PHYS 1710: Mechanics

Measurement

Basic Units: Basic Unit Sets Basic Units: Density Rods Basic Units: Cubic Meter  Basic Units: One Liter Cube Scaling: "Powers of Ten" video

Motion in One Dimension

Uniform Acceleration: Penny and Feather Uniform Acceleration: Shot Put & Golf Ball  Uniform Acceleration: PASCO Sc Wksp: Inclined Air Track Uniform Acceleration: Galileo's Ramp

Vectors

Coordinate Systems: XYZ Axes (Vector Rods)

Motion in Two Dimensions

Displacement in Two Dimensions: Strobe Penlight Circular Motion: Ball on a String Circular Motion: Pail of Water  Projectile Motion: Howitzer and Tunnel Projectile Motion: Simultaneous Fall Projectile Motion: Shoot the Monkey Projectile Motion: Water Stream Trajectory

Laws of Motion

Inertia of Rest: Tablecloth Pull Inertia of Rest: Inertia Tower  Inertia of Motion: Persistence of Motion (Air Track or Air Table) Action and Reaction: Tug of War Force, Mass & Acceleration: Atwood's Machine Resolution of Forces: Balloon & Fan Resolution of Forces: Three Students & a Rope Resolution of Forces: Force Table Friction: Static vs. Sliding Friction and/ or Weight Dependence of Friction Friction: Angle of Repose Central Forces: Ball on a String Central Forces: Pail of Water Deformation by Central Forces: Flattening Earth

Energy and Conservation of Energy

Spring & Oscillators: Mass on a Spring Simple Machines: Inclined Plane Conservation of Energy: Loop the Loop Pendula: Simple Pendulum Conservation of Energy: Nose Basher Conservation of Energy: Stopped Pendulum Conservation of Energy: CENCO Ballistic Pendulum

Linear Momentum & Collisions

Finding Center of Gravity: Map of State Exceeding Center of Gravity: Leaning Tower of Pisa Motion of the Center of Mass: Linked Pucks on Air Table Motion of the Center of Mass: Earth Moon System  Rockets: Water Rocket Collisions in 1-Dim: Collection of various balls: Billard Ball, Bowling Ball, & Ping Pong Ball Collisions in 1-Dim: PASCO Collision Carts Collisions in 1-Dim: Double Ball Drop Collisions in 1-Dim: Equal & Unequal Mass Air Track Collisions Collisions in 1-Dim: Elastic & Inelastic Model: Air Track Conservation of Momentum: Spring Apart Carts Conservation of Momentum: Newton's Cradle Collisions in 2-Dim: Air Table

Rotation & Angular Momentum

Moment of Inertia: Ring, Disk & Sphere Center of Gravity: Horse and Rider Center of Gravity: Earth-Moon System Exceeding Center of Gravity: Leaning Tower of Pisa Static Torque: Different Length Wrenches Static Torque: PASCO Arm Model (Blackboard Mechanics) Static Torque: Different Length Wrenches Static Torque: Peanut Torque Conservation of Angular Momentum: Rotating Stool & Weights Conservation of Angular Momentum: Rotating Stool & Bicycle Wheel Conservation of Angular Momentum: Hero's Engine Gyros: Bicycle Wheel Gyro

Equilibrium and Elasticity

Simple Harmonic Motion: Vernier Motion Detector: Simple Harmonic Motion Springs & Oscillators: Mass on a Spring Pendula: Simple Pendulum Pendula: Torsional Pendula Physical Pendula: Physical Pendulum Driven Mechanical Resonance: Film: "Tacoma Narrows Bridge" Coupled Oscillations: Coupled Pendula Coupled Oscillations: String Coupled Pendula

Universal Gravitation

Univ. Gravitational Constant: Cavendish Balance Film Univ. Gravitational Constant: Cavendish Balance

Fluid Mechanics

Pressure: Seat of Nails Atomspheric Pressure: Magdeburg Hemispheres Density & Buoyancy: Weigh Submerged Block Flow Rate: Velocity of Efflux Bernoulli Force: Floating Ball

Oscillations

Transverse Pulses & Waves: Slinky on a Table Interference & Diffraction: Ripple Tank Video Clips Transverse Pulses & Waves: Vertical Rods Wave Model Transverse Pulses & Waves: Pulse on a Rope

Wave Motion & Sound Waves

Wave Properties of Sound: Bell in a Vacuum Wave Properties of Sound: Duck Talk Intensity & Attenuation: dB Meter Doppler Effect: Doppler Reed Doppler Effect: Doppler Football Transverse Pulses & Waves: Wave Generator Resonance in Plates, Bars, Soli: Musical Goblet Resonance in Plates, Bars, Soli: Chladni Plates Driven Mechanical Resonance: "Tacoma Narrows Bridge" Video Clip Beats: Beat Forks

Temperature, Heat, and the First Law of Thermodynamics

Solid Expansion: Bimetallic Strip Solid Expansion: Ball & Ring Constant Pressure: Balloons in Liquid Nitrogen Constant Pressure: Crush the Can: Hot Water Cooling Constant Temperature: Syringe & Pressure Gauge

The Kinetic Theory of Gases

Heat Transfer Applications: Water Balloon & Matches Convection: Convection Tube Conduction: Heat Race to Melt Wax Radiation: Radiation Using Parabolic Mirrors Phase Changes - Liquid-Gas: Liquid Nitrogen in a Balloon

Heat Engines, Entropy and the Second Law of Thermodynamics

Heat Cycles: Hero's Engine Heat Cycles: Stirling's Engine