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0 Mathematics
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1 Mechanics (point systems)
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1.1 Units of measurement, dimensions
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1.2 Kinematics
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1.3 Newton's laws of motion
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Fall parabola with water
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Shot fired at falling plate
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Acceleration due to gravity (law of falling bodies)
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Segner wheel; action = reaction
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Paper strips between falling weights
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Law of falling bodies
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Torricelli's beaker
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Buoyancy in water; action = reaction
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Buoyancy in air
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2 carts and cable; action = reaction
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Action = reaction with throw
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Measurement of acceleration on turntable
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Metal washer falls into bottle
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Two spring balances
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Ham-shape with lamp (projectile trajectory + centre of gravity)
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Law of falling bodies in air and a vacuum
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Ball thrown in moving system
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Law of falling bodies demonstrated acoustically
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Falling coil spring
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Microgravity during throw
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Extension of a spring is proportional to the force
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Spring extension as a function of the spring constant
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Which way is faster?
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Tautochrone curve
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1.4 Work, energy
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1.5 Central force motion
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1.6 Momentum and angular momentum
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1.7 Collisions and rockets
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1.8 Relative movement
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2 Mechanics (rigid body)
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3 Continuum mechanics
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4 Relativity
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5 Oscillations and waves
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6 Electricity
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7 Quantum physics
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8 Thermodynamics
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9 Properties of matter
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10 Nuclear and particle physics
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11 Special areas
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12 Instabilities and chaos
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13 Videos
2 carts and cable; action = reaction
Experiment no.: 1.3.9
This experiment demonstrates Newton's third law of motion and thus the conservation of momentum.
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