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1. Intermediate Mechanics Tutorials: Velocity Dependent Forces

Match Score:: 100

Authors:: Wittmann, Michael C.; Ambrose, Bradley S.

Main Level:: Upper Undergraduate

Subjects:: Motion, Forces, and Energy / Applications of Newton's Laws / Friction; Motion, Forces, and Energy / Applications of Newton's Laws; Fluids / Dynamics of Fluids / Viscosity

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This set of tutorial materials covers the topic of velocity dependent forces. Students examine qualitatively and quantitatively the motion of objects being acted upon by a velocity dependent force, exemplified ...

http://perlnet.umaine.edu/imt/VDF/index.html

2. Integrating Physics-Based Computing and Visualization: Modeling Dust Behavior

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Match Score:: 100

Author:: Fu, Xiaodong

Main Level:: Graduate/Professional

Subjects:: General Physics / Computational Physics; Fluids / Dynamics of Fluids

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X. Fu, Comp. Sci. Eng., 1 (1), 12-16 (1999).

Simulating physically realistic, complex dust behaviors is useful in interactive graphics applications, such as those used for education, entertainment, or training. Training in virtual environments is a major ...

http://www.compadre.org/psrc/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=7396&DocID=543

3. Virtual Physics Laboratory: Particle model of liquid in a container (microscopic)

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Match Score:: 100

Author:: Hwang, Fu-Kwun

Main Level:: Lower Undergraduate

Subjects:: Fluids / Dynamics of Fluids; Heat / Kinetics and Dynamics

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This applet simulates a microscopic view of a particle model for a liquid. The user can change the shape of the container and heat a small region. The random motion of the molecules, convection, and density ...

http://www.phy.ntnu.edu.tw/ntnujava/index.php?topic=294.0

4. WFU Physics Online Demos: Flettner Rotator (Spinning Spool)

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Match Score:: 100

Author:: Matthews, Rick

Publisher:: Wake Forest University

Main Level:: High School

Subjects:: Fluids / Dynamics of Fluids; Education Practices / Technology / Multimedia

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This site provides access to four videos that compare the trajectory of a spool launched toward a camera with the initial rotation of the spool when fired. The air around the spool will exert a force perpendicular ...

http://www.wfu.edu/physics/demolabs/demos/2/2c/2C2080.html

5. WFU Physics Demo Video: Boomerang (Outside and Inside)

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Match Score:: 100

Author:: Matthews, Rick

Publisher:: Wake Forest University

Main Level:: Lower Undergraduate

Subjects:: Fluids / Dynamics of Fluids / Bernoulli Force; Education Practices / Technology / Multimedia

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This video demonstrates the operation of a boomerang. A boomerang is shaped such that air passing over it will cause it to lift and turn. If thrown correctly, it will return to the thrower. The video ...

http://www.wfu.edu/physics/demolabs/demos/2/2c/2C2055.html

6. WFU Physics Demo Video: Floating Ping Pong Ball

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Match Score:: 100

Author:: Matthews, Rick

Publisher:: Wake Forest University

Main Level:: Lower Undergraduate

Subjects:: Fluids / Dynamics of Fluids / Bernoulli Force; Education Practices / Technology / Multimedia

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This video demonstrates that a ping pong ball can "float" on a stream of air. The air rushing around the ball creates a pressure low enough to lift and support the ball, even when the ball is not directly ...

http://www.wfu.edu/physics/demolabs/demos/2/2c/2C2030.html

7. WFU Physics Demo Video: Cartesian Diver

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Match Score:: 100

Author:: Matthews, Rick

Publisher:: Wake Forest University

Main Level:: Lower Undergraduate

Subjects:: Fluids / Statics of Fluids / Density and Buoyancy; Fluids / Statics of Fluids / Static Pressure; Education Practices / Technology / Multimedia

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This video shows a demonstration of buoyancy. A small glass vessel with a hole in the bottom is partially filled with water and placed in a partially filled cylinder of water. The cylinder has a rubber diaphragm ...

http://www.wfu.edu/physics/demolabs/demos/2/2b/2B4030.html

8. WFU Physics Demo Video: Venturi Meter

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Match Score:: 100

Author:: Matthews, Rick

Publisher:: Wake Forest University

Main Level:: Lower Undergraduate

Subjects:: Fluids / Dynamics of Fluids / Bernoulli Force; Fluids / Dynamics of Fluids / Flow Rate; Education Practices / Technology / Multimedia

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This video demonstrates the operation of a Venturi meter. The experiment shows the dependence of air pressure on the gas velocity. It is part of a collection of typical lecture demonstration videos put ...

http://www.wfu.edu/physics/demolabs/demos/2/2c/2C2010.html

9. Physics in Action: Fluids in Space

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Match Score:: 100

Author:: Physics Central

Publisher:: American Physical Society

Main Level:: Informal Education

Subjects:: Fluids / Dynamics of Fluids; Astronomy / Space Exploration; Motion, Forces, and Energy / Gravity; Heat / Phase Transitions

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This site describes weightlessness and what causes astronauts to "float" while they are in orbit. The article also covers what happens to various liquids in space as they are heated or cooled, and the importance ...

http://www.physicscentral.com/explore/action/fluids-1.cfm

10. Physics in Action: Sound, Lights, Action!

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Match Score:: 100

Author:: Physics Central

Publisher:: American Physical Society

Main Level:: Informal Education

Subjects:: Fluids / Dynamics of Fluids; Modern Physics / Plasma Physics

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This article describes Sonoluminescence, the conversion of sound into light, and a simple experiment to observe it. The site also tells of the disagreements that are ongoing in the physics community about ...

http://www.physicscentral.org/explore/action/sound-1.cfm

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