Phys 211 Demos
This list includes most demos that were done in Phys 211 from 2016-2023.
Friction and Drag
Statics of Rigid Bodies
Linear Momentum and Collisions
Rotational Dynamics
- Capstan (string with heavy and light mass attached; light end wraps around a bar to hold up the heavy end)
- Static and dynamic balance with spinning 2 L bottles or wooden disc
- Frisbee
- Feynman's dinner plate (frisbee and tape)
- Hurricane balls
- Euler's disk
- Precessing motorized disc
- Balancing a stick