PURPOSE: To Show Uniform Acceleration.
DESCRIPTION: A track is tilted on an incline and a glider is released. The motion can be graphed via a computerized pulley and the graph displayed to the class. (This demo can alternately be performed with the dynamic track.)
EQUIPMENT: Inclined plane, Smart Pulley, PC Computer and computer display.
SETUP NOTES: If using the computer, graph settings etc. must be determined by trial and error the day before the demo.
Updated by Jun Qi in 3/1/2000