PHYS260
K8-46: Radio Waves & Faraday Cage
Category: K8 Electromagnetic Waves and Sources
Purpose:
Demonstrates that radio waves do not penetrate a Faraday cage
I2-28: WATER BALLOON AND CANDLE
Category: I2 Transfer of Heat
Purpose:
To demonstrate the transfer of heat by water
I6-52: ENTROPY - FOUR BALLS IN GAS DIFFUSION MODEL
Purpose:
Demonstrate that an ordered state is statistically possible.
I6-41: MOLECULAR MOTION DEMO - LIQUIDS
Purpose:
Model the behavior of liquids.
I6-40: MOLECULAR MOTION DEMO - SOLIDS
Purpose:
Model the behavior of solids.
I6-39: MOLECULAR MOTION DEMO - CHARLES' LAW
Purpose:
Model Charles' law.
I6-38: MOLECULAR MOTION DEMO - BOYLE'S LAW
Purpose:
Model Boyle's law.
I6-34: MOLECULAR MOTION DEMO - TEMPERATURE OF A GAS
Purpose:
Model gas pressure.
I6-33: MOLECULAR MOTION DEMO - GAS PRESSURE
Purpose:
Model gas pressure.
I6-32: MOLECULAR MOTION DEMO - RANDOM MOTION IN GASES
Purpose:
Model random molecular motion.
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.
I5-02: TRANSFORMATION OF MECHANICAL ENERGY INTO HEAT
Category: I5 Laws of Thermodynamics
Purpose:
Demonstrate transformation of mechanical energy into 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.
I4-11: BOILING AT REDUCED PRESSURE
Category: I4 Changes of State
Purpose:
Demonstrate that water boils at a lower temperature under reduced pressure.
I4-03: LATENT HEAT - ICE TO WATER TO STEAM
Category: I4 Changes of State
Purpose:
Show latent heat as ice is transformed to water and then to steam.
K7-14: RC CIRCUIT - 100 MICROSECOND TIME CONSTANT
Category: K7 RLC Circuits
Purpose:
Demonstrate a reasonably fast RC circuit.
K8-13: RADIOWAVES - LECHER WIRE STANDING WAVES
Category: K8 Electromagnetic Waves and Sources
Purpose:
Illustrate standing electromagnetic waves in a high-impedance transmission line.
K6-02: SERIES AND PARALLEL LIGHTS - FIVE BULBS
Category: K6 Electric Circuits and Instruments
Purpose:
Demonstrate combinations of series and parallel light bulbs.
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F1-01 FLUID PRESSURE VS. DEPTH
Demonstrates that fluid pressure increases linearly with depth and is isotropic.
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F1-02: FLUID PRESSURE VS DEPTH - ANEROID GAUGE
Show water pressure versus depth with an aneroid gauge. Read More
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F1-03: PASCAL'S VASES
Show water pressure versus depth with an aneroid gauge. Read More
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F1-04: EQUILIBRIUM TUBES
Demonstrate that pressure is transmitted equally throughout a fluid. Read More
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F1-05: DOES WATER SEEK ITS OWN LEVEL?
A trick to challenge the students. Read More
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F1-06 WATER SEEKS ITS OWN LEVEL
Demonstrate that pressure is dependent only on depth, and not on the shape of the container. Read More
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F1-11: HYDRAULIC PRESS
Demonstrate dramatically Pascal's Law and the large forces attainable using hydraulic systems. Read More
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F1-12: PASCAL'S LAW - COILED TUBE PARADOX
Illustrate Pascal's law in a dramatic way. Read More
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F1-13: CONSTANT WATER PRESSURE
Demonstrate a mechanism which produces a constant water pressure. Read More
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F1-14: PISTON DIAMETER VS TRAVEL - WORKING MODEL
Show that with an incompressible fluid the bigger piston moves more slowly than the smaller piston. Read More
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F1-15: PRESSURE GLOBE
Demonstrate principles of air pressure. Read More
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F1-21: LIPLESS STRAW
Demonstrate the role of atmospheric pressure in the operation of a drinking straw.
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