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PHYS141
I5-51: SPECIFIC HEAT - ALUMINUM AND COPPER
Category:
I5 Laws of Thermodynamics
Purpose
:
Illustrate calorimitry and to determine experimentally the specific heats of aluminum and of copper.
I5-03: MECHANICAL EQUIVALENT OF HEAT - JOULE'S METHOD
Category:
I5 Laws of Thermodynamics
Purpose
:
Determine the mechanical equivalent of heat.
I4-32: FREEZING WATER BY PUMPING
Category:
I4 Changes of State
Purpose
:
Freeze water by reducing the ambient pressure.
I4-19: CONDENSATION OF STEAM - SODA CAN COLLAPSE
Category:
I4 Changes of State
Purpose
:
Surprising demonstration using condensation of steam.
I4-17: AIR BALLOON ON LIQUID NITROGEN
Category:
I4 Changes of State
Purpose
:
Demonstrate dramatically that the volume of vapor is greater than the volume of the same amount of liquid.
I4-13: CHANGE OF STATE OF LN - POPPING CAN LID
Category:
I4 Changes of State
Purpose
:
Show the increase in volume which accompanies the transition from liquid to gaseous nitrogen.
I3-43: TIRE PRESSURE - UNLOADED AND LOADED
Category:
I3 Gases
Purpose
:
Show that tire pressure does not change when the tire is loaded within its normal operating limits.
I3-42: BOYLED MARSHMALLOWS
Category:
I3 Gases
Purpose
:
Amusing demonstration of Boyle's Law.
I3-31: IDEAL GAS LAW - VOLUME OF ONE MOLE
Category:
I3 Gases
Purpose
:
Demonstrate that one mole of gas occupies 22.4 liters at STP.
H3-23: RESONANCE TUBE - OSCILLATOR, PLUNGER AND MICROPHONE
Category:
H3 Standing Sound Waves
Purpose
:
Demonstrate standing sound waves in a closed tube.
H3-13: ROARING TUBE - 8 FT
Category:
H3 Standing Sound Waves
Purpose
:
Demonstrate standing sound waves in air excited by convection currents.
H3-05: KUNDT'S TUBE - OSCILLATOR DRIVEN
Category:
H3 Standing Sound Waves
Purpose
:
Demonstrate standing waves in an air column.
H2-55: BEATS AND RESONANCE - TUNING BOXES
Category:
H2 Wave Properties of Sound
Purpose
:
Illustrate beats and resonance.
H2-26: PHASE REVERSAL BETWEEN STEREO SPEAKERS - MUSIC
Category:
H2 Wave Properties of Sound
Purpose
:
Demonstrate interference of sound in a dramatic way.
G3-52: ROPE WAVE GENERATOR - ROPE TENSION VS WAVELENGTH
Category:
G3 Mechanical Waves - One Dimensional
Purpose
:
Observe the change in wavelength of a vibrating rope as the tension is varied.
G1-82: PENDULUM WAVES
Category:
G1 Simple Harmonic Motion
Purpose
:
Create waves in a very dramatic way using a series of fifteen carefully adjusted independent pendula.
G1-54: MASS'S DOUBLE PENDULUM
Category:
G1 Simple Harmonic Motion
Purpose
:
Demonstrate the transition of potential energy into energy of oscillation of the pendulum, and the operation of an escapement.
G1-35: MASS ON SPRING - EFFICIENT MODEL
Category:
G1 Simple Harmonic Motion
Purpose
:
Illustrate the motion of a mass on a spring.
G1-34: AIR TRACK - SIMPLE HARMONIC MOTION
Category:
G1 Simple Harmonic Motion
Purpose
:
Demonstrate simple harmonic motion of a mass held by two springs.
F2-07: BUOYANCY - PEPSI AND DIET PEPSI
Category:
F2 Buoyancy
Purpose
:
Show the difference in density between soft drinks with and without sugar.
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A General Materials and Mathematics
A1 Basic Materials and Measurement
A2 Mathematics
B Statics
B1 Center of Mass Statics
B2 Equilibrium of Forces and Torques
B3 Simple Machines
B4 Elasticity
C Kinematics and Dynamics
C1 Center of Mass Motion
C2 Kinematics in One and Two Dimensions
C3 First Law of Motion
C4 Second Law of Motion
C5 Third Law of Motion
C6 Friction
C7 Collisions
C8 Mechanical Energy and Power
D Rotational Mechanics
D1 Rotational Kinematics and Dynamics
D2 Moment of Inertia
D3 Angular Momentum
D4 Gyroscopes
D5 Rotational Esoterica
E Gravitation and Astronomy
E1 Gravitation and Orbits
E2 Astronomy
F Fluid Mechanics
F1 Pressure in Static Fluids
F2 Buoyancy
F3 Surface Tension
F4 Fluid in Motion
F5 Forces in Moving Fluids
G Vibrations and Mechanical Waves
G1 Simple Harmonic Motion
G2 Resonance and Coupled Oscillations
G3 Mechanical Waves - One Dimensional
G4 Mechanical Waves - Two Dimensional
H Sound
H1 Nature of Sound
H2 Wave Properties of Sound
H3 Standing Sound Waves
H4 Music
H5 The Ear
H6 The Voice
I Thermodynamics
I1 Thermal Properties of Matter
I2 Transfer of Heat
I3 Gases
I4 Changes of State
I5 Laws of Thermodynamics
I6 Kinetic Theory and Statistical Mechanics
I7 Solid State and Low Temperature Physics
J Electostatics and Magnetostatics
J1 Electrostatic Charge and Force
J2 Electrostatic Devices and Applications
J3 Electric FIelds and Potential
J4 Capacitance and Polarization
J5 Magnetostatics
J6 Electromagnets
J7 Magnetic Materials
K Electromagnetic Principles
K1 Forces on Moving Charges
K2 Electromagnetic Induction
K3 Transformers
K4 Motors and Generators
K5 Electrical Properties of Matter
K6 Electric Circuits and Instruments
K7 RLC Circuits
K8 Electromagnetic Waves and Sources
L Geometrical Optics
L1 Light Sources and Light Rays
L2 Plane Mirrors
L3 Curved Mirrors
L4 Refraction
L5 Total Internal Reflection
L6 Lenses
L7 Optical Instruments
M Wave Optics
M1 Interference and Diffraction - Slits and Gratings
M2 Diffraction - Circular
M3 Interferometers
M4 Thin Film Interference
M5 Interference and Diffraction Esoterica
M6 Holograms
M7 Linear Polarization and Scattering
M8 Optical Activity and Birefringence
M9 Circular Polarization
N Spectra and Color
N1 Continuous Spectra
N2 Line Spectra
N3 Color
O Vision
O1 Image Production
O2 Visual Latency
O3 Color Vision
O4 Optical Illusions
P Modern Physics
P1 Relativity
P2 Quantum Mechanics
P3 Atoms and Molecules
P4 Nuclei and Particles
Q Biophysics
Q1 Musculoskeletal Systems
Q2 Organs
Q3 Genetics and Molecular Biology
C4-01: AIR TRACK - NEWTON'S SECOND LAW
Demonstrate F = ma
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C4-02 AIR TRACK - A eq F/M
Illustrate the experimental basis for Newton's second law of motion
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C4-03: ACCELERATION BY ITERATED BLOWS
Illustrate the numerical technique by which a computer carries out integration of the equation a = F/m
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C4-11: ACCELEROMETER - BALL IN WATER
Demonstrate the direction of acceleration for both linear and circular cases
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C4-12: ACCELEROMETER ON INCLINED PLANE
Illustrate the behavior of a liquid accelerometer accelerating down an inclined plane
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C4-13: ACCELEROMETER ON ROTATOR
Show that the surface of a rotating liquid assumes a parabolic shape
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C4-14: AIR TRACK - ACCELEROMETER
Demonstrate the behavior of a liquid accelerometer
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C4-15: HELIUM BALLOON IN ACCELERATED BOX
Illustrate the affect of density on acceleration in a counterintuitive way
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C4-21 ATWOOD MACHINE
Illustrate the second law of motion. Experimentally determine the acceleration due to gravity
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C4-22: HORIZONTAL ATWOOD MACHINE
Demonstrate the Horizontal Atwood Machine quantitatively
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C4-23: ATWOOD MACHINE WITH HEAVY PULLEY
Illustrate the effect of a heavy pulley on the Atwood Machine
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C4-31: AIR TRACK - THE ACCELERATION OF GRAVITY
Experimentally determine the acceleration of gravity
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C4-32: FREE FALL IN VACUUM - DISK AND FEATHER
Demonstrate that bodies of extremely different densities fall with equal acceleration in the absence of air friction
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C4-34: GALILEO'S EXPERIMENT - MASSES IN FREE FALL
Show that the acceleration of bodies in free fall is independent of mass
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C4-41: TERMINAL VELOCITY - BOTTLE IN TUBE
An easily observable terminal velocity experiment
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C4-42: TERMINAL VELOCITY - FEATHER
Illustrate terminal velocity
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C4-43: TERMINAL VELOCITY - STACKED COFFEE FILTERS
Illustrate terminal velocity quantitatively
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C4-51: WEIGHTLESSNESS IN FREE FALL - MASS IN BEAKER
Demonstrate weightlessness in free fall
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C4-52 WEIGHTLESSNESS IN FREE FALL - MASS IN CUP ON POLE
Illustrate apparent weightlessness in free fall
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C4-53 WEIGHTLESSNESS IN FREE FALL - MASS ON SPRING
Illustrate apparent weightlessness in free fall
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C4-54: WEIGHTLESSNESS IN FREE FALL - MAGNET AND KEEPER
Illustrate weightlessness in free fall
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C4-61: ACCELERATION ON A SCALE
Illustrate forces in an accelerating system
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C4-62 DROPPED SLINKY
Illustrate apparent weightlessness in free fall
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