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H1-27: SPEED OF SOUND - LISSAJOUS FIGURES
Category:
H1 Nature of Sound
Purpose
:
Measurement of the speed of sound in air using Lissajous figures.
H1-26: SPEED OF SOUND IN GARDEN HOSE
Category:
H1 Nature of Sound
Purpose
:
Direct measurement of the speed of sound in air.
H1-25: SPEED OF SOUND BETWEEN TWO MICROPHONES
Category:
H1 Nature of Sound
Purpose
:
Measure the speed of sound by determining the travel time of a pulse between two microphones.
H1-24: SPEED OF SOUND IN HELIUM
Category:
H1 Nature of Sound
Purpose
:
Determine the speed of sound as a function of gas density.
H1-21: SPEED OF SOUND - PHASE CHANGE
Category:
H1 Nature of Sound
Purpose
:
Determine the speed of sound.
H1-12: VISIBLE WAVEFORMS ON LARGE SPEAKER
Category:
H1 Nature of Sound
Purpose
:
Show the loudspeaker motion produced by waves of various shapes.
H1-11: MICROPHONE AND OSCILLOSCOPE
Category:
H1 Nature of Sound
Purpose
:
Show the wave shape of various sounds.
H1-04: BELL IN VACUUM - PORTABLE
Category:
H1 Nature of Sound
Purpose
:
Small version of the standard bell in vacuum demonstration.
H1-03: BELLS
Category:
H1 Nature of Sound
Purpose
:
Use bells as a sound source.
H3-52: SONOMETER WITH WEIGHTS
Category:
H3 Standing Sound Waves
Purpose
:
Demonstrate standing waves in a stretched wire and to demonstrate Mersenne's laws.
H3-51: SONOMETER WITH TUNING PEGS
Category:
H3 Standing Sound Waves
Purpose
:
Demonstrate standing waves in a stretched wire and to demonstrate Mersenne's first and second laws.
H3-42: RESONANCE CURVES - OPEN AND CLOSED TUBES
Category:
H3 Standing Sound Waves
Purpose
:
Demonstrate the resonance behavior of open and closed tubes.
H3-41: RESONANCE CURVE - HELMHOLTZ RESONATOR
Category:
H3 Standing Sound Waves
Purpose
:
Demonstrate the resonance behavior of a Helmholtz resonator.
H3-32: RESONANCE IN TUBE - POURING WATER
Category:
H3 Standing Sound Waves
Purpose
:
Demonstrate standing wave resonances in an acoustical closed tube.
H3-23: RESONANCE TUBE - OSCILLATOR, PLUNGER AND MICROPHONE
Category:
H3 Standing Sound Waves
Purpose
:
Demonstrate standing sound waves in a closed tube.
H3-21: SOUND RESONANCE IN WATER TUBE
Category:
H3 Standing Sound Waves
Purpose
:
Demonstrate standing waves in a closed tube.
H3-15: TWIRL-A-TUNE AND VACUUM CLEANER
Category:
H3 Standing Sound Waves
Purpose
:
Demonstrate standing wave resonances in an open tube.
H3-12: ROARING TUBE - 4 FT
Category:
H3 Standing Sound Waves
Purpose
:
Demonstrate standing sound waves in air excited by convection currents.
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.
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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
C6-01 INCLINED PLANE - FRICTION BOX AND WEIGHTS
Shows that the coefficient of friction does not depend upon the mass of the object although the frictional force does.
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C6-02: INCLINED PLANE - FRICTION BLOCK
Demonstrates that the coefficient of static friction is greater than the coefficient of sliding friction, and determines the coefficient of
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C6-03: INCLINED PLANE - FRICTION WITH THREE BLOCKS
Illustrate different coefficients of friction.
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C6-04: FRICTION DIRECTION ON INCLINED PLANE
Determine the direction of the frictional force in a possibly ambiguous situation.
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C6-05: AIR TRACK - INCLINED PLANE FRICTION
Show that the force of friction depends upon the conditions of the surfaces in contact.
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C6-11: SLIDING FRICTION - LECTURE TABLE AND FELT
Show the effect on frictional force of velocity, normal force, and contact area.
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C6-12: SKIDDING AUTOMOBILE
Demonstrate the effect of locked wheels on vehicle stability.
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C6-13: FRICTION BETWEEN GLASS SURFACES
Demonstrate the increase of friction between two glass surfaces when lubricating surface films are removed.
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C6-14: SOCIAL CLIMBER
Illustrate frictional forces in a weird way.
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C6-15: SOCIAL DESCENDER - FRICTION TOY
Illustrate frictional forces in a weird way.
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C6-16: SLIDING AND STATIC FRICTION
Show that the friction force depends linearly on the normal component of the applied force.
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C6-17: FRICTION VS. PULLING ANGLE
Demonstrate how pulling angle affects the frictional force
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C6-21: SUSPENDED ROD ON WATER
An elementary problem involving horizontal friction.
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