Physics Demo Videos

Physics Demo Videos

Welcome to our collection of demonstrations illustrating key physics concepts. Choose an area of physics below to view the demonstrations in that area.

You may also be interested in our collection of Physics Lecture Videos.

Demo videos: basic mechanics. Kinematics, constant acceleration, circular motion, force, Newton’s Laws, torque, rotation, center of mass, center of gravity, rotational inertia.instructor falling with trashcan
Demo videos: work, energy, linear and angular momentum, conservation laws.Student holding a bicycle wheel on platform free to rotate.
Demo videos: fluids. Density, pressure, Archimedes’ Principle, Pascal’s Principle, Bernoulli’s Principle.Venturi tubes: the fluid rises higher beneath the narrower section of tube
Demo videos: oscillations and wavesPlucking different  guitar strings
Demo videos: thermodynamicsSteam engine powers light bulb
Demo videos: electrostatics, electric current, and electrical powerElectroscope and charged rod
Demo videos: electromagnetismA hand-cranked generator and meter.
Demo videos: optics
Flat mirror reflecting parallel beams of light