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C7-16: HAPPY AND UNHAPPY BALLS
Category: C7 Collisions
Purpose:
Illustrate coefficient of restitution.
C7-04: AIR TRACK - COLLISION VELOCITY MULTIPLIER
Category: C7 Collisions
Purpose:
Illustrate velocity multiplication with a three-to-one mass ratio collision.
C7-03: AIR TRACK - SCATTERING WITHOUT CONTACT
Category: C7 Collisions
Purpose:
Show that elastic scattering can occur between two objects without actual physical contact between the objects.
C7-02: AIR TRACK -INELASTIC COLLISIONS
Category: C7 Collisions
Purpose:
Demonstrate conservation of momentum in elastic collisions.
C7-01: AIR TRACK - ELASTIC COLLISIONS
Category: C7 Collisions
Purpose:
Demonstrate conservation of energy and conservation of momentum in elastic collisions.
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.
C8-32: POWER - CLIMBING LADDER
Category: C8 Mechanical Energy and Power
Purpose:
A simple method for illustrating power and the unit of the horsepower.
C8-23: WORK DONE BY PUSHING ON WALL
Category: C8 Mechanical Energy and Power
Purpose:
Illustrates that the wall and the floor do no work.
C8-13: BUNGEE JUMPER MODEL
Category: C8 Mechanical Energy and Power
Purpose:
Determine the minimum value of the spring constant of a bungee rope to ensure a safe jump.
C8-12: JUMPING MASSES WITH INTERNAL SPRINGS
Category: C8 Mechanical Energy and Power
Purpose:
Demonstrate conversion of internal energy of a spring into kinetic energy and then gravitational potential energy.
C8-05: CONSERVATION OF ENERGY IN VERTICAL PROJECTILE
Category: C8 Mechanical Energy and Power
Purpose:
Show the relation between initial velocity and height of a vertical projectile.
C6-16: SLIDING AND STATIC FRICTION
Category: C6 Friction
Purpose:
Show that the friction force depends linearly on the normal component of the applied force.
C6-15: SOCIAL DESCENDER - FRICTION TOY
Category: C6 Friction
Purpose:
Illustrate frictional forces in a weird way.
C6-12: SKIDDING AUTOMOBILE
Category: C6 Friction
Purpose:
Demonstrate the effect of locked wheels on vehicle stability.
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.
C6-05: AIR TRACK - INCLINED PLANE FRICTION
Category: C6 Friction
Purpose:
Show that the force of friction depends upon the conditions of the surfaces in contact.
C6-04: FRICTION DIRECTION ON INCLINED PLANE
Category: C6 Friction
Purpose:
Determine the direction of the frictional force in a possibly ambiguous situation.
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L7-01: LIGHT METERS
Show light meters and maybe even use one Read More
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L7-02: FOCAL PLANE SHUTTER - CHALKBOARD MODEL
Illustrate how a focal plane shutter works Read More
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L7-03: SHUTTER SPEED OF A CAMERA
Measure the shutter speed of a camera Read More
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L7-04: DEPTH OF FIELD AND FIELD OF VIEW
Demonstrate depth of field as a function of aperture setting, and to demonstrate field of view as a function of… Read More
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L7-05: VIDEO CAMERA WITH VARIOUS LENSES
Demonstrate various lenses for a video camera Read More
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L7-11: OPTICAL BOARD - ASTRONOMICAL TELESCOPE
Model the optics of an astronomical telescope Read More
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L7-12: OPTICAL BOARD - TELEPHOTO LENS
Illustrate the location of the principal planes in a telephoto lens Read More
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L7-13: OPTICAL BOARD - GALILEAN TELESCOPE
Model the optics of a Galilean telescope Read More
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L7-14: OPTICAL BOARD - REFLECTING TELESCOPE
To illustrate rays in one type of reflecting telescope Read More
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L7-15: MICROSCOPE
Demonstrate how the optics of a microscope produces a magnified image Read More
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L7-16: GALILEOSCOPE
Show how the optics and lenses in a telescope work Read More
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L7-21: MAGNIFYING GLASS - TV
Illustrate how a magnifying glass works Read More
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L7-22: MICROSCOPE - TV
Illustrate how a microscope works Read More
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L7-23: ASTRONOMICAL TELESCOPE - TV
Illustrate how an astronomical telescope works Read More
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L7-24: TERRESTRIAL TELESCOPE - TV
Illustrate how a terrestrial telescope works Read More
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L7-25: GALILEAN TELESCOPE - TV
Illustrate how a Galilean telescope works Read More
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L7-31: PRINCIPAL PLANES
Illustrate principal planes of a compound lens system Read More
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L7-32: FIELD LENS
Show what a field lens does Read More
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L7-33: OVERHEAD PROJECTOR - DISSECTED
Show how an overhead projector works and to view its components Read More
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L7-34: SLIDE PROJECTOR - DISSECTED
Show how a slide projector works and to view its parts Read More
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L7-41: REAL IMAGE - MIRROR AND LENS
Determine the location of a real image in a complex lens-mirror system Read More
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L7-42: VIRTUAL IMAGE - MIRROR AND LENS
Calculate the position of a virtual image and the verify this by using parallax Read More
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L7-43: Telephoto Lens Model - Point Source
A model of the assembly and function of a telephoto lens attachment. Read More
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