Physics 103

Master Lecture Demonstration List

- Constructed using Gilbert/Smith Fall 2012 Syllabus.

Week 1

-No Labs

Lecture 1: Wednesday, September 5 - Gilbert

Topic: Ch. Introduction - Basic Units

Demos:

  1. Meter Stick, 1A.EQxx
  2. Standards Meter, 1A10.30
  3. Standards Masses, 1A10.20
  4. Balance Scale,  1A.EQxx
  5. Table DMM/Timer, 3A.EQ.100 {Setup as a Stop Clock}
  6. Metronome, 1A10.40

Optional Demos:

  1. Basic Unit Set, 1A10.10
  1. Computer on Internet to display phys103 homepage
  2. Powers of 10 Film, 1A60.10  “or”
  3. Scale of the Universe, 1A60.11 (This is an awesome app.)
Week 2

Lab 1:  MC-1 Welcome to the Physics Laboratory

Lecture 2: Monday, September 10 - Gilbert

Topic: Ch. 2.1-2.3 Velocity, Acceleration, Inertia

Demos:

  1. Table DMM/Timer, 3A.EQ.100 {Setup as a Stop Clock}
  1. Reaction Time, 1C30.55  - (Meter Stick or Dollar Bill)
  2. Aluminum Inclined Plane - Velocity is linear with time, 1C20.40
  1. Ball, Paper, Cotton Ball Drop, 1C20.16
  2. Penny and Cotton (AKA Guinea and Feather), 1C20.10
  1. Unknown Bricks, 1F10.25
  2. Persistence of Motion (air track), 1F30.10
  3. Constant Acceleration Car, 1G10.10
  4. Rubber Ball or Basketball - (Commonly used as an analogy demo)

Optional Demos:

  1. Constant Velocity - Air Track & Glider,1C10.27 {With Pasco Interface} [show displacement with timer]
  2. XYZ Unit Vector, 1A30.10
  1. Vertical Projectile Launcher, 1C20.60 (Opt. time the flight with a timer)

Lecture 3: Wednesday, September 12 - Gilbert

Topic:  Ch. 2.4-2.6 Newton's laws (1st, 2nd, 3rd)

Demos:

  1. Block on a String, 1J30.05
  2. Tablecloth Pull, 1F20.30 - {Shows Inertia}
  3. Two Air Pucks, 1N40.24 - {Use one for constant velocity}
  4. Aluminum Inclined Plane, Constant Velocity, 1C10.40 - {const-v when using horizontal track}
  5. Liquid Nitrogen Cannon (Recoil), 1H11.30 - {Shows 3rd Law }
  6. CO2 Extinguisher Rocket, 1N22.05

Optional Demos:

  1. Constant Velocity - Air Track & Glider,1C10.27 {With Pasco Interface to show displacement with timer}
  2. Push Me, Pull Me Cart, 1H10.10
  3. Constant Acceleration Car, 1G10.10 - {REPEAT}
  4. Rope and Three Students, 1J30.25a
  5. Tug of War, 1J30.21
Week 3

Lab 2:  MC-2 Motion on an Incline

Lecture 4: Monday, September 17 - Gilbert

Topic: Ch. 3.1-3.3 Motion in 1-D with Const. Acceleration, Friction

Demos:

  1. Inertia Ball, 1F20.10
  2. Block on a String, 1J30.05 - {shows Friction}
  1. Constant Acceleration Car on Incline, 1G10.12
  1. Static vs. Kinetic Friction, 1K20.30
  1. Tablecloth Pull, 1F20.30 - {Shows static friction F=µg}
  1. Phone Book Friction, 1K20.25 {New one - Currently Being Made}

Optional Demos:

  1. Suspended Block (Free Body Diagram), 1J30.10 - 2 force components, no force left on the inclined plane
  2. Vertical Force Board, 1J30.51
  3. Cart on a Cart,1F30.30
  1. Ball on Cart, 1F30.31
  2. Inertia Ball, 1F20,10
  3. Model of an Airplane -

Lecture 5: Wednesday, September 19 - Gilbert

Topic: Ch. 3.4-3.8 Motion in 1-D: Tension, Pulleys, Air Drag

Demos:

  1. Ball, Paper, Cotton Ball Drop, 1C20.16
  2. Penny and Cotton (AKA Guinea and Feather), 1C20.10
  1. Tension in a String,1J30.20 (Weight on a Newton Scale with 2 strings)
  2. Block and Tackle Pulley Systems and Pulley Advantage, 1M20.10
  3. Atwood Machine, 1G10.40  - Does this show slower free fall
  4. Model of an Airplane - {Shows air Lift - Cassie’s Plane makes a loop.}

Optional Demos:

  1. Constant Acceleration Car on Incline, 1G10.12
  2. Static vs. Kinetic Friction, 1K20.30 (As a Static System)
  1. Climbing Rope,1J30.19 (Tension)

Week 4

Lab 3:  MC-4 Acceleration in Free Fall

Lecture 6: Monday, September 24 - Gilbert

Topic: Ch. 4.1-4.2 Forces & Motion in 2-D: Statics, Projectile Motion

Demos:

  1. Suspended Block, 1J3.10
  2. Monkey and hunter - Pasco, 1D60.30
  3. Drop and Shoot, 1D60.20
  4. show YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9wQVIEdKh8&feature=autoplay&list=PLC8BD428A83A56B34&playnext=8
  5. Ballistics Car w/bridge - Cenco, 1D6010a
  6. Projectile Range, 1D60.40 - (Maximum Range)
  7. Rubber Ball, 1A.EQ.xx

Optional Demos:

  1. Ball on a String, 1D50.10
  2. Magnetic Vector Addition and Subtraction, 1A40.30

Lecture 7: Wednesday, September 26 - Gilbert

Topic: Ch. 4.3-4.8 More on Forces, Reference Frames, Air Drag

Demos:

  1. Projectile Range, 1D60.40 - (Maximum Range)
  2. Ballistics Car w/bridge - Cenco, 1D6010a
  1. Bulldozer on Moving Sheet, 1E10.10 / 1C10.10
  2. Big yellow dot on Vertical  bicycle wheel, placed on red wheel cart, moved by hand at constant speed across 2 desks as Pupa walks.  

Optional Demos:

  1. Frames of Reference Film, 1E10.20
  2. Simple Pendulum, 3A10.10
Week 5

-Make up Labs

Lecture 8: Monday, October 1 - Smith

Topic:  Ch. 5.1-5.2 Circular Motion, (2D)

Demos:

  1. Cut the String, 1D55.15
  1. Ball on a String, 1D50.10
  1. Conical Pendulum, 1D50.25
  2. Block on Rotating Table, 1D55.30
  3. Loop-the-Loop, 1M40.20
  4. Rolling Chain, 1D50.70

Optional Demos:

  1. Rubber Ball  - (Commonly used as an analogy demo)
  2. Vertical Mounted Bike Wheel (Rotation about an axle), 1D10.40
  3. Car on a Banked Curve,1D50.60
  1. Pail of Water, 1D50.40

Lecture 9: Wednesday, October 3 - Smith

Topic:  Ch. 5.3-5.6 Gravitation

Demos:

  1. Cavendish Model, 1L10.20
  1. Cavendish Experiment, 1L10.30
  1. Conical Pendulum, 1D50.25
  2. Loop-the-Loop, 1M40.20

Optional Demos:

  1. Rubber Membrane with lead ball and marble, 1L20.10
  2. Ellipse Board, 1L20.45
  1. Ball on a String, 1D50.10
  1. Earth Globe (10-inch) and bright light source (100 W lamp)
  2. Painted Tennis Ball (Moon), 8A20.64

-Exam I

Week 6

Lab:  4 MC-6 Force and Motion

Lecture 10: Monday, October 8 - Smith

Topic: Ch. 6.1-6.2 Work, Kinetic Energy

Demos:

  1. Ball on a "V" Track, 1M40.30
  1. Nose Basher, 1M40.10
  1. Block on a String, 1J30.05

Optional Demos:

  1. ({ Make new Demo: Car being towed up hill at constant velocity, like it ppt with forces})
  2. {Something to Lift}

Lecture 11: Wednesday, October 10 - Smith

Topic: Ch. 6.3-6.8 Potential Energy, Conservation of Energy, Power

Demos:

  1. Hooke’s Law, 1R10.10
  2. {{ Help Finding Demos }}

Optional Demos:

  1. Air Track Collisions / Sliding Masses, 1M30.10
Week 7

Lab 5:  M-5 Conservation of Momentum and Projectile Motion

Lecture 12: Monday, October 15 - Smith

Topic: Ch. 7.1-7.4 Momentum and Impulse

Demos:

  1. Rubber Ball,1R40.10
  1. Happy and Sad Balls, 1R40.30
  2. Air Track Inelastic Collision, 1N30.32
  3. Air Track Elastic Collision,1N30.33
  4. Air Track Collisions of Cars of Unequal Mass,1N30.34
  5. Air Track with Springs and Strings, 1N20.20
  6. Momentum Balls, 1N30.10

Optional Demos:

Lecture 13: Wednesday, October 17 - Smith

Topic:  Ch. 7.4-7.8 Collisions 1D - 2D

Demos:

  1. Air Track with Springs and Strings, 1N20.20
  2. Air Table, 1N40.20
  3. Ballistic Pendulum, 1M40.40
  4. Water Rocket, 1N22.20
  5. Ethanol Alcohol Rocket, 1N22.60
  6. Rocket Tricycle, 1N22.10

Optional Demos:

  1. Air Pucks, 1N40.25
  2. CO2 rocket  - Currently not available-under redesign
Week 8

Lab 6:  MC-11 Colliding Carts

Lecture 14: Monday, October 22 - Smith

Topic: Ch. 8.1-8.3 Rotational Motion: Torque, Equilibrium

Demos:

  1. Ball on a String, 1D50.10
  1. Wooden State Map, 1J10,11
  2. Hanging Irregular-shaped Board, 1J10.12
  3. Torque board, 1J40.25a
  4. Walking the Spool, 1K10.30
  5. Galileo Lever, 1J40.45
  6. Torque Beam, 1J40.20
  7. Horizontal Flag Pole, 1J40.71
  8. Double Cone on Rails, 1J11.50

Optional Demos:

  1. Clown on Unicycle, 1J20.45

Lecture 15: Wednesday, October 24 - Smith

Topic: Ch. 8.4-8.6 Rotational Dynamics, Moment of Inertia

Demos:

  1. Torque board, 1J40.25a
  1. Horizontal Flag Pole, 1J40.71
  2. Ladder Against Wall, 1K10.20
  3. Deck of cards, 1R30.10
  4. Cylinder, sphere, disk, hoop samples, 1Q10.30 & 1Q10.40

Optional Demos:

Week 9

-Make up Labs

Lecture 16: Monday, October 29 - Gilbert

Topic:  Ch. 9.1-9.3 Rotational Kinetic Energy and Angular Momentum

Demos:

  1. Cylinder, sphere, disk, hoop samples
  2. Weight and axle
  3. Large inclined plane with balls, disks, and hoops
  4. Yo-yos
  5. Rotating platform with barbells, 1Q40.10
  6. Bicycle wheel
  7. Rotating masses on pulleys
  8. Gyroscopes
  9. Human Gyroscope, 1Q50.15

Optional Demos:

Lecture 17: Wednesday, October 31 - Gilbert

Topic:  Ch. 9.4-9.6 Angular Momentum Applications

Demos:

  1. Large inclined plane with balls, disks, and hoops
  2. Rotating platform with barbells
  3. Bicycle wheel
  4. Rotating masses on pulleys
  5. Gyroscopes

Optional Demos:

-Exam II

Week 10

Lab 7:  MC-9 Angular Acceleration of a Fly-Wheel

Lecture 18: Monday, November 5 - Gibert

Topic: Ch. 11.1-11.3 Simple Harmonic Motion

Demos:

  1. Air Track Elastic Collision,1N30.33
  2. Hooke’s Law, 1R1010
  3. Spring Constants
  4. Rotating Gizmo
  5. Rubber Ball
  6. Compression Spring
  7. Ball in Well
  8. Torsional Pendulum

Optional Demos:

Lecture 19: Wednesday, November 7 - Gibert

Topic:  Ch. 11.4-11.6 Stress, Strain, Hooke's Law, Resonance

Demos:

Optional Demos:

Week 11

Lab 8: SC-1 Standing Waves on a String

Lecture 20: Monday, November 12 - Gilbert

Topic:  Ch. 12.1-12.7 Waves, Superposition

Demos:

Optional Demos:

Lecture 21: Wednesday, November 14 - Smith

Topic:  Ch. 13.1-13.3 Sound Waves, Standing Waves

Demos:

  1. Tuning Forks
  2. Standing Waves on a String with Strobes

Optional Demos:

Week 12

– No Labs

Lecture 22: Monday, November 19 - Smith

Topic:  Ch. 13.4-13.7 Beats, Doppler Effect

Demos:

  1. Tuning Forks
  2. Organ Pipes
  3. Interference of sound
  4. Open and closed organ pipes
  5. Beat frequencies
  6. Sound level meter
  7. Doppler effect (rotating arm, train whistle)

Optional Demos:

Lecture 23: Wednesday, November 21 - Smith

Topic:  Ch. 14.1-14.4 Temperature, Heat, Phases

Demos:

  1. Triple Point of Water
  2. Liquid nitrogen cannon
  3. Leidenfrost effect
  4. Collapsing pop can in water tray
  5. Freezing by evaporation

Optional Demos:

Thanksgiving Holiday

Week 13

-Make up Labs

Lecture 24: Monday, November 26 - Smith

Topic:  Ch. 14.5-14.8 Thermal Expansion, Thermal Transfer

Demos:

Optional Demos:

Lecture 25: Wednesday, November 28 - Smith

Topic:  Ch. 15 Kinetic Theory of Gases, Ideal Gas Law

Demos:

Optional Demos:

-Exam III

Week 14

Lab 9: HC-3 Latent Heat of Vaporization of Liquid Nitrogen

Lecture 26: Monday, December 3 - Smith

Topic:  Ch. 16.1-16.6 Laws of Thermodynamics

Demos:

  1. Wood Block
  2. Balloon w/ LN2
  3. Piston Model
  4. Piston with gun cotton
  5. Carnot Cycle Model

Optional Demos:

Lecture 27: Wednesday, December 5 - Smith

Topic:  Ch. 16.6-16.10 Entropy & Thermodynamics Applications

Demos:

Optional Demos:

Week 15

Lab 10: HC-1 Ideal Gas Law

Lecture 28: Monday, December 10 - Gilbert

Topic:  Ch. 10.1-10.4 Pressure, Hydraulics, Buoyancy

Demos:

  1. Weight of air
  2. Magdeburg hemispheres
  3. Manometer
  4. Hydraulic press
  5. Pascal's Vases
  6. Archimedes principle
  7. Neutral-buoyancy balloon

Optional Demos:

Lecture 29: Wednesday, December 12 - Gilbert

Topic:  Ch. 10.5-10.6 Fluids in Motion

Demos:

  1. Bernoulli demo (pipe with flowing water)
  2. Bernoulli (levitated) ball
  3. Airfoils
  4. Venturi tube
  5. Aspirator
  6. Curve Ball
  7. Toilet paper roll and air jet
  8. Torcelli's Theorem

Optional Demos: