PIRA 1G10.00 FORCE, MASS, AND ACCELERATION

DCS #DEMONSTRATIONREFERENCEABSTRACT
1G10.00Force, Mass, and Acceleration
1G10.10glider, mass, and pulley on air trackPIRA 500
1G10.10acceleration air gliderMd-2Air track cart pulled by a falling weight.
1G10.10acceleration air glider7-1.5.7Accelerate a car on a track with a mass on a string over a pulley.
1G10.10glider, mass, and pulleyM-7bAn air track cart is timed while pulled by a mass on a string over a pulley.
1G10.10string and weight acceleration (airDisc 01-15Three cases of an air glider pulled by a falling weight.
1G10.11constant mass acceleration systemPIRA 1000
1G10.11constant mass acceleration system1G10.11A cart on the air track is accelerated by a mass on a string over a pulley and final velocity timed photoelectrically. Keep the mass of the system constant by transferring from the cart to the pan.
1G10.11acceleration air glider11-1.5Air cart with a string over a pulley to a mass. Vary mass on both cart and hanger.
1G10.12acceleration air glider on incline10-2.1An puck is timed as it floats up an incline pulled by a string to a weight over a pulley.
1G10.13acceleration air glider on inclineAJP 50(2),185An air track cart is accelerated up an inclined track by the string, pulley and mass system. A newton scale is included on the cart to measure the tension in the string directly. An electromagnet release and photogate timer at a fixed distance are used to derive acceleration.
1G10.14acceleration glider accelerometerTPT 17(1),45An elegant pendulum accelerometer designed for the air track. Reflected laser beam is directed to a scale at one end of the track.
1G10.15roller cart and bunge loopPIRA 1000
1G10.15roller cart and bunge loop1G10.15
1G10.16Strang gagePIRA 1000
1G10.16acceleration with spring (airtrack)Disc 01-17An air track glider is pulled by a small spring hand held at constant extension.
1G10.17constant force generatorsAJP 52(3),268A note that picks some nits about the hanging mass, mentions the "Neg'ator" spring.
1G10.18battery propeller force generatorAJP 57(6),543Plans for a battery powered air track propeller that provides a constant force.
1G10.19constant force generatorAJP 51(4),344A constant force generator for the air track based on the induction of eddy currents. It is easy to handle and can be self-made.
1G10.20accelerated carPIRA 1000
1G10.20accelerated instructor1G10.20
1G10.20acceleration carM-7aTime the acceleration of a toy truck as it is pulled across the table by a mass on a string over a pulley.
1G10.21acceleration car and trackAJP 29(5),294Apparatus Drawings Project No. 15: Large low friction acceleration carts and track for use in the lecture demonstration.
1G10.21acceleration car8-1.1Three different pulley arrangements allow a cart to be accelerated across the table top.
1G10.21acceleration carM-108A car is accelerated by a descending weight.
1G10.21acceleration car, mass & pulleyM-3aDistance and time are measured as a toy truck is accelerated by a mass and pulley system.
1G10.22accelerated instructorPIRA 1000
1G10.24acceleration car photo8-1.6Take a strobed photo of a light on a car pulled by a weight on a string over a pulley.
1G10.25acceleration blockPIRA 1000
1G10.25acceleration block1G10.25Accelerate a block of wood across the table by a mass on a string over a pulley.
1G10.26acceleration car8-1.7A complex arrangement to accelerate a car, vary parameters, and graph results is shown. Details in appendix, p.549.
1G10.30mass on a scalePIRA 1000
1G10.30weight of a massMf-1Suspend a mass from a spring balance and then cut the string.
1G10.30mass on a scaleM-8aHang a mass on a spring scale to show reaction of the scale to mg.
1G10.40Atwood's machinePIRA 200Two equal masses are hung from a light pulley. A small percentage of one mass is moved to the other side.
1G10.40Atwood's machine1G10.40Place 1 kg on each side of a light pulley on good bearings. Add 2 g to one side.
1G10.40Atwood's machineMs-7Three skeletonized aluminum pulleys are mounted together on good bearings. Many combinations of weights may be tried.
1G10.40Atwood's machineM-110Two equal masses are hung from a light pulley. A small percentage of one mass is moved to the other side.
1G10.40Atwood's machineM-7cAn Atwood's machine using an air pulley.
1G10.40Atwood's machineDisc 01-16The small weight is removed after a period of acceleration and the resulting constant velocity is measured.
1G10.42Atwood's machineM-111Hang the weights from spring balances on each side.
1G10.44Atwood's machineAJP 37(4),451A rotation free Atwood's machine using air bearing surface and spark timer.
1G10.44Atwood's machine11-2.1Atwood's machine using an air bearing and spark timer.
1G10.45Atwood's machine problemTPT 11(9),539One of the best nerd problems ever.
1G10.45Morin's machineTPT 18(8),603Morin's (French) alternative to Atwood's (English) machine.
1G10.51auto accelerationAJP 58(6),573On using automotive magazine test results to study kinematic relations.
1G10.52car time trialsTPT 12(8),491Use student's cars to do time trials in the school parking lot.

ReferenceDescription
M-1Sutton
Ma-1Freier & Anderson
M-1dHilton
8-2.8Meiners
1A12.01University of Minnesota Handbook
AJP 52(1),85American Journal of Physics
TPT 15(5),300The Physics Teacher
Disc 01-01The Video Encyclopedia of Physics Demonstrations

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