Index for the Encyclopedia of Physics Demonstrations Laser Discs


Disc One

Chapter 1: Units and Vectors
Demo 1: Basic Units
Demo 2: Vector addition Parallelogram
Demo 3: Vector Addition (Head to Tail)
Demo 4: Vector Components
Demo 5: Vector Dot Product
Demo 6: Vector Cross Product
Demo 7: 3-D Vector Components

Chapter 2: Linear Kinematics
Demo 8: Constant Velocity
Demo 9: Bulldozer on moving Sheet
Demo 10: Rolling ball Incline
Demo 11: Costant Acceleration
Demo 12: String and Weight Drops
Demo 13: Reaction Time Falling Meter Stick
Demo 14: Guniea and Feather

Chapter 3: Linear Dynamics
Demo 15: String and Weight Acceleration
Demo 16: Atwood's Machine
Demo 17: Acceleration with Spring
Demo 18: Droppd Slinky
Demo 19: Candle in Dropped Jar

Disc Two

Chapter 4: Motion in a Plane
Demo 1: Shooter/Dropper
Demo 2: Monkey Gun
Demo 3: Vertical Gun on Car
Demo 4: Vertical Gun on Accelerated Car
Demo 5: Air Table Parabolas
Demo 6: Range Gun
Demo 7: Velocity Vector Addition
Demo 8: Bulldozer on Moving Sheet (2D)
Demo 9: Sliding Weights with Triangle
Demo 10: Sailing Upwind
Demo 11: Local Vertical with Acceleration

Chapter 5: Inertia
Demo 12: Shifted Air Track Inertia
Demo 13: Inertia Ball
Demo 14: Foam Rock
Demo 15: Tablecloth Jerk
Demo 16: Eggs and Pizza Pan
Demo 17: Pencil and Plywood

Chapter 6: Action and Reaction
Demo18: Reaction Gliders
Demo 19: Reaction Gliders Momentum Conservation
Demo 20: Car on Rolling Board
Demo 21: Fan Car with Sail
Demo 22: CO2 Rocket
Demo 23: Water Rocket
Demo 24: Fire Extinguisher Wagon
Demo 25: Helicopter Rotor
Demo 26: See Saw Reaction Carts

Disc Three

Chapter 7: Friction
Demo1: Air Track Friction
Demo 2: Static vs. Sliding Friction
Demo 3: Area Dependance of Friction
Demo 4: Weight Dependance of Friction
Demo 5: Surface dependance of Friction
Demo 6: Stability of Rolling Car

Chapter 8: Work, Energy and Power
Demo 7: Pile Driver
Demo 8: Spring Pong Gun
Demo 9: Spring Jumper
Demo 10: X-Squared Spring Energy Dependence
Demo 11: High Bounce Paradox
Demo 12: Energy Well Track
Demo 13: Galileo's Pendulum
Demo 14: Bowling Ball Pendulum
Demo 15: Triple Track
Demo16: Hand Cranked Generator
Demo 17: Generator Driven By Falling Weight
Demo 18: Prony Brake

Chapter 9: Center of Mass
Demo 19: Stability
Demo 20: Irregular Object Center of Mass
Demo 21: Center of Mass Disc
Demo 22: Chair on Pedestal
Demo 23: Clown on Rope
Demo 24: Double Cone on Incline
Demo 25: Loaded Disc
Demo 26: Toppling Cylinders
Demo 27: Air Table Center of Mass

Disc Four

Wave on a Rope

Pulse on Moving Chain

Torsional Waves