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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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<a href="https://www.compadre.org/precollege/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>
AIP Format
M. Simon, (UCLA Department of Physics and Astronomy, Los Angeles, 2003), WWW Document, (https://demoweb.physics.ucla.edu/content/50-inertia-ball-jerk-and-pull).
AJP/PRST-PER
M. Simon, UCLA Instructional Resource Lab: Inertia Ball (UCLA Department of Physics and Astronomy, Los Angeles, 2003), <https://demoweb.physics.ucla.edu/content/50-inertia-ball-jerk-and-pull>.
APA Format
Simon, M. (2008, January 19). UCLA Instructional Resource Lab: Inertia Ball. Retrieved March 19, 2025, from UCLA Department of Physics and Astronomy: https://demoweb.physics.ucla.edu/content/50-inertia-ball-jerk-and-pull
Chicago Format
Simon, Martin. UCLA Instructional Resource Lab: Inertia Ball. Los Angeles: UCLA Department of Physics and Astronomy, January 19, 2008. https://demoweb.physics.ucla.edu/content/50-inertia-ball-jerk-and-pull (accessed 19 March 2025).
MLA Format
Simon, Martin. UCLA Instructional Resource Lab: Inertia Ball. Los Angeles: UCLA Department of Physics and Astronomy, 2003. 19 Jan. 2008. 19 Mar. 2025 <https://demoweb.physics.ucla.edu/content/50-inertia-ball-jerk-and-pull>.
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@misc{
Author = "Martin Simon",
Title = {UCLA Instructional Resource Lab: Inertia Ball},
Publisher = {UCLA Department of Physics and Astronomy},
Volume = {2025},
Number = {19 March 2025},
Month = {January 19, 2008},
Year = {2003}
}
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%A Martin Simon %T UCLA Instructional Resource Lab: Inertia Ball %D January 19, 2008 %I UCLA Department of Physics and Astronomy %C Los Angeles %U https://demoweb.physics.ucla.edu/content/50-inertia-ball-jerk-and-pull %O image/gif
EndNote Export Format
%0 Electronic Source %A Simon, Martin %D January 19, 2008 %T UCLA Instructional Resource Lab: Inertia Ball %I UCLA Department of Physics and Astronomy %V 2025 %N 19 March 2025 %8 January 19, 2008 %9 image/gif %U https://demoweb.physics.ucla.edu/content/50-inertia-ball-jerk-and-pull Disclaimer: ComPADRE offers citation styles as a guide only. We cannot offer interpretations about citations as this is an automated procedure. Please refer to the style manuals in the Citation Source Information area for clarifications.
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