Anno XLII - n.2 - aprile/giugno 2009 Equilibrium is an obvious topic in physics: it is interesting, not too difficult and it has many applications. But, as quantitative experiments are few, it is not always presented in lab sessions. The paper presents a variety of devices on which a problem solving oriented session might be based. […]
Anno XLIII - n.2 - aprile/giugno 2010 Some simple low cost demonstrations using plastic bottles of mineral water are reported. The experiments explore the pressure and weight of gases, Archimede’s law, gases dissolved in water, the Cartesian diver and other phenomena. […]
Anno XXVIII - n.2 - aprile/giugno 1995 Because of the change of Earth’s revolution velocity, true solar time shows small periodic fluctuations compared with mean solar time, measurable with watches. Studying the Earth’s motion we can calculate this time difference (known as the equation of time) and moreover we can understand how sun-dials marking true solar time work. […]
Anno XXIII - n.2 (speciale: L'elaboratore nella didattica della fisica) - aprile/giugno 1990 The motion of a free revolving bicycle wheel, gently slowed down by air drag and bearings friction, was studied through an experiment done in the Physics laboratory of a secondary school. The experimental data were compared with different hypothesis on the resisting torque, […]