1G20.76 - Float Accelerometer - Suspended Ball Accelerometers

Code Number:
1G20.76
Demo Title:
Float Accelerometer - Suspended Ball Accelerometers
Condition:
Good
Principle:
Accelerometers
Area of Study:
Mechanics
References:
  • Ah Reum Yang, Yu Chen, Hee Ra Kim, Yu Jin Ahn, Jung Bog Kim, "The Relative Motion When Accelerating the Container of an Object Submerged in a Fluid", TPT, Vol. 62, #2, Feb. 2024, p. 110.
  • Hector A. Munera, "The Principle of Equivalence: Demonstrations of Local Effective Vertical and Horizontal", TPT, Vol. 48, #2, Feb. 2010, p. 131.
  • Morton Tavel, "Reference Frames", TPT, Vol. 41, #4, April 2003, p. 197.  
  • N. Gauthier, "The Equivalence Principle and the Dynamics of an Accelerated Helium-Filled Balloon", TPT, Vol. 40, # 8, Nov. 2002, p. 474.
  • Vincente M. Aguilella, Antonio Alcaraz, Patricio Ramirez, "Inward "Centrifugal" Force on a Helium-Filled Balloon: An Illustrative Experiment", TPT, Vol. 40, #4, April 2002, p. 214.
  • David Kutliroff, "32 - Accelerometers", 101 Classroom Demonstrations and Experiments for Teaching Physics, p. 73.
  • David Kutliroff, "68 - Simple Harmonic Motion Is Displayed and Analyzed With a Pendulum and Accelerometer", 101 Classroom Demonstrations and Experiments for Teaching Physics, p. 150.
  • "Robert Ehrlich, "C.9 - Ping-Pong-Ball Buoy Anchored to a Weight in a Jar", Turning the World Inside Out, p. 31.
  • James Cunningham, Norman Herr, "2.3.2 - Accelerometer", Hands-On Physics Activities with Real-Life Applications, p. 78.
  • Bobby Mercer, "Cork Accelerometer", Junk Drawer Physics, p. 16.

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