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|valign="top"| This video clip compares the motion of a ball and a feather, when falling through the atmosphere and when falling in a vacuum.
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|valign="top"| In this clip the forces acting on a suspended beam are calculated using moments. The results are also confirmed by looking at the readings on two force meters.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RC8J1jO0gWw
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Revision as of 14:41, 27 April 2011

       Theory          Exercises          Video      


Finding the Mass of a Metre Rule
Image:Rule.JPG This clip shows how the mass of a metre rule can be determined by using moments. It is a very simple experiment that you can easily try out yourself.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdbNazqkG1M


The Suspended Beam
Image:Beam.jpg In this clip the forces acting on a suspended beam are calculated using moments. The results are also confirmed by looking at the readings on two force meters.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RC8J1jO0gWw



Feather and Ball in a Vacuum
Image:Vacuum.jpg This video clip compares the motion of a ball and a feather, when falling through the atmosphere and when falling in a vacuum.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XJcZ-KoL9o