MIT TechTV - Videos by wrenow

a keynote presentation describing what the MIT Physics technical services group does, is working on, and including a highlight of our cambridge science festival event____to elaborate:video of the Keynote presentation i made describing what o

rocket on a wire

Apr 17th, 2009

magnetic force TEAL experiment

Oct 28th, 2008

MIT Physics TEAL magnetic force desktop experiment apparatus (1st generation)http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Physics/8-02TSpring-2005/Labs/index.htm

angular momentum TEAL experiment

Oct 28th, 2008

MIT Physics TEAL angular momentum desktop experiment apparatus (1st generation)http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Physics/8-01TFall-2004/Labs/index.htm

circular motion TEAL experiment

Oct 28th, 2008

MIT Physics TEAL circular motion desktop experiment apparatus (1st generation)http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Physics/8-01TFall-2004/Labs/index.htm

projectile motion TEAL expt

Oct 28th, 2008

MIT Physics TEAL projectile motion desktop experiment apparatus (1st generation)http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Physics/8-01TFall-2004/Labs/index.htm

Cavendish Experiment

Oct 28th, 2008

DYNAMICS - Gravitational ForcesA Cavendish balance apparatus is used for the experimental verification of Newton's law of universal gravitation. This video shows a time lapse of the position of a laser beam which is reflected off of a mirror

Conducting Ping-Pong Ball between Capacitor Plates

Oct 28th, 2008

ELECTROSTATICS - Electric FieldsA conducting ping-pong ball is suspended by thread and placed on the outer surface of one of the plates of a parallel-plate capacitor. As the plates are charged with the Wimshurst machine, the ball follows the

Breaking Glass with Sound

Oct 28th, 2008

OSCILLATIONS - RESONANCE - Audio ResonanceFunction generator drives a powerful speaker next to a wine glass. The vibrations in the air (the sound) vibrates the glass. By tuning the function generator to the resonance frequency of the glass

Air Spring with Oscillating Steel Ball

Oct 28th, 2008

OSCILLATIONS - Harmonic MotionA glass column is attached to a large flask. A highly machined steel ball in the glass column acts as an air spring. The ball oscillates in the column with simple harmonic motion. The motion of the ball is heavil

Circular and Simple Harmonic Motion

Oct 28th, 2008

The motion of a motor-driven ball rotating in a circle is shadow-projected sideways. It is shown to coincide with the motion of a mass on a spring executing simple harmonic motion at the same frequency.

marc's demo presentation

Jul 15th, 2008

marc kastner presents an elaborate and impressive selection of some of the more popular physics demonstrations in the lecture demo group's repertoire to the dept staff during a get together a few years back, when he was still serving as our ver

boyancy w/ golf ball

Jun 19th, 2008

increasing the density of water w/ saltfloating a golf ballMIT Physics 8.01L 2007

goodbye for julia

Jun 19th, 2008

when we lost our dear roommate julia back to germany we were all very sadeveryone copes w/ loss in their own way ;)

exploding wire demo

Jun 19th, 2008

mit physics department lecture demonstration exploding wire a large capacitor ~.1mF is charged to 3kV and then discharged through a short, small diameter wirewire is vaporized

no smoking in the house of buddha

Jun 17th, 2008

original stop motion dream sequence929Studios director: jj

on the way to stonehenge

Jun 16th, 2008

i was excited...on the way to stonehengean enthusiasm not sharedby my lovely travelling companionha ha i was turning heads that whole time with my atrocious american accent ;)

"making of" physics demo movies 1

Jun 16th, 2008

electrostatics live version of TEAL visualizations digcam clips from the videoshoot

Bernoulli's Principle (Ping-Pong Ball)

Jun 16th, 2008

MIT Physics demonstration bernoulli's principle: A ping pong ball can be balanced on an air stream from a blowerhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernoulli%27s_Principlehttp://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Physics/8-01Physics-IFall1999/VideoLectures/detail/Vid

Ice Skaters' Twirl

Jun 16th, 2008

MIT Physics lecture demonstration:DYNAMICS - Moment of InertiaA person holding dumbbells in his/her arms spins in a rotating stool. When he/she pulls the dumbbells inward, the moment of inertia changes and he/she spins faster.