Mechanics Demos

1A10.10 Basic Units: Basic Unit Sets

1A10.50 Basic Units: One Liter Cube

1A10.60 Basic Units: Avogadro's Number Box

1A10.70 Basic Units: Density Rods

1A10.75 Basic Units: Cubic Meter

non-PIRA Basic Units: Square Areas

1A30.10 Coordinate Systems: XYZ Axes

1A60.10 Scaling: "Powers of Ten"

1C10.10* Constant Velocity: Constant Velocity Car

1C20.10 Uniform Acceleration: Penny & Feather

1C20.18 Uniform Acceleration: Block & Paper

1C20.20 Uniform Acceleration: Free Fall Time Intervals

1C20.35* Uniform Acceleration: Galileo's Ramp

1C30.55 Uniform Acceleration: Reaction Time

non-PIRA Circular Motion: Rolling Without Slipping

1D15.20 Average Speed: High-Low Road

1D40.35 Motion of the Center of Mass: Binary System

1D50.10 Central Forces: Ball on a String

1D50.25 Central Forces: Conical Pendulum

1D50.40 Central Forces: Pail of Water

1D52.10 Deformation by Central Forces: Flattening Earth

1D55.12* Centrifugal Escape: Marble on a Plate

non-PIRA Projectile Motion: Foxtail

1D60.10 Projectile Motion/Inertia: Howitzer & Tunnel

1D60.20 Projectile Motion: Simultaneous Fall

1D60.30 Projectile Motion: Shoot the Monkey - need to review

1D60.65 Projectile Motion: Water Stream Trajectory

1F20.10 Inertia of Rest: Inertia Ball

1F20.30 Inertia of Rest: Tablecloth Pull

1F20.32* Inertia of Rest: Inertia Tower

non-PIRA Inertia of Motion: Inertia Rods

1F30.10 Inertia of Motion: Persistence of Motion

1G10.40 Force, Mass, Acceleration: Atwood Machine

1G20.60 Force, Mass, Acceleration: Elevator Physics

1H10.10 3rd Law: Tug of War

1H10.15* 3rd Law: Collision Carts

1H10.20 3rd Law: Fan Cart with Sail

1J10.10 Finding Center of Gravity: Map of State

1J10.15 Finding Center of Gravity: Irregular Shape

1J10.30 Finding Center of Gravity: Meter Stick on Fingers

1J11.10 Exceeding Center of Gravity: Leaning Tower

1J11.40 Exceeding Center of Gravity: Human Center of Gravity

1J11.50 Exceeding Center of Gravity: Double Cone

1J30.15* Normal Force: Inclined Normal Force

1J30.25 Resolution of Forces: Three Students & a Rope

1J30.54 Resolution of Forces: Force Table

1J40.10 Static Torque: Torque Meter (Grip Bar)

1J40.15 Static Torque: Bolt in Block

1J40.20 Static Torque: Torque Beam

1J40.55* Static Torque: Torque Ladder

1K10.30 Dynamic Torque: Walking the Spool

1K20.12 Friction: Friction Box

1K20.20 Friction: Area & Surface Dependence of Friction

1K20.25 Friction: Interleaved Phone Books (mini)

1K20.35 Friction: Angle of Repose

Non-PIRA Friction and Central Forces: Greek Waiter

1K25.10* Terminal Velocity: Falling Coffee Filters

1K30.15* Pressure: Seat of Nails

1M20.25 Simple Machines: Climbing Monkey (reference) - need to order pulley (use Atwood pulley?)

1M20.30 Simple Machines: Inclined Plane

1M40.10 Conservation of Energy: Nose Basher

1M40.15 Conservation of Energy: Stopped Pendulum

1M40.17 Conservation of Energy: Energy Track

1M40.20 Conservation of Energy: Loop the Loop

1M40.42 Conservation of Energy: Ballistic Pendulum

non-PIRA Conservation of Energy: Mechanical Energy to Thermal Energy

non-PIRA Conservation of Energy: Plunger Cart with Variable Mass

1N20.22* Conservation of Linear Momentum: Spring Apart Dynamics Carts 

1N22.20* Rockets: Water Rocket

1N30.05* Collisions in One Dimension: Large Newton's Cradle

1N30.33 Collisions in One Dimension: Air Track - Various Masses

1N30.60 Collisions in One Dimension: Double Ball Drop

1N40.20 Collisions in Two Dimensions: Air Table - Various Masses

1Q10.20 Moment of Inertia: Torsion Pendulum - need to make

1Q10.30 Moment of Inertia: Disc, Ring, Sphere

1Q10.31 Moment of Inertia: Mystery Disc

1Q10.50 Moment of Inertia: Racing Soup

1Q20.50 Rotational Energy: Faster then "g" or The Falling Chimney

1Q20.55 Rotational Energy: Pennies on a Meter Stick

non-PIRA Conservation of Angular Momentum: Self-Winding Fan

1Q40.10 Conservation of Angular Momentum: Rotating Stool and Weights

1Q40.25 Conservation of Angular Momentum: Pulling on a Whirligig

1Q40.30 Conservation of Angular Momentum: Bicycle Wheel & Conservation of Angular Momentum

1Q40.80 Conservation of Angular Momentum: Hero's Engine - leak needs repaired

non-PIRA Conservation of Angular Momentum: Coin Vortex

1Q50.01 Gyros: Toy Gyroscopes

1Q50.20 Gyros: Bicycle Wheel Gyro

1Q50.30 Gyros: MITAC Gyroscope

1Q50.40 Gyros: Trick Briefcase

1Q60.30 Rotational Stability: Tippy Top

1Q60.52 Rotational Stability: Ring, Chain, Cylinder

1R20.60 Tensile & Compressive Stress: Bologna Bottle

1R20.70 Tensile & Compressive Stress: Prince Rupert's Drops

1R40.10 Coefficient of Restitution: Bouncing Balls

1R40.30 Coefficient of Restitution: Happy - Unhappy Balls

1R50.20 Crystal Structure: Crystal and Molecular Models