Mechanics Demonstrations

The following demonstrations are available for lecture use. There is also a collection of demonstration videos. For access to these videos, please contact Wesley Ernst at wernst@ucalgary.ca.

  1. 1A10 Basic units

    1A10.70 Density samples

  2. 1A20 Error and accuracy

    1A20.10 Gaussian curve

  3. 1A30 Coordinate systems

    1A30.10 XYZ axes

  1. 1C20 Uniform acceleration

    1C20.10 Cork and feather

  1. 1D15 Velocity, position and acceleration

    1D15.55 Triple track

  2. 1D40 Motion of the centre of mass

    D40.12 Centre of mass of hammer

  3. 1D50 Central forces

    1D50.20 Centripetal force apparatus the whirligig

  4. 1D60 Projectile motion

    1D60.10 Howitzer and tunnel

    1D60.20 Simultaneous fall

    1D60.30 Apple and the hunter

  1. 1G10 Force, mass and acceleration

    1G10.40 Atwood's machine

  2. 1G20 Accelerated reference frames

    1G20.45 Dropped Slinky

  1. 1J10 Finding centre of gravity

    1J10.10 Centre of gravity shapes

  2. 1J11 Exceeding centre of gravity

    1J11.20 Leaning Tower of Lire

    1J11.50 Double cone on incline

  3. 1J20 Stable, unstable and neutral equilibrium

    1J20.21 Balancing bird

  4. 1J40 Static torque

    1J40.20 Torque balance

    1J40.70 Crane boom

  1. 1K10 Dynamic torque

    1K10.30 Walking the spool

  2. 1K30 Pressure

    1K30.10 Bed of nails

  1. 1M20 Simple machines

    1M20.11 Pulley advantage

    1M20.40 Levers

  2. 1M40 Conservation of energy

    1M40.20 Loop the loop

    1M40.41 Ballistic pendulum

    1M40.50 Maxwell's yoyo

    1M40.90 Rattleback

    1M40.91 High bounce paradox

  1. 1N30 Collisions in one dimension

    1N30.10 Newton's cradle

    1N30.60 Velocity amplification in stacked balls

  2. 1N40 Collisions in two dimensions

    1N40.60 Superball bouncing

  1. 1Q20 Rotational energy

    1Q20.50 Hinged stick and ball

  2. 1Q30 Transfer of angular momentum

    1Q30.90 Propeller on vibrating stick

  3. 1Q40 Conservation of angular momentum

    1Q40.10 Rotating stool and weights

    1Q40.30 Bicycle wheel and rotating stool

    1Q40.80 Hero's engine

  4. 1Q50 Gyros

    1Q50.23 Bike wheel precession

    1Q50.90 Maxwell's gyroscope

  5. 1Q60 Rotational stability

    1Q60.30 Tippe top

    1Q60.35 Football spin

    1Q60.45 Hammer flip

  1. 1R40 Coefficient of restitution

    1R40.30 Dead and live balls

  2. 1R50 Crystal structure

    1R50.20 Crystal models

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