD
Dramatically demonstrate inertia Read More
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C4-02 AIR TRACK - A eq F/M
Illustrate the experimental basis for Newton's second law of motion Read More
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C5-13 WATER ROCKET
Demonstrate Newton's third law of motion Read More
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C5-14 ROCKET TRIKE
Demonstrate Newton's third law of motion Read More
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C7-17 SUPERBALL
Illustrates nearly elastic collisions Read More
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C8-04 HILL TRACK
Demonstrates conservation of energy Read More
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D1-33 ROTATING MASS ON STRING
Illustrates centripetal force and that instantaneous velocity is tangent to the circular path Read More
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D1-41 ROTATING WATER BUCKET
Demonstrates centripetal force and centrifugal reaction Read More
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D1-53 LOOP-THE-LOOP
Demonstrates conservation of energy in a rotating object and centripetal force Read More
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D3-02: MASS ON STRING - ORBITS WITH VARYING RADIUS
Illustrates conservation of angular momentum Read More
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D3-03 ROTATING CHAIR AND WEIGHTS
Illustrates conservation of angular momentum Read More
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D3-05 ROTATING CHAIR AND BICYCLE WHEEL
Illustrates conservation of angular momentum Read More
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D4-03: BICYCLE WHEEL GYROSCOPE ON PIVOT
Demonstrates gyroscopic precession and nutation Read More
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F1-01 FLUID PRESSURE VS. DEPTH
Demonstrates that fluid pressure increases linearly with depth and is isotropic Read More
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F2-05 BUOYANCY - BOAT AND ROCK
Illustrates buoyancy Read More
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G1-01 EXAMPLES OF SIMPLE HARMONIC MOTION
Illustrates simple harmonic motion Read More
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G1-14 PENDULA WITH DIFFERENT MASSES
Demonstrates independence of a simple pendulum's period with mass of the bob Read More
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G1-15 PENDULA WITH 4 TO 1 LENGTH RATIO
Shows that period of a simple pendulum is proportional to the square root of its length Read More
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G1-33 MASSES AND SPRINGS WITH SPIDER
Compares frequencies of various mass-spring combinations Read More
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G2-21 COUPLED PENDULA
Demonstrates coupling of motion between two pendula of the same length Read More
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G3-21 TRANSVERSE WAVES ON A LONG SPRING
Demonstrates traveling waves Read More
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G3-28 SUSPENDED SLINKY
Shows longitudinal and transverse traveling waves & standing waves Read More
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G3-51 ROPE WAVE GENERATOR - FREQUENCY VS. WAVELENGTH
Show standing waves in heavy wires fixed at one end Read More
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H1-01 BELL IN VACUUM
Demonstrates sound wave requirement for a medium Read More
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H1-02 SPEAKER AND CANDLE
Demonstrates longitudinal behavior of sound waves Read More
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H1-13 WAVEFORM GENERATOR, SPEAKER AND OSCILLOSCOPE
Demonstrates waveform and sound of standard waves Read More
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H3-14 TWIRL-A-TUNE
Demonstrates standing wave resonances in an open tube Read More
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H3-24 OPEN AND CLOSED PIPES
Demonstrates open and closed tube standing resonances Read More
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H3-61 BEAKER BREAKER
Breaks a glass beaker with sound Read More
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H4-42 RECORDER
Can hear the sounds of a recorder Read More
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I2-06 THERMOPILE WITH AUDIO OSCILLATOR
Observe infrared radiation Read More
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I2-21 THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY IN METALS
Demonstrates thermal conductivity in various metals Read More
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I2-22 THERMODYNAMICS BY TOUCH
Demonstrates that touching a material tells something about its conductivity, not necessarily its temperature Read More
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I3-33 HELIUM BALLOON ON LIQUID NITROGEN
Demonstrates how a gas contracts when cooled Read More
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I5-11 ADIABATIC PROCESS - AIR PISTON WITH THERMISTOR
Demonstrates adiabatic compression and expansion of air Read More
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I5-22 FIRE SYRINGE
Demonstrates heating air by compression Read More
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I6-23 DIFFUSION - FOOD COLOR IN WATER
Demonstrates diffusion Read More
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J1-21 ELECTROSTATIC ATTRAC AND REPULS - CHARGED CYLINDERS
Demonstrates electrostatic attraction and repulsion Read More
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