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Table of Contents

  • 1. Mechanics
    • A. First Day Demos
    • B. First Law, Inertia
    • C. Second Law
    • D. Third Law
    • E. Angular Momentum
    • F. Ballistics
    • G. Center of Mass Demonstrations
    • H. Energy
    • I. Friction
    • J. Gravitational Acceleration
    • K. Kinematics
    • L. Momentum and Collisions
      • 10. Ballistic Pendulum
      • 20. Coefficient of Restitution
      • 30. Collision Balls
      • 40. Crash Test Dummies Video
      • 50. Dynamic Track Collisions
      • 60. Happy and Unhappy Impact
      • 70. Hover Disks
      • 80. Impulse
      • 90. Reaction Carts
      • 100. Two Balls Hanging
      • 110. Weight of an Hourglass
    • M. Nonlinear Mechanics
    • N. Rotational Inertia
    • O. Statics
    • P. Torque
    • Q. Uniform Circular Motion
    • R. Vectors and Forces
    • S. Data Studio
  • 2. Harmonic Motion, Waves and Sound
  • 3. Matter and Thermodynamics
  • 4. Electricity and Magnetism
  • 5. Light and Optics
  • 6. Modern Physics
  • 7. Astronomy
  • 8. Software and Multimedia
  • 9. Index and code conversion from older manual
  • External Resources

70. Hover Disks

Two battery-operated air cushion disks are available for demonstrating two-dimensional elastic collisions. Simply collide one disk into the other on the floor of the lecture hall.

Law of Reflection

Elastic Collision Experiments

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