1 - 00.00 - Support Equipment used for Mechanics

The following list refers to manuals and files for support equipment used for demonstrating mechanics
The following list refers to manuals and files for support equipment used for demonstrating mechanics
Code Number:
1 - 00.00
Demo Title:
Support Equipment used for Mechanics
Condition:
Good
Principle:
Mechanics
Equipment:
Balls, Balls with Holes, Super Balls, Air Tracks, Air Table, Pulleys, Inclined Plane, Vertical Measuring Scale, Rotating Support, Mechanical Oscillator, Dynamics Carts (Pasco) with Tracks, and Fan Cart (Pasco) with Accessories.
References:
  • Vjera Lopac and Dario Hrupec, "What Exactly Are the New Definitions of Kilogram and Other SI Unites?" TPT, Vol. 58, #1, Jan. 2020, p. 58.
  • Peter Chapman and Leslie Glasser, "Drinking-Straw Microbalance and Seesaw: Stability and Instability", TPT, Vol. 53, #3, March 2015, p. 165.
  • The Science Source, "Turntable Operating Instructions", December 1998.
  • Peter J. Mohr, Barry N. Taylor, and David B. Newell, "The Fundamental Physical Constants", Physics Today, July 2007, p. 52-55.
  • Proton is Lighter than Expected, APSNews, August/September 2017, Vol. 26, No.8, p.6.
  • Richard Crane, "From a Students Laboratory Notebook", TPT, Vol. 17, #6, September 1979, p. 377.
  • Dean Zollman, "The Physics of Bing-Bang-Boing", TPT Vol. 12 #6 September 1974, p. 358.
  • John Risley, "A comparison of sonic rangers for demonstrations and experiments in mechanics", TPT, Vol. 26, #1, January 1988, p. 46.
  • William Hooper, "Is there a use for scales calibrated in newtons?", TPT, Vol. 24, #3, March 1986, p. 176.
  • Peter Froehle, "Reminder about hookes law and metal springs", TPT, Vol. 37, #3, September 1999, p. 368.
  • Nathaniel Greene, "The conical spring - Which end up?", TPT, Vol. 38, #3, April 2000, p. 228.
  • Barbara S. Andereck, "Measurement of Air Resistance on an Air Track", AJP, Vol. 67, #6, June 1999, p. 528.
  • Paul. A. Bender, "A Fascinating Resonant Double Pendulum", AJP, Vol. 53, #11, Nov. 1985, p. 1114.
  • N. G. Gaggioli, "Inexpensive System for Obtaining High-Quality Pinholes of any Diameter Needed for Spacial Filtering", AJP, Vol. 49, #1, Jan. 1981, p. 88.
  • Paul A. Smith, "On Cooling Air for a Linear Air Track", AJP, Vol. 35, #3, Mar. 1967, p. 281.
  • Harold A. Daw, "A Two-Dimensional Air Table", AJP, Vol. 31, #11, Nov. 1963, p. 867.
  • Hilbert Schenck, Jr., "The Slug? PTUI !", AJP, Vol. 31, #8, Aug. 1963, p. 626.
  • Roland A. Jalbert, "Save the Slug", AJP, Vol. 31, #8, Aug. 1963, p. 625.
  • Francis T. Worrell, "Is The Slug Necessary?", AJP, Vol. 31, #4, April 1963, p. 305.
  • H. V. Neher and R. B. Leighton, "Linear Air Trough", AJP, Vol. 31, #4, April 1963, p. 255.
  • Michael Rice, "A Simple Spring Gun: Experiments; Demonstrations", AJP, Vol. 31, #2, Feb. 1963, p. 89.
  • Borislaw Bailash II and David Maiullo, "Freeze!" A Demo a Day 
  • B. G. Eaton, Philip A. Johnson, and Noel J. Petit, "Another velocity of light experiment", TPT, Vol. 18, #9,December 1980, p. 667.
  • Radio Shack , "Timekube", TPT, Vol. 17, #7, October 1979, p. 470
  • Fred Thomas, "A Precision, Student-Controlled Turntable" AAPT 2000 Summer Meeting.
  • Walter Connolly, "Heavy-Duty Turntable", TPT Vol. 27 #6 September 1989 p. 488
  • Double - Beam Dial Height Gauges
  • E Leybold Nachfolger, "Catalogue of Physical Apparatus"
  • F. Herrmann and T. Muhlbayer, "A Constant Force Generator for the Demonstration of Newton's Second Law", AJP, Vol. 51, #4, Apr. 1983, p. 344.
  • H. L. Armstrong, "The Weight of Mass", AJP, 33(10) October 1965.
  • Central Scientific Company, "Catalog J-150" p. 40-41

Files

 

  • Air Tables
  • Air Track - The Search Corp.
  • Arrows
  • Balances & Scales
  • Balls - Assorted
  • Balls - Drilled Set
  • Balls - Superballs
  • Bicycle Pump
  • Blackboard Mechanics Set
  • Cars
  • Clocks
  • Curve Fitting
  • Demonstration Projectile Launcher
  • Discussions of Weight, Gravity and Mass
  • Dynamics Systems - Carts and Tracks
  • Exponential Growth
  • Fan Accessory
  • Fan Cart and Sail
  • Heavy Duity Turntable
  • Height Gauge - Double Beam
  • Inclined Plane
  • Laser Sight Accessories
  • Levels
  • Marbles
  • Measurements
  • Mechanical Oscillator
  • Motors - Variable speed drives
  • Newton Scale
  • Other Air Tracks
  • Plumb Line
  • Projectile Launcher
  • Protractor
  • Pulley's
  • Rope & Cord
  • Rotating Platform, Stool, Rotating Support
  • Rotating Turntable
  • Rube Goldberg
  • Sensor
  • Scales
  • Springs
  • Stroboscope
  • Superballs
  • Timekube - WWV Radio
  • Turntables
  • Vernier Scales
  • Vertical Measuring Scale
  • Weights - Slotted & Hanging

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