Typical Texts: Physics for Scientists and Engineers With Modern Physics, Randall D. Knight, (Addison Wesley).
Topic
Chapter
Demonstrations
A Macroscopic Description of Matter
16
Phase Changes:
4C20.40
Put some liquid nitrogen in a clear dewar and pump until it freezes.
4C20.50
Melt ice in a beaker of water and measure the temperature.
4C30.10
Cool a stoppered flask filled with warm water with ice until boiling starts.
4C30.35
Pour some liquid nitrogen in a small flask and cap with a balloon.
4C30.40
Boil water in a beaker while measuring the temperature.
4C30.80
Liquid oxygen will drip from the outer surface of a thin copper cone filled with liquid nitrogen.
4C31.30
Cooling causes vapor to condense, raising the center of gravity until the bird tips, lowering the center of gravity.
4E30.10
Immerse a bulb with an absolute pressure gauge in boiling water, ice water, and liquid nitrogen.
Kinematics: The Mathematics of Motion
2
Dynamics Track with Motion Detector Constant Velocity: Gallileo's Experiment Skate Board Fan Cart
Vectors and Coordinate Systems
3
Magnetic Vectors: Blackboard Cartesian Coordinate Axes Large Vector Arrow
Force and Motion
4
Kinesthetics Cart Mass on String Range Gun Giant Pendulum
Dynamics I: Motion along a Line
5
Acceleration by Iterated Blows Sliding Friction: Lecture Table and Felt Friction with Three Surfaces Air Resistance: Dropped Coffee Filter Dynamics Track with Motion Detector Constant Velocity: Gallileo's Experiment Skate Board Fan Cart
Dynamics II: Motion In a Plane
6
Kinesthetics Cart Mass on String Dynamic Ball Race Projectile Launcher Cart Monkey Gun Range Gun Giant Pendulum Bulldozer on Moving Sheet
Dynamics III: Motion In a Circle
7
Yo-Yo Radian Disc Rolling Chain Loop the Loop Ball in Circular Track Masses on Turntable Air Puck on String Rotating Water Bucket Ball on String
Newton's Third Law
8
Newton's Cradle Water Rocket Two Carts with Two Force Probes Tug of War Rope Two Force Scales Atwood's Machine Kinesthetics Carts
Impulse and Momentum
9
Dynamics Track with Two Carts and Two Force Probes: Impulse Air Track: Collisions Two Air Pucks Angular Momentum Turntable
Energy
10
Yo-Yo Loop the Loop Dynamics Track with Two Carts and Two Force Probes: Impulse Air Track: Collisions
Work
11
Yo-Yo Loop the Loop Nail Driver Bicycle Generator Hooke's Law Spring Mass on Spring Giant Pendulum Projectile Launcher Dart Gun Happy and Sad Balls High Bounce Balls
Newton's Theory of Gravity
12
Rotation of a Rigid Body
13
Yo-Yo Radian Disc Rolling Chain Hoberman Sphere Gyroscope Bicycle Wheel Gyroscope
Oscillations
14
Video of Tacoma Narrows Bridge Collapse Examples of Simple Harmonic Motion Pendula with 4 to 1 Length Ratio Mass on Spring with Stand Spring Coupled Physical Pendula Coupled Series Masses Hanging on Springs Wilberforce Pendulum Shive Wave Machine Transverse Waves on a Long Spring Slinky on Lecture Table or Suspended Bowling Ball Pendulum: Room 100 Daniel Only Standing waves in Flame Wine Glass Resonance Aluminum Rod Resonance
Fluids
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