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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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O2-01: PERSISTENCE OF VISION - ELECTRONIC FLASH
Demonstrate persistence of vision. Read More
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O2-02: ZOETROPE AND PRAXINOSCOPE
Individual demonstration of persistence of vision. Read More
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O2-03: PERSISTENCE OF VISION - MAGIC WAND
Demonstrate persistence of vision in a neat way.. Read More
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O2-11 PULFRICH PENDULUM
Demonstrate visual latency and the Pulfrich phenomenon in a very dramatic way. Read More
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O2-12: PULFRICH PENDULUM - BIFILAR SUSPENSION
Demonstrate visual latency and the Pulfrich phenomenon in a very dramatic way. Read More
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O2-13: PULFRICH PHENOMENON - ROTATING CRYSTAL MODEL
Demonstrate the Pulfrich phenomenon. Read More
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O2-14: VISUAL LATENCY - REACTION TIME
To demonstrate visual latency. Read More
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O2-21: STROBOSCOPIC CENCO
Demonstrate persistence of vision using strobosccope. Read More
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O2-22: STROBOSCOPE AND FALLING WATER
Demonstrate how a stroboscope works, and illustrate persistence of vision. Read More
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O2-23: STROBOSCOPIC DISCS
Demonstrate stroboscopic effects. Read More
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