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.
PHYS260 Demonstrations - List
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F1-01 FLUID PRESSURE VS. DEPTH
Demonstrates that fluid pressure increases linearly with depth and is isotropic Read More
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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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F1-04: 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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F2-01 ARCHIMEDES' PRINCIPLE
Demonstrates the buoyant force on a body submerged in a fluid to be equal to the weight of the displaced fluid Read More
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F2-04: BUOYANCY - SPHERE AND WATER
Challenge the students' thinking about the buoyant force by considering the question: "Will a round object, without a flat top… Read More
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F2-05 BUOYANCY - BOAT AND ROCK
Illustrates buoyancy Read More
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F2-06: BUOYANCY - SINKING BOAT
Illustrates buoyancy Read More
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F2-07: BUOYANCY - PEPSI AND DIET PEPSI
Show the difference in density between soft drinks with and without sugar Read More
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F2-21 REACTION TO BUOYANT FORCE
Demonstrates the reaction force using a liquid Read More
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F2-23: BUOYANCY PARADOX - INVERTED BLOCK
Illustrate buoyancy in a paradoxical way Read More
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F4-11: LAMINAR AND TURBULENT FLOW OF AIR
Demonstrate laminar and turbulent flow Read More
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F5-21 VENTURI TUBE WITH MANOMETERS
Illustrates the venturi effect Read More
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F5-22 VENTURI TUBE WITH PING PONG BALLS
Illustrates the venturi effect Read More
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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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G1-32: MASS ON SPRING - WITH STAND
Illustrate SHM Read More
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G1-34: AIR TRACK - SIMPLE HARMONIC MOTION
Demonstrate simple harmonic motion of a mass held by two springs Read More
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G1-35: MASS ON SPRING - EFFICIENT MODEL
Illustrate the motion of a mass on a spring Read More
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G1-52 STRINGLESS PENDULUM
Demonstrates an example of SHM Read More
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G1-60 CHAOS - TWO BIFILAR PENDULA
Illustrates chaotic motion 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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G2-05: AIR TRACK - DRIVEN AND DAMPED OSCILLATIONS
Illustrate the behavior of a driven and damped oscillator Read More
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G3-01 SHIVE WAVE MACHINE - TRAVELING WAVES
Demonstrates traveling waves Read More
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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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G3-04: SHIVE WAVE MACHINE - STANDING WAVES
Demonstrate standing waves Read More
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G3-21 TRANSVERSE WAVES ON A LONG SPRING
Demonstrates traveling waves Read More
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G3-24: SLINKY ON LECTURE TABLE - TRAVELING WAVES
Show travelling waves 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 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 Read More
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G4-02 RIPPLE TANK
Illustrates wave phenomena water surface Read More
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G4-03: RIPPLE TANK - DOPPLER EFFECT
Show how wave fronts crowd together in front of and spread out behind a moving source Read More
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G4-31: MOIRE PATTERNS
Show a type of interference pattern Read More
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