A spool, with a small central radius and ends with large radius, is rolled down a narrow incline on its small radius central cylinder, as shown in Figure 1. It rolls very slowly because its radius of gyration is large compared with the radius of the central cylinder on which it is rolling. When it gets to the bottom of the incline and rolls on its larger radius ends, its linear velocity increases and its angular velocity decreases. This demonstration illustrates conversion of energy from gravitational potential energy to a combination of rotational and translational kinetic energy, which changes when the edge of the disc touches the table
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This demonstration illustrates the effect of the center of mass and torques using two "toppling cyli...
The static equilibrium properties of a spool, resting on an incline and subject to the tension exer...
To reveal the relationship between the center of mass (CoM) trajectory of a closed five-bow-shaped-b...
A spool consists of a thin rod wrapped with string at each end with a heavy concentric disc at the c...
A variety of rolling bodies, including spheres, rings, discs, and weighted discs, are rolled down an...
An asymmetric rolling spool can be investigated as a simple model for a second-order phase transitio...
A well-known classroom demonstration involves the rolling of hollow and solid objects down an inclin...
The dynamics of a cylinder rolling on a horizontal plane acted on by an external force applied at an...
Recent interest in the old problem of the motion of a coin spinning on a tabletop has focused on mec...
Rotational and rolling motion often proves to be a difficult topic for undergraduate students in the...
This question is about rolling motion and conservation of energy. A solid sphere and a silid disc wi...
A submerged finite cylinder moving under its own weight along a soft incline lifts off and slides at...
We consider the dynamics of a hollow cylindrical shell that is filled with viscous fluid and another...
This demonstration illustrates that the energy stored in a spring is proportional to the square of t...
An experimental method that uses a cylindrical column of liquid that rests on the rotating turntable...
This demonstration illustrates the effect of the center of mass and torques using two "toppling cyli...
The static equilibrium properties of a spool, resting on an incline and subject to the tension exer...
To reveal the relationship between the center of mass (CoM) trajectory of a closed five-bow-shaped-b...