Measurement & Units
K8-33: NANOSECOND CABLES
Category: K8 Electromagnetic Waves and Sources
Purpose:
Cables which delay a signal by a fixed time interval.
I1-01: THERMOMETERS
Category: I1 Thermal Properties of Matter
Purpose:
Show several types of thermometers.
H1-31: SOUND LEVEL METER
Category: H1 Nature of Sound
Purpose:
Demonstrate use of a sound level meter.
H1-11: MICROPHONE AND OSCILLOSCOPE
Category: H1 Nature of Sound
Purpose:
Show the wave shape of various sounds.
G1-55: INERTIA BALANCE
Category: G1 Simple Harmonic Motion
Purpose:
Illustrate the measurement of inertial mass using SHM.
G2-06: FRAHM'S FREQUENCY METER
Category: G2 Resonance and Coupled Oscillations
Purpose:
Check the 60 Hz line voltage frequency.
F2-41: DENSITY - SLOPE OF MASS VS VOLUME GRAPH
Category: F2 Buoyancy
Purpose:
Determine the density of water.
B4-21: DEFLECTION OF BEAM - OPTICAL LEVER
Category: B4 Elasticity
Purpose:
Demonstrate the small deflection of an aluminum beam due to weighting between supports.
E2-02: MEASUREMENT OF RADIUS OF EARTH
Category: E2 Astronomy
Purpose:
Demonstrate how the radius of the earth can be measured using trigonometry.
P4-51: MILLIKAN OIL DROP MODEL
Category: P4 Nuclei and Particles
Purpose:
Demonstrate geometry for the Millikan oil drop experiment.
B2-41: ROBERVAL BALANCE
Category: B2 Equilibrium of Forces and Torques
Purpose:
Demonstrate a paradox in equilibrium of forces and torques
A2-32: HEIGHT MEASUREMENT BY TRIGONOMETRY
Category: A2 Mathematics
Purpose:
Determine the height of a student using trigonometry
A1-32: VOLUMES - SPHERICAL VS CYLINDRICAL
Category: A1 Basic Materials and Measurement
Purpose:
Illustrate a volume perception paradox
A1-12: METRIC TAPE
Category: A1 Basic Materials and Measurement
Purpose:
Make measurements in the metric system
A1-02: MASSES - CHROME PLATED
Category: A1 Basic Materials and Measurement
Purpose:
Show a collection of calibrated masses
K8-04: SPEED OF LIGHT
Category: K8 Electromagnetic Waves and Sources
Purpose:
Measure the speed of light
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A2-01: CARTESIAN COORDINATE AXES
Illustrate a standard right-handed cartesian coordinate system Read More
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A2-02: XYZ AXES ON EXTENDED HANDLE
Aid in discussing angular momentum Read More
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A2-11: CIRCUMFERENCE VS. DIAMETER - CHAIN ON CYLINDER
Show the relationship between the diameter and the circumference of a circle Read More
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A2-12: SLATED SPHERE
Demonstrate rotation and spherical geometry Read More
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A2-13: ELLIPSE DRAWING BOARD
Demonstrate one method of drawing ellipses Read More
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A2-14: DISSECTIBLE CONE
Illustration of the conic sections Read More
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A2-15: HYPERBOLOID FROM STRAIGHT LINES
Approximate the hyperboloid Read More
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A2-16: SADDLE POINT MODEL
Illustrate the geometry of a saddle point Read More
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A2-17: CLOSED CURVES AND CAPPING SURFACES
Illustrate various complicated closed curves Read More
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A2-21: MAGNETIC VECTOR BOARD
Demonstrate properties of vectors Read More
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A2-22: MAGNETIC VECTORS - LECTURE HALL BLACKBOARDS
Demonstration of vector properties Read More
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A2-23: VECTOR PRODUCT
Illustrate the product of two vectors Read More
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A2-24: TWO-DIMENSIONAL VECTOR ALGEBRA
Illustrate aspects of vector algebra Read More
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A2-32: HEIGHT MEASUREMENT BY TRIGONOMETRY
Determine the height of a student using trigonometry
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A2-33: DIRECTION COSINES MODEL
Aid in perception of the components of a three-dimensional vector
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A2-51: PROBABILITY BOARD - PROJECTION
Demonstrates Gaussian distribution Read More
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