This web page is an interactive physics problem focusing on circular motion. It simulates a common physics demonstration involving identical masses on a horizontal turntable located at different distances from center. The initial question asks which mass will slide off the turntable first, as the rotation rate increases. As the turntable accelerates, a Frictional force vs. Time graph is simultaneously plotted. A side view of the situation along with the relevant forces is also shown. This item is part of a collection of similar simulation-based activities developed for students of introductory physics.
<a href="https://www.compadre.org/introphys/items/detail.cfm?ID=6909">Duffy, Andrew. Boston University Physics Applets: Masses on a Turntable. March 28, 2008.</a>
Duffy, A. (2008, March 28). Boston University Physics Applets: Masses on a Turntable. Retrieved March 25, 2025, from http://physics.bu.edu/~duffy/semester1/c7_turntable.html
Duffy, Andrew. Boston University Physics Applets: Masses on a Turntable. March 28, 2008. http://physics.bu.edu/~duffy/semester1/c7_turntable.html (accessed 25 March 2025).
Duffy, Andrew. Boston University Physics Applets: Masses on a Turntable. 2002. 28 Mar. 2008. 25 Mar. 2025 <http://physics.bu.edu/~duffy/semester1/c7_turntable.html>.
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Author = "Andrew Duffy",
Title = {Boston University Physics Applets: Masses on a Turntable},
Volume = {2025},
Number = {25 March 2025},
Month = {March 28, 2008},
Year = {2002}
}
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