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E2-54: REFLECTING TELESCOPE - STRING MODEL
Category:
E2 Astronomy
Purpose
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Shows how rays are focused by a standard reflecting telescope.
E2-50: PULSAR MODEL - FLASHLIGHTS
Category:
E2 Astronomy
Purpose
:
Illustrate beaming pattern of pulsars and pulsed binary X-ray sources.
E2-49: PULSAR MODEL - RADIOWAVES
Category:
E2 Astronomy
Purpose
:
Show the changing field pattern from a rotating dipole.
E2-48: NON-TWINKLING PLANET
Category:
E2 Astronomy
Purpose
:
Illustrate why a planet does not "twinkle" like a star.
E2-47: TWINKLING STAR
Category:
E2 Astronomy
Purpose
:
Show how air currents cause the "twinkling" of a star.
E2-46: ECLIPSING BINARY STAR MODEL - SPHERES
Category:
E2 Astronomy
Purpose
:
Illustrate the orbits of stars in an eclipsing binary.
E2-45: ECLIPSING BINARY STAR MODEL - LIGHTS
Category:
E2 Astronomy
Purpose
:
Show how we view a rotating binary star.
E2-44: BINARY STAR MODEL
Category:
E2 Astronomy
Purpose
:
Illustrate the orbital motion of a binary star system.
E2-43: ROTATING STAR FIELD
Category:
E2 Astronomy
Purpose
:
Show the apparent motion of the night sky.
E2-36: DENSITY STRATIFICATION - FORMATION OF PLANETS
Category:
E2 Astronomy
Purpose
:
Demonstrates how density stratification (differentiation) in interior of planets occurs.
E2-24: UMBRA AND PENUMBRA - COLOR FILTERS
Category:
E2 Astronomy
Purpose
:
Identify the source of penumbra regions.
E2-23: UMBRA AND PENUMBRA - EXTENDED SOURCE
Category:
E2 Astronomy
Purpose
:
Show umbra and penumbra with an extended source, as in an eclipse.
E2-11: SOLAR PLASMA MODEL
Category:
E2 Astronomy
Purpose
:
Mass driver and ring heater show coronal holes and coronal heating.
E2-03: CRATER FORMATION MODEL
Category:
E2 Astronomy
Purpose
:
Illustrate how a crater forms as a result of an impact or a blast from below.
E1-21: GRAVITATIONAL LENS OPTICAL MODEL
Category:
E1 Gravitation and Orbits
Purpose
:
Demonstrate optical characteristics of a gravitational lens.
E1-12: MARBLE IN GLASS BOWL
Category:
E1 Gravitation and Orbits
Purpose
:
Demonstrate orbits in a gravitational potential well.
E1-01: CAVENDISH EXPERIMENT - MODEL
Category:
E1 Gravitation and Orbits
Purpose
:
Aid in describing the Cavendish experiment.
C7-51: BALLISTIC PENDULUM - PELLET GUN
Category:
C7 Collisions
Purpose
:
Determine the speed of an air gun pellet using a ballistic pendulum.
C7-43: AIR TABLE - SMALL - COLLISIONS OF PUCKS
Category:
C7 Collisions
Purpose
:
Demonstrate collisions of pucks on an air table in rooms not accessible by the large air table.
C7-25: SUPERBALL, VACUUM MUD AND WOOD BLOCK COLLISIONS
Category:
C7 Collisions
Purpose
:
Show that a larger impulse is imparted by an elastic collision.
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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
G1-01 EXAMPLES OF SIMPLE HARMONIC MOTION
Illustrates simple harmonic motion
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G1-11 COMPARISON OF SHM AND UCM
Demonstrates the relationship between simple harmonic motion and uniform circular motion
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G1-12: PENDULUM AND ROTATING BALL
Demonstrate that simple harmonic motion is the projection of uniform circular motion
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G1-13: MASS ON STRING
Illustrate uniform circular motion
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G1-14 PENDULA WITH DIFFERENT MASSES
Demonstrates independence of a simple pendulum's period with mass of the bob
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G1-15 PENDULA WITH 4 TO 1 LENGTH RATIO
Shows that period of a simple pendulum is proportional to the square root of its length
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G1-16: PENDULUM WITH LARGE OSCILLATION
Show the difference between pendula with small amplitude and large amplitude of oscillation, and to show rotational motion where the
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G1-17: PENDULUM WITH LARGE-ANGLE OSCILLATION - PORTABLE
Illustrate large-angle pendular oscillations and the 360 degree pendulum
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G1-18: PENDULUM WITH FORCE SCALE
Show the tension in the string exerted by a swinging pendulum
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G1-20: GALILEO'S PENDULUM AND THE PENDULUM RELEASE CONUNDRUM
Encourage thought about the motion of a pendulum and related forces
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G1-31: HOOKE'S LAW AND SHM
Quantitatively demonstrate how the spring constant affects the period of a mass on a spring
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G1-32: MASS ON SPRING - WITH STAND
Illustrate SHM
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G1-33 MASSES AND SPRINGS WITH SPIDER
Compares frequencies of various mass-spring combinations
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G1-34: AIR TRACK - SIMPLE HARMONIC MOTION
Demonstrate simple harmonic motion of a mass held by two springs
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G1-35: MASS ON SPRING - EFFICIENT MODEL
Illustrate the motion of a mass on a spring
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G1-36: MASS ON SPRING WITH FORCE MEASUREMENT
Display the time dependence of the force of a mass oscillating on a spring
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G1-37: MASS ON SPRING WITH ULTRASONIC RANGER
Plot graphs of position, velocity and acceleration for a mass oscillating on a spring
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G1-41: TORSIONAL PENDULUM - SMALL
Demonstrate torsional SHM, and to show the effect of moment of inertia on the period
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G1-43: KLINGER TORSIONAL VIBRATION MACHINE
Demonstrate torsional SHM, and to quantitatively show the effect of moment of inertia on the period
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G1-51: INVERTED SPRING PENDULUM
Illustrate a form of periodic vibration
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G1-52 STRINGLESS PENDULUM
Demonstrates an example of SHM
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G1-53: SHM - CAN IN WATER TANK
Demonstrate one form of SHM
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G1-54: MASS'S DOUBLE PENDULUM
Demonstrate the transition of potential energy into energy of oscillation of the pendulum, and the operation of an escapement
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G1-55: INERTIA BALANCE
Illustrate the measurement of inertial mass using SHM
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G1-56: INVERTED PENDULUM - SABER SAW
Show the inverted pendulum dramatically
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G1-57: INVERTED PENDULUM - SPEAKER DRIVEN
Demonstrate the conditions for stability of an inverted pendulum
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G1-58: LOADED PENDULUM
Analog to the longitudinal motion of a particle in a particle accelerator driven by a sinusoidal accelerating potential
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G1-59: BIFILAR PENDULUM
Illustrate a system with two pendular modes of oscillation
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G1-60 CHAOS - TWO BIFILAR PENDULA
Illustrates chaotic motion
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G1-71: LISSAJOUS FIGURES - SAND PENDULUM
Demonstrate Lissajous figures
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G1-73: LISSAJOUS FIGURES - FOURIER SYNTHESIZER
Show stable Lissajous figures
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G1-74: LISSAJOUS FIGURES - LASER AND LOUDSPEAKER
Show Lissajous figures created by music to form a laser show
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G1-81: OUIJA WINDMILL
Illustrate a combination of simultaneous orthogonal oscillations
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G1-82: PENDULUM WAVES
Create waves in a very dramatic way using a series of fifteen carefully adjusted independent pendula
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G1-83: PENDULUM WAVES - COMMERCIAL VERSION
Create waves in a very dramatic way using a series of carefully adjusted pendula of various lengths
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