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L2-27: Infinity Mirror - Portable
Category: L2 Plane Mirrors
Purpose:
Illusion with half-silvered mirror.
G3-31: Spring and Horns
Category: G3 Mechanical Waves - One Dimensional
Purpose:
To audibly illustrate transmission of energy in a mechanical wave
Q1-12: Arm Model
Category: Q1 Musculoskeletal Systems
Purpose:
Model the forces occurring in the arm
Q2-01: Heart Model
Category: Q2 Organs
Purpose:
To illustrate fluid flow of the human circulatory system
Q1-01: Spinal Expansion Model
Category: Q1 Musculoskeletal Systems
Purpose:
To illustrate the effects of microgravity on the human spine
F2-27: Buoyancy Paradox - Two Spheres
Category: F2 Buoyancy
Purpose:
To illustrate an interesting brainteaser about bouyancy
D3-33: Centripetal Acceleration - Rotating Ball and Brick
Category: D3 Angular Momentum
Purpose:
To illustrate centripetal acceleration and the associated forces
I3-35: SOLAR BAG
Category: I3 Gases
Purpose:
To demonstrate how the density of a gas changes with temperature.
E2-73: AUDIOTAPE 18 MIN - SOUNDS FROM SPACE
Category: E2 Astronomy
Purpose:
Tape of signals from several early artificial satellites.
I7-09: Spontaneous Ordering - Crystal Formation Models
Purpose:
Demonstrates the formation of crystal patterns from disordered objects
C3-13 INERTIA: HAMMERHEAD
Category: C3 First Law of Motion
Purpose:
Illustrates inertia in a hands-on manner
I2-28: WATER BALLOON AND CANDLE
Category: I2 Transfer of Heat
Purpose:
To demonstrate the transfer of heat by water
L7-43: Telephoto Lens Model - Point Source
Category: L7 Optical Instruments
Purpose:
A model of a telephoto lens
C7-19: GAUSSIAN GUN
Category: C7 Collisions
Purpose:
Demonstrate transfer of energy in an elastic collision
I6-39: MOLECULAR MOTION DEMO - CHARLES' LAW
Purpose:
Model Charles' law.
I6-38: MOLECULAR MOTION DEMO - BOYLE'S LAW
Purpose:
Model Boyle's law.
I6-37: MOLECULAR MOTION DEMO - VAN DER WALLS FORCES
Purpose:
Introduce the concept of attractive force between molecules.
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G3-01 SHIVE WAVE MACHINE - TRAVELING WAVES
Demonstrates traveling waves
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G3-02: SHIVE WAVE MACHINE - SUPERPOSITION OF PULSES
Demonstrate constructive and destructive interference using pulses. Read More
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G3-03: SHIVE WAVE MACHINE - REFLECTION OF PULSES
Demonstrate reflection of pulses from fixed ends and free ends.
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G3-04: SHIVE WAVE MACHINE - STANDING WAVES
Demonstrate standing waves. Read More
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G3-05: SHIVE WAVE MACHINE - PARTIAL REFLECTIONS
Show that a wave will be partially reflected at a point where the impedance changes. Read More
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G3-06: SHIVE WAVE MACHINE - IMPEDANCE MATCHING
Show that no reflection occurs when the impedance of the load (absorber at right) matches the impedance of the wave machine. Read More
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G3-07: SHIVE WAVE MACHINE - TAPERED TRANSFORMER
Useful for obtaining a reasonably good impedance match between the two large segments of the Shive machine. Read More
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G3-08: SHIVE WAVE MACHINE - FABREY-PEROT INTERFEROMETER
Demonstrate the mechanical analog of the optical Fabrey-Perot interferometer. Read More
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G3-09: SHIVE WAVE MACHINE - FREQUENCY FILTERING
Demonstrate the mechanical analog of the optical Fabrey-Perot interferometer. Read More
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G3-10: SHIVE WAVE MACHINE - BRANCHING
Demonstrate branching and recombining with two wave machines in parallel. Read More
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G3-11: SHIVE WAVE MACHINE - RESONANCE ABSORPTION
Demonstrate resonance absorption of wave energy by a mass-on-spring system. Read More
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G3-20: WAVE APPARATUS
Demonstrate transverse and longitudinal wave motion. Read More
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G3-21 TRANSVERSE WAVES ON A LONG SPRING
Demonstrates traveling waves
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G3-23: TRANSVERSE WAVES ON A LONG SPRING - FREE END
Show reflections at a free end. Read More
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G3-24: SLINKY ON LECTURE TABLE - TRAVELING WAVES
Show travelling waves. Read More
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G3-25: SLINKY ON LECTURE TABLE - IMPEDANCE MISMATCH
Show partial reflections and dependence of wave speed on density of the medium. Read More
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G3-26: AIR TRACK - LONGITUDINAL WAVES
Demonstrate longitudinal waves with a series of spring-coupled air track gliders. Read More
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G3-27: AIR TABLE - TRANSVERSE AND LONGITUDINAL WAVES
Demonstrate transverse and longitudinal waves using an air table. Read More
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G3-28 SUSPENDED SLINKY
Shows longitudinal and transverse traveling waves & standing waves
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G3-29: SUSPENDED SLINKY - PORTABLE
Show longitudinal and transverse traveling waves and standing waves. Read More
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G3-31: Spring and Horns
Show sound waves from a mechanical wave Read More
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G3-41: WAVE MODELS - PROJECTION
Demonstrate standing waves, travelling waves, and superposition of waves. Read More
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G3-42: TORSIONAL WAVES
Demonstrate wave phenomena such as traveling waves, standing waves, and reflection of waves Read More
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G3-43 WHIP
Illustrates transverse wave motion.
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G3-45: RESONANCE OF WIRES
Show standing waves in heavy wires fixed at one end. Read More
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G3-46: STANDING WAVES IN A WIRE LOOP
Illustrate circular standing waves; to use as a model of stationary states in atoms corresponding to standing waves of electrons… Read More
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G3-51 ROPE WAVE GENERATOR - FREQUENCY VS. WAVELENGTH
Show standing waves in heavy wires fixed at one end. Read More
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G3-52: ROPE WAVE GENERATOR - ROPE TENSION VS WAVELENGTH
Observe the change in wavelength of a vibrating rope as the tension is varied. Read More
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G3-53 STANDING WAVES IN A STRING
Demonstrates standing waves on a thin string
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