Physics Support Materials
Virtual Experiments in Higher Physics
Unit 1 - Mechanics
| Click on an activity below | Title |
Aim of Experiment |
| Activity 1 | Measurement of acceleration | To calculate the acceleration of a trolley moving down a slope |
| Activity 2a | Measurement of acceleration | To measure the acceleration of a trolley moving down a slope |
| Activity 2b | Measurement of acceleration | To find the relationship between the angle of slope and acceleration |
| Activity 3 | Measurement of acceleration | To measure the acceleration due to gravity |
| Activity 4 | Resultant of two forces | To compare the resultant of two forces with the single force which produces the same effect |
| Activity 5a | Velocity - time graphs | To obtain the velocity - time graph for a ball thrown upwards and caught |
| Activity 5b | Velocity - time graphs | To obtain the velocity - time graph for a ball thrown upwards and allowed to bounce |
| Activity 6a | Velocity - time graphs | To obtain the velocity - time graph for a trolley pushed up a slope and allowed to roll back down |
| Activity 6b | Velocity - time graphs | To obtain the velocity - time graph for a trolley pushed up a slope, allowed to roll back down and bounce against a buffer |
| Activity 7 | Equations of motion | To calculate the acceleration due to gravity using s = ut +1/2 at2 |
| Activity 8 | Projectiles | To find the horizontal speed of a projectile |
| Activity 9 | Lifts | To calculate the acceleration of a lift |
| Activity 10 | Work done | To calculate the work done by the force of friction acting on a trolley moving down a slope |
| Activity 11 | Momentum (Inelastic collisions) | To compare the total momentum before and after a collision |
| Activity 12 | Momentum (Elastic collisions) | To compare the total momentum before and after a collision |
| Activity 13 | Explosions | To compare the total momentum before and after an explosion |
| Activity 14 | Impulse | To calculate the average force exerted by a club on a golf ball |
| Activity 15 | Impulse | To compare different times of contact for different balls bouncing on a hard surface |
| Activity 16 | Impulse | To compare force - time graphs for different collisions |