Newton's Third Law
The purpose of this experiment is to determine the relationship between forces forming an action-reaction pair.
Newton's Second Law
The purpose of this experiment is to verify Newton’s Second Law for a one dimensional system. A measured force is applied to a low friction cart and...
Zeeman Effect
In a magnetic field, the spectral lines of atoms split into a number of closely spaced lines. This is called the (anomalous) Zeeman Effect. The Zeeman...
Work Energy Theorem
The purpose of this activity is to compare the total work done on an object to the change in kinetic energy of the object. The force sensor is used to...
Vibrating Strings
The general appearance of waves can be shown by means of standing waves in a string. This type of wave is very important because most of the vibrations...
Variable-g Pendulum
This experiment explores the dependence of the period of a simple pendulum on the acceleration due to gravity.
Torsional Pendulum
The torsional pendulum consists of a torsion wire attached to a Rotary Motion Sensor with an object (a disk, a ring, or a rod with point masses) mounted...
Tensile Testing Metals
The three metal tensile samples are made from 1018 Steel, 360 Brass and 2024-T3 Aluminum. The properties measured for these samples include Young’s Modulus,...
Specific Heat
The purpose of this activity is to determine the specific heat of a metal object and see how that can help identity the metal. A Temperature Sensor is...
Sliding Friction
The purpose of this experiment is to find the coefficient of static friction and the coefficient of kinetic friction for different surfaces. As the Force...
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