UCLA Instructional Resource Lab: Inertia Ball

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published by the UCLA Department of Physics and Astronomy
written by Martin Simon

This item is a lecture demonstration on the topic of inertia. It features a massive ball suspended by a string with a string below. Using a rod, the demonstrator pulls slowly or jerks down on the lower string. A steady pull breaks the upper string; a jerk breaks the lower string. This page shows an animation to illustrate how the demonstration should appear in the physics classroom.

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Subjects	Levels	Resource Types
Classical Mechanics - Newton's First Law Education Practices - Active Learning = Interactive Lecture Demonstration General Physics - Collections	- Lower Undergraduate - High School	- Instructional Material = Demonstration - Audio/Visual = Movie/Animation

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Access Rights:: Free access
Restriction:: © 2003 UCLA Physics and Astronomy, 2003.
Keywords:: Law of Inertia, Newton's First Law, animation, inertia, lecture demonstration, mass
Record Cloner:: Metadata instance created January 8, 2009 by Caroline Hall
Record Updated:: July 17, 2016 by Bruce Mason
Last Update when Cataloged:: January 19, 2008
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<a href="https://www.compadre.org/portal/items/detail.cfm?ID=8434">Simon, Martin. UCLA Instructional Resource Lab: Inertia Ball. Los Angeles: UCLA Department of Physics and Astronomy, January 19, 2008.</a>

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M. Simon, (UCLA Department of Physics and Astronomy, Los Angeles, 2003), WWW Document, (http://demoweb.physics.ucla.edu/content/50-inertia-ball-jerk-and-pull).

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M. Simon, UCLA Instructional Resource Lab: Inertia Ball (UCLA Department of Physics and Astronomy, Los Angeles, 2003), <http://demoweb.physics.ucla.edu/content/50-inertia-ball-jerk-and-pull>.

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Simon, M. (2008, January 19). UCLA Instructional Resource Lab: Inertia Ball. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from UCLA Department of Physics and Astronomy: http://demoweb.physics.ucla.edu/content/50-inertia-ball-jerk-and-pull

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Simon, Martin. UCLA Instructional Resource Lab: Inertia Ball. Los Angeles: UCLA Department of Physics and Astronomy, January 19, 2008. http://demoweb.physics.ucla.edu/content/50-inertia-ball-jerk-and-pull (accessed 25 April 2024).

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Simon, Martin. UCLA Instructional Resource Lab: Inertia Ball. Los Angeles: UCLA Department of Physics and Astronomy, 2003. 19 Jan. 2008. 25 Apr. 2024 <http://demoweb.physics.ucla.edu/content/50-inertia-ball-jerk-and-pull>.

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