Describes an experiment in which an air table is used to measure the moment of inertia of air pucks with various radii and mass loadings. (BT)

Describes two experiments using carbon dioxide cartridges to demonstrate Newton's third law of motion. (JR)

Describes a method of recording galvanometer deflections when using a d'Arsonval galvanometer to demonstrate forced, damped simple harmonic motion. (SL)

Discusses an experiment on the conservation of momentum and Q-values for elastic and inelastic collisions with frictional energy dissipation taken into account. Indicates that the apparatus is readily fabricated from easily available materials. (CC)

Describes an advanced high school/college experiment that illustrates the mechanics describing the motion of a rolling ball. Includes procedures used, discussions of vectoral and mathematical (calculus) solutions to the investigation, and sample student results using the recommended materials. (JM)

This book contains 65 physics experiments. The experiments are for a college-level physics course for music and art majors. The initial experiments are devoted to the general concept of vibration and cover vibrating strings, air columns, reflection, and interference. Later experiments explore light, color perception, cameras, mirrors and symmetry,…

Describes use of Tinker Toys in several moment of inertia laboratory experiments at the advanced high school or introductory college levels. Includes procedures to be followed, arrangements of the Tinker Toy parts during experiments, and typical student data obtained. (JM)

Discusses the problem of ellipticity in the motion of the ordinary Foucault pendulum and the error caused by it. Presents a simple method of slightly modifying the force-displacement relation in such a way that precession does not result from ellipticity. (Author/SK)

Fourteen basic experiments in mechanical engineering, intended for use at the sophomore level, are presented. The experiments are described as open-ended in order to give students the opportunity to discover the importance of stable operating conditions. The concept of experimentation is introduced and there is an interrelation between theory and…

Demonstrates a method of measuring the acceleration due to gravity. Provides an illustration of the apparatus and the data analysis. Suggests four different variations of this experiment. (YP)

Describes an experiment for the use of a tilted plane as a two-dimensional uniform gravitational field to demonstrate the motion of projectiles, to determine the fundamental laws of mechanics, or to study the focusing properties of the uniform field. (SK)

Shows the difficulties of understanding the hypothesis a posteriori. Describes a scientific method containing phenomenologic, hypothetic, and theoretic phases. Provides the results of an experiment on simple pendulum oscillation by using this method. (YP)

Eight activities for use in the science classroom are presented. Included are insect collecting, laboratory procedures and safety, recycling, current events, variable manipulation, scientific method, electricity, and mechanics (Newton's Second Law of Motion). (KR)

Presents two models and two demonstrations targeted at student understanding of projectile motion as the sum of two independent, perpendicular vectors. Describes materials required, construction, and procedures used. Includes a discussion of teaching points appropriate to each demonstration or model. (JM)