PHYSICAL LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS: MECHANICS, OPTICS AND HEAT
1 Inertia by Video Analysis 1 Introduction 1 Experimental Development 2 Analysis of the Experimental Data 4 Collision and Scattering Angle of 184 4 Collision and Scattering Angle of 810 5 Discussion 7 References 11 2 Acceleration of Gravity 13 Introduction 13 Experimental Development 14 Analysis of the Experimental Data 19 Least-Squares Method 24 References 27 3 Acceleration of Gravity by Video Analysis 29 Introduction 29 Experimental Development 30 Analysis of the Experimental Data 33 The Air Resistance 36 References 39 4 Circular Motion by Video Analysis 41 Introduction 41 Experimental Development 45 Analysis of the Experimental Data 46 References 53 5 Dynamics 55 Introduction 55 Experimental Development 55 Analysis of the Experimental Data 57 Dynamics: Model Neglecting the Pulley 60 Dynamics: Model Considering the Pulley 62 Mechanical Energy Conservation 65 References 67 6 Pendulum 69 Introduction 69 Experimental Development 72 Analysis of the Experimental Data 74 The Log-Log Graph 76 References 81 7 Pendulum by Video Analysis 83 Introduction 83 Experimental Development and Data Analysis 85 References 92 8 Conical Pendulum 93 Introduction 93 Experimental Development 95 Analysis of the Experimental Data 98 Optional: Uncertainty Estimation of the Tension’s Measurement 99 Reference 100 9 Pure Rolling by Video Analysis 101 Introduction 101 Experimental Development 102 Analysis of the Experimental Data 102 Reference 117 10 Kinetic and Rolling Frictions by Video Analysis 119 Introduction 119 Experimental Development 123 Analysis of the Experimental Data 124 Reference 127 11 Horizontal Launch and Mechanical Energy by Video Analysis 129 Introduction 129 Experimental Development 130 Analysis of the Experimental Data 131 Mechanical Energy Conservation 133 Criticism on the Experiment 137 Video Analysis 137 References 142 12 Coefficient of Restitution by Video Analysis 143 Introduction 143 Experimental Development 144 Analysis of the Experimental Data 146 Reference 153 13 Bi-Dimensional Collision 155 Introduction 155 Experimental Development 158 Analysis of the Experimental Data 161 Collision Between Two Identical Spheres 161 Collision Between Two Different Spheres 164 Reference 166