Experiment 1Objective:
(a) To show qualitatively that the force required to hold an object in equilibrium on a frictionless plane increases as the angle of the plane to the horizontal is increased.
(b) To prove that the force needed for equilibrium is directly proportional to the sine of the angle.
Experiment 2Objective: To measure and compare the actual mechanical advantage (AMA) and the ideal mechanical advantage (IMA) of an inclined plane.
Experiment 3Objective: To measure and compare the actual mechanical advantage (AMA) and the ideal mechanical advantage (IMA) of a lever in which the fulcrum is located between the points of application of the effort and resistance.
Experiment 4Objective: To measure and compare the actual mechanical advantage (AMA) and the ideal mechanical advantage (IMA) of a lever in which the fulcrum is located at one end of the beam with the resistance placed between the fulcrum and the point of application of the effort.
Experiment 5Objective: To measure and compare the actual mechanical advantage (AMA) and the ideal mechanical advantage (IMA) of a lever in which the fulcrum is located at one end of the beam with the effort placed between the fulcrum and the point of application of the resistance.
Experiment 6Objective: To study the conditions required for equilibrium of a rigid body.
Experiment 7Objective: To determine the forces acting on a model crane.
Experiment 8Objective: To construct and calibrate a model of a "fisherman's scale."
Experiment 9Objective: To set up and solve a problem in composition of concurrent forces by:
(a) graphical method
(b) trigonometric method.
Experiment 10Objective: To to resolve a force into its vertical and horizontal components.
Experiment 11Objective: To verify the equation for the period of a physical pendulum.
Experiment 12Objective: To measure the period of a modified pendulum and compare the result with the period predicted by formula.
Experiment 13Objective: To demonstrate that the period of a simple pendulum is independent of the mass of the bob.
Experiment 14Objective: To investigate the MIAs and AMA's of various block-and-tackle systems.
Experiment 15Objective: To investigate the IMAs and AMA's of various block-and-tackle systems.
Experiment 16Objective: To investigate the IMAs and AMA's of various block-and-tackle systems.
Experiment 17Objective: To investigate the IMAs and AMA's of various block-and-tackle systems.
Experiment 18Objective: To investigate the IMAs and AMA's of various block-and-tackle systems.
Experiment 19Objective: To investigate the IMAs and AMA's of various block-and-tackle systems.
Experiment 20Objective: To set up and study a single Spanish Burton pulley system.
Experiment 21Objective: To verify Hooke's Law and determine the spring constant.
Experiment 22Objective: To determine the combined constant of springs placed at an angle rather than parallel to each other.
Experiment 23Objective: To compare the measured and calculated period of a mass vibrating on a spring with simple harmonic motion.
Experiment 24Objective: To calculate the spring constant (k) of a double-spring system from the period of the oscillation in simple harmonic motion (SHM).
Experiment 25Objective: To compare the SHM. period of a given mass when the oscillation is produced by:
(a) two identical springs fastened together
(b) the same springs used on opposite sides of the mass.
Experiment 26Objective: To demonstrate mechanical resonance.
Experiment 27Objective: To locate the center of mass of an irregular this, flat plate.
Experiment 28Objective: To locate the center of mass of the multipurpose beam, beam index rod, and counterweight when set up as a single body.
Experiment 29Objective: To demonstrate that the frictional force between two sliding surfaces is independent of the area of contact.
Experiment 30Objective: To demonstrate that the frictional force is a function of the normal force applied by the sliding object to the plane surface.
Experiment 31Objective: To demonstrate the dependence of the coefficient of friction (both static and dynamic) on the nature of the sliding surfaces.
