The Visualizing Mechanics initiative seeks to bring experiments and classroom demonstrations to you. Please take some time to review these videos and see how what you are learning in the classroom applies to these situations.
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Other Videos:
Conservation of Linear Momentum in a Ball Launcher
Conservation of Linear Momentum in Inelastic Collisions
Experimental Determination of Radius of Gyration
Impending Motion of a Spool Rolling Without Slip
Instantaneous Centers of Rotation of a Simple Mechanism
Newton’s Second Law – The Water Bucket
Path Tracing on an Object Rolling Without Slip
Rotating Reference Frames – A Merry-Go-Round
The Dynamics Behind Impact Forces
The Effect of Friction on a Falling Rigid Body
The Natural Frequency of a Spring-Mass System