School of Physics Lecture Demonstration Manual

Kinematics & Dynamics

Ma-1 Trajectory Model

Published: Tuesday 14 February 2006

To demonstrate a model that shows the various parabolic trajectories corresponding to different initial conditions.

Ma-2 Monkey and Bullet

Published: Monday 20 February 2006

To demonstrate that the accelleration experienced by a freely falling body is identical to the acceleration experienced by the vertical component of a particle in projectile motion.

Ma-3 Coriolis Acceleration

Published: Tuesday 04 April 2006

To demonstrate the path of an object viewed from both a frame attached to the earth and one attached to the rotating frame.

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