PHYS260
I4-15 CONDENSATION OF STEAM - GALLON CAN COLLAPSE
Category: I4 Changes of State
Purpose:
Illustrates forces produced by the pressure drop when steam condenses into water
I3-33 HELIUM BALLOON ON LIQUID NITROGEN
Category: I3 Gases
Purpose:
Demonstrates how a gas contracts when cooled
I2-21 THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY IN METALS
Category: I2 Transfer of Heat
Purpose:
Demonstrates thermal conductivity in various metals
I2-08 RADIATIVE HEAT TRANSFER
Category: I2 Transfer of Heat
Purpose:
Shows radiation from a hot object
I2-04 WIEN'S LAW OF THERMAL RADIATION
Category: I2 Transfer of Heat
Purpose:
Shows that higher temperature blackbodies radiate with shorter wavelengths
I1-13 THERMAL EXPANSION - BIMETAL STRIP
Category: I1 Thermal Properties of Matter
Purpose:
Demonstrates differential thermal expansion
I1-11 THERMAL EXPANSION - BALL AND HOLE
Category: I1 Thermal Properties of Matter
Purpose:
Illustrates thermal expansion
H3-71 STROKED ALUMINUM ROD
Category: H3 Standing Sound Waves
Purpose:
Illustrates longitudinal standing waves in an aluminum rod.
H3-24 OPEN AND CLOSED PIPES
Category: H3 Standing Sound Waves
Purpose:
Demonstrates open and closed tube standing resonances
H2-53 BEATS - AUDIO OSCILLATORS AND SPEAKERS
Category: H2 Wave Properties of Sound
Purpose:
Hear beats
H2-51 BEATS - AUDIO OSCILLATORS, SPEAKER & OSCILLOSCOPE
Category: H2 Wave Properties of Sound
Purpose:
Hear audio beats and see the wave forms on an oscilloscope
H2-42 DOPPLER EFFECT - TUNING FORK ON STRING
Category: H2 Wave Properties of Sound
Purpose:
Demonstrates Doppler effect
H2-32: SPEAKER WITH BAFFLE
Category: H2 Wave Properties of Sound
Purpose:
Demonstrates diffraction and interference of sound waves
H2-21 AUDIBLE YOUNG'S EXPERIMENT - GROUP LISTENING
Category: H2 Wave Properties of Sound
Purpose:
Demonstrates interference of sound waves with two coherent sources
H1-13 WAVEFORM GENERATOR, SPEAKER AND OSCILLOSCOPE
Category: H1 Nature of Sound
Purpose:
Demonstrates waveform and sound of standard waves
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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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