Below are a sample some popular demonstrations used in a particular class. Consider using these in your classes, or learn more about a demo you saw while taking that class.
PHYS122 Demonstrations - List
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G1-01 EXAMPLES OF SIMPLE HARMONIC MOTION
Illustrates simple harmonic motion Read More
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G1-11 COMPARISON OF SHM AND UCM
Demonstrates the relationship between simple harmonic motion and uniform circular motion Read More
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G1-14 PENDULA WITH DIFFERENT MASSES
Demonstrates independence of a simple pendulum's period with mass of the bob Read More
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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 Read More
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G1-33 MASSES AND SPRINGS WITH SPIDER
Compares frequencies of various mass-spring combinations Read More
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G2-01 MASS ON SPRING - HAND HELD
Demonstrates resonance and phase shift at resonance Read More
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G3-01 SHIVE WAVE MACHINE - TRAVELING WAVES
Demonstrates traveling waves Read More
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G3-28 SUSPENDED SLINKY
Shows longitudinal and transverse traveling waves & standing waves 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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H1-01 BELL IN VACUUM
Demonstrates sound wave requirement for a medium Read More
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H2-21 AUDIBLE YOUNG'S EXPERIMENT - GROUP LISTENING
Demonstrates interference of sound waves with two coherent sources Read More
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H2-41 DOPPLER BALL
Demonstrates Doppler effect Read More
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H2-42 DOPPLER EFFECT - TUNING FORK ON STRING
Demonstrates Doppler effect Read More
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H2-53 BEATS - AUDIO OSCILLATORS AND SPEAKERS
Hear beats Read More
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H3-61 BEAKER BREAKER
Breaks a glass beaker with sound Read More
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H3-71 STROKED ALUMINUM ROD
Illustrates longitudinal standing waves in an aluminum rod Read More
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H4-04 FOURIER ANALYSIS - DIGITAL OSCILLOSCOPE
Demonstrates the Fourier spectrum of complex waves Read More
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J1-01 TRIBOELECTRICITY - CHARGING BY FRICTION
Demonstrates "charging by friction" Read More
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J1-06: FUN-FLY-STICK
Demonstrates electrostatic fundamentals Read More
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J1-21 ELECTROSTATIC ATTRAC AND REPULS - CHARGED CYLINDERS
Demonstrates electrostatic attraction and repulsion Read More
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J1-24 ELECTROSTATIC HAIR RAISING
Demonstrates electrostatic repulsion Read More
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J1-25 VAN DE GRAAFF - TRAINED RABBIT
Demonstrates electrostatic repulsion Read More
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J1-26 VAN DE GRAAFF - REPULSION OF PIE PANS
Demonstrates electrostatic repulsion Read More
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J2-03 VAN DE GRAAFF GENERATOR WITH GROUND SPHERE
Demonstrates the operation of a Van de Graff generator and illustrates electrostatic concepts Read More
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J2-14 LIGHTNING ROD SIMULATOR
Demonstrates how lightning rods really work Read More
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J3-08 VAN DE GRAAFFS - INTERACTING FIELDS
Shows field lines for two identical charges Read More
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J3-13 POTENTIAL SURFACE MODEL WITH E FIELD VECTORS
Illustrates the relationship between the electrostatic potential and the electric field Read More
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J3-21 FARADAY CAGE
Demonstrates that the electric field within a closed conducting surface is zero Read More
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J3-23 FARADAY CAGE - RADIOWAVES
Demonstrates that radio waves cannot penetrate a Faraday cage Read More
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J3-24 HOLLOW CONDUCTING SPHERE
Demonstrates that charge resides on the outside surface of a conductor Read More
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J4-01 PARALLEL PLATE CAPACITOR
Demonstrates that potential difference across a capacitor is proportional to the plate separation Read More
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J4-04 PARALLEL PLATE CAPACITOR - IONIZATION OF AIR
Demonstrates the mobility of ions Read More
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J4-22 PARALLEL PLATE CAPACITOR WITH DIELECTRIC
Demonstrates that inserting a dielectric into a capacitor increases the capacitance Read More
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J4-32 DISCHARGE OF CAPACITOR WITH BANG
Demonstrates that capacitors store electrical energy Read More
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J5-01 MAGNETIC FIELD OF A BAR MAGNET
Visualize the magnetic field around a bar magnet Read More
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J5-06 MAGNET - BROKEN BUT NO MONOPOLE
Demonstrates that magnet poles come in pairs Read More
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J5-20 OERSTED EXPERIMENT- LARGE COIL AND COMPASS
Demonstrates that magnetic fields are generated around current-carrying wires Read More
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J7-11 PARAMAGNETISM AND DIAMAGNETISM
Demonstrates paramagnetic and diamagnetic materials Read More
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J7-13 CURIE POINT OF NICKEL
Shows the Curie point of nickel Read More
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K1-02: FORCE BETWEEN CURRENT-CARRYING WIRES - PROJECTION
Demonstrates the force between two adjacent parallel current-carrying wires Read More
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