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Mechanics sets with 65 experiments in physics

Phywe provides a group of complementary sets for the topic of mechanics: TESS Mechanics ME 1, TESS Mechanics ME 2 and TESS Mechanics ME 3. They allow for as many as 65 experiments to be performed. The experiment literature guides students through the experiments themselves in a series of easily understood exercises.

Physics, Mechanics

Physical properties and attributes of bodies

Measurement of length *
Measurement of time *
Determining the mass of bodies, both solid and fluid*
Determining the volume of regularly and irregularly shaped bodies
Density of solid bodies *
Density of fluids *
Density of air

Forces

Measurement of force *
Action and reaction *
Weight *
Hooke's Law *
Bending of a leaf spring
Calibration of a dynamometer
Forces in similar and in opposing directions *
Resolution of forces, parallelogram of forces *
Resolution of forces on an inclined plane
Forces on the axis of a pulley *
Determining centre of gravity *
Stability
Moments on a loaded beam *
Restoring force of a deflected pendulum
Friction
Coefficient of friction

TESS Mechanics ME 1 13271-88

Simple machines

Beam balance *
First-class levers *
Second and third-class levers *
Forces and vectors for a fixed pulley *
Forces and vectors for a movable pulley *
Block and tackle with fixed and movable pulleys *
Block and tackle with 4 pulley
Forces and vectors for a multiple pulley
Gears and belt drives
Work on an inclined plane
Potential energy and tension *
Power

Liquids and gases

Linked vessels
Hydrostatic pressure
Buoyancy/updraught and floating bodies
Archimedes' principle
Determining the density of solid bodies by measuring updraught *
Determining the density of fluids with an aerometer *
Determining the density of fluids which do not mix
Capillary action
Boyle's Law
Pumps

TESS Mechanics ME2 and TESS Mechanics ME 3 in joint storage case

TESS Mechanics ME 2 13272-88
TESS Mechanics ME 3 13273-88

Simple harmonic motion

Coil spring pendulums *
String pendulum (mathematical pendulum) *
Oscillation of a leaf spring
Damping *
Forced oscillation and resonance *
Displacement-time diagrams
Reversible pendulum (physical pendulum) *
Coupled pendulums *

Linear motion

Uniform motion in a straight line
Comparison between uniform and non-uniform motions
Instantaneous and average velocity
Laws of motion for uniform motion in a straight line
Laws of motion for motions with uniform acceleration
Potential and kinetic energy
Free fall
Newton's laws: relationship between force and acceleration
Newton's laws: relationship between force and mass
Momentum
Elastic collisions

Student experiments in mechanics 1-5
01158-02
Student experiments in mechanics 6
01159-02

Experiments marked with an asterisk * can be performed using only the basic set ME 1

Equipment

The equipment sets for mechanics consist of a group of complementary sets of apparatus. The equipment belonging to set ME 3 can be stored in a foam inlay provided the storage case for TESS Mechanics ME 2.

TESS Mechanics ME 1                                                    13271-88
TESS Mechanics ME 2                                                        13272-88
TESS Mechanics ME 3                                                                    13273-88
InterTESS software, CD-ROM                                     01000-00

Set ME 1 and the supplementary set ME 2 allow all experiments from sections 1-5 to be performed. The experiments on “linear motion” in section 6 require sets ME 1 and ME 2 to be supplemented by ME 3.

Experiment literature for Mechanics sets

Student experiments in mechanics 1-5 01158-02
includes all the experiments from sections 1-5
Student experiments in mechanics 6 01159-02
includes all the experiments from section 6

interTESS DVD 01100-00