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PHYS410
K2-64: UNIPOLAR GENERATOR
Category:
K2 Electromagnetic Induction
Purpose
:
Demonstrate unipolar generation of DC voltage, which may involve an explanation other than electromagnetic induction.
H3-72: TUNING RODS
Category:
H3 Standing Sound Waves
Purpose
:
Hear longitudinal standing wave resonances in aluminum rods.
G3-23: TRANSVERSE WAVES ON A LONG SPRING - FREE END
Category:
G3 Mechanical Waves - One Dimensional
Purpose
:
Show reflections at a free end.
G2-27: COUPLED SERIES MASSES HANGING ON SPRINGS
Category:
G2 Resonance and Coupled Oscillations
Purpose
:
Illustrate coupled oscillations and normal modes.
F4-32: SIPHON - CHAIN MODEL
Category:
F4 Fluid in Motion
Purpose
:
illustrate how a siphon works.
D5-23: ROTATING BEAD ON LOOP
Category:
D5 Rotational Esoterica
Purpose
:
Demonstrate the presence of a "critical parameter" which determines the dynamic behavior of a simple physical system.
D4-01: GYROSCOPE WITH COUNTERWEIGHTS
Category:
D4 Gyroscopes
Purpose
:
Illustrate precession and nutation with a precision gyroscope.
D2-21: CENTER OF PERCUSSION - BAT AND MALLET
Category:
D2 Moment of Inertia
Purpose
:
Demonstrate the center of percussion using a baseball bat.
G3-28 SUSPENDED SLINKY
Category:
G3 Mechanical Waves - One Dimensional
Purpose
:
Shows longitudinal and transverse traveling waves & standing waves
G3-21 TRANSVERSE WAVES ON A LONG SPRING
Category:
G3 Mechanical Waves - One Dimensional
Purpose
:
Demonstrates traveling waves
G1-60 CHAOS - TWO BIFILAR PENDULA
Category:
G1 Simple Harmonic Motion
Purpose
:
Illustrates chaotic motion
G1-15 PENDULA WITH 4 TO 1 LENGTH RATIO
Category:
G1 Simple Harmonic Motion
Purpose
:
Shows that period of a simple pendulum is proportional to the square root of its length
G1-01 EXAMPLES OF SIMPLE HARMONIC MOTION
Category:
G1 Simple Harmonic Motion
Purpose
:
Illustrates simple harmonic motion
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
F4-01: VISCOSITY OF LIQUIDS
Compare the viscosities of water and mineral oil.
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F4-02: VISCOSITY OF AIR
Demonstrate that air is viscous.
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F4-04: SILLY PUTTY
Demonstrate a non-Newtonian fluid.
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F4-05: PARACHUTE TOY
Demonstrate how a parachute quickly reaches its terminal velocity.
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F4-11: LAMINAR AND TURBULENT FLOW OF AIR
Demonstrate laminar and turbulent flow.
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F4-12: UNMIXING - GLYCERIN AND DYE
Illustrate laminar flow by "unmixing" two fluids
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F4-13: FLUID FLOW MODEL
For use as a model in developing equations for fluid flow.
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F4-14: WIND TUNNEL
Show air flow around different objects.
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F4-21: LIQUID IN SPINNING SPHERE
Show the behavior of a liquid when subjected to a centripetal force.
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F4-22: SPINNING WATER BUCKET
Illustrate the reaction force on spinning water and the shape of the water surface.
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F4-23: WATER PENDULUM
Show the surface of a container of water in a swinging pendulum.
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F4-25: CYCLONE IN A BOTTLE
Illustrate vorticity in a perhaps tricky way.
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F4-31: SIPHON
Illustrate how a siphon works.
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F4-32: SIPHON - CHAIN MODEL
Illustrate how a siphon works.
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F4-33: PYTHAGOREAN CUP
Demonstrate the siphon in a surprising way.
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F4-34: SIPHON BALANCE
Demonstrate properties of the siphon using a counterintuitive example.
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F4-41: DRUM AND CANDLE
Demonstrate the circular vortex.
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F4-42: SMOKE RINGS USING GARBAGE CAN
Create large smoke rings and illustrate the circular vortex.
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F4-51: VACUUM PUMP MODEL
Illustrate how a mechanical vacuum pump works.
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F4-52: FORCE PUMP - MODEL
Demonstrate the operation of a force pump.
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F4-53: ARCHIMEDES' SCREW
Demonstrate a pump mechanism invented by Archimedes.
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F4-61: HERO'S FOUNTAIN
Illustrate fluid dynamics in a perhaps surprising way.
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F4-63: MARIOTTE'S BOTTLE
Show the range of water jets from different heights along a water column.
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