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Conservation of Angular Momentum and Energy in a Ballistic Pendulum
In this experiment you will analyze the angular collision between a ball and a physical pendulum....
Inelastic Collisions
Compare how much energy is transferred to the pendulum in a completely inelastic collision compared to a partially elastic collision.
Conservation of Momentum in Two Dimensions
In this experiment a ball hits another ball at a glancing angle and students confirm that momentum...
Conservation of Momentum in Collisions
The purpose of this experiment is to qualitatively explore conservation of momentum for elastic and...
Conservation of Momentum in Explosions
The purpose of this experiment is to demonstrate conservation of momentum with two carts pushing...
Ballistic Pendulum - Wireless
A ballistic pendulum is used to determine the muzzle velocity of a ball shot out of a Projectile Launcher. The laws of conservation of momentum and conservation...
Conservation of Momentum
Elastic and inelastic collisions are performed with two dynamics carts of different masses. Magnetic bumpers are used in the elastic collision and Velcro®...
Ballistic Pendulum
A ballistic pendulum is used to determine the muzzle velocity of a ball shot out of a Projectile Launcher. The laws of conservation of momentum and conservation...
Modeling a Large Falling Chain
Students measure the force of a large chain as it lands on a wireless force platform. They are led step-by-step through a process to create a numerical...
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