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.
PHYS141 Demonstrations - List
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B1-06: Double Cone - Large
Demonstrate a center-of-mass paradox Read More
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C2-06 BALL DROP ON ROPE - EQUAL AND UNEQUAL INTERVALS
Illustrate the geometrical effect of free fall Read More
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C2-11 RACING BALLS
Illustrate the geometrical effect of free fall Read More
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C2-22 MONKEY AND HUNTER
Demonstrate the independence of horizontal and vertical components of motion Read More
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C2-26 FUNNEL CART WITH MASS OVER PULLEY
Demonstrate the independence of horizontal and vertical components of motion Read More
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C3-02 INERTIA - TABLE CLOTH TRICK
Dramatically demonstrate inertia 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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C4-52 WEIGHTLESSNESS IN FREE FALL - MASS IN CUP ON POLE
Illustrate apparent weightlessness in free fall Read More
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C5-02 SPRING AND PULLEY PARADOX
Show that the action-reaction pairs have equal magnitude Read More
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C5-14 ROCKET TRIKE
Demonstrate Newton's third law of motion Read More
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C6-01 INCLINED PLANE - FRICTION BOX AND WEIGHTS
Shows that the coefficient of friction does not depend upon the mass of the object although the frictional force does Read More
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C7-11: COLLISIONS OF BALLS - EQUAL MASSES
Demonstrates conservation of energy and conservation of linear momentum in multiple elastic collisions Read More
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C7-18 COLLISIONS OF BALLS - ASTROBLASTER
Shows velocity multiplication in colliding balls Read More
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C8-04 HILL TRACK
Demonstrates conservation of energy 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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D1-61: Rolling versus Sliding
Applies conservation of energy to a rolling object Read More
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D2-01 RING AND DISC ON INCLINED PLANE
Demonstrates effect of rotational inertia on acceleration of an object 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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F1-01 FLUID PRESSURE VS. DEPTH
Demonstrates that fluid pressure increases linearly with depth and is isotropic Read More
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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 fluid 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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G1-11 COMPARISON OF SHM AND UCM
Demonstrates the relationship between simple harmonic motion and uniform circular 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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G3-01 SHIVE WAVE MACHINE - TRAVELING WAVES
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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I4-15 CONDENSATION OF STEAM - GALLON CAN COLLAPSE
Illustrates forces produced by the pressure drop when steam condenses into water Read More
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I4-31 ICE BOMB
Demonstrates forces created by freezing water Read More
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I5-01 MECHANICAL EQUIVALENT OF HEAT - SHOT BAG
Demonstrates that heat can be produced from mechanical work Read More
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I5-22 FIRE SYRINGE
Demonstrates heating air by compression Read More
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C2-21 PROJECTILES DROPPED AND SHOT
Demonstrate the independence of horizontal and vertical components of motion Read More
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I5-15: ADIABATIC EXPANSION OF CARBON DIOXIDE
Illustrate adiabatic cooling by producing dry ice Read More
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D1-52: FAIRGROUND ROTOR
Illustrate the application of rotational forces Read More
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C2-25: FUNNEL CART
Demonstrate the independence of horizontal and vertical components of motion Read More
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