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.
PHYS272 Demonstrations - List
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C7-11: COLLISIONS OF BALLS - EQUAL MASSES
Demonstrates conservation of energy and conservation of linear momentum in multiple elastic collisions Read More
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C7-17 SUPERBALL
Illustrates nearly elastic collisions Read More
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C7-18 COLLISIONS OF BALLS - ASTROBLASTER
Shows velocity multiplication in colliding balls Read More
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J1-01 TRIBOELECTRICITY - CHARGING BY FRICTION
Demonstrates "charging by friction" 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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J3-06 ELLIPSOIDAL CONDUCTOR
Demonstrates that charge distribution on a conductor depends on the surface curvature Read More
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J3-14 FLUX MODEL - ELECTROSTATICS
Aid in visualizing flux at an angle through a surface 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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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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J5-16 MAGNETIC FIELD OF WIRE, LOOP, SOLENOID
Visualize magnetic field lines for simple current configurations 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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K1-03 FORCE ON CURRENT IN MAGNETIC FIELD
Demonstrates force on a current-carrying wire in a magnetic field Read More
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K1-12 CATHODE-RAY TUBE - DEFLECTION BY MAGNET
Demonstrates the force on an electron beam by a magnetic field Read More
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K1-21 TORQUE ON CURRENT LOOP IN MAGNETIC FIELD
Demonstrates the torque on a current loop in a magnetic field Read More
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K1-22 TORQUE ON 500-TURN COIL IN MAGNETIC FIELD
Demonstrates the torque on a current loop in a magnetic field Read More
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K2-01 EARTH INDUCTOR
Induces an emf by moving a coil through Earth's magnetic field Read More
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K2-02 INDUCTION IN A SINGLE WIRE
Demonstrates magnetic induction Read More
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K2-04 FARADAY'S EXPERIMENT - EME SET - 20, 40, 80 TURN COILS
Shows that the induced current is proportional to the number of turns in the secondary coil Read More
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K2-42 LENZ'S LAW - MAGNET IN ALUMINUM TUBE
Demonstrates Lenz's law Read More
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K2-44 EDDY CURRENT PENDULUM
Shows the damping of pendula due to eddy currents Read More
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K2-61 THOMSON'S COIL
Demonstrates a number of concepts in magnetic induction Read More
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K2-62 CAN SMASHER - ELECTROMAGNETIC
Blasts a cola can into two pieces using electromagnetism Read More
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K5-12 BATTERY AND CURRENT - WORKING MODEL
Model of battery with circuit attached Read More
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K5-33 CONDUCTIVITY OF SALT SOLUTION
Shows that pure water is not conducting, but a solution of an electrolyte is conducting Read More
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K6-01 SERIES AND PARALLEL LIGHTS - TWO BULBS
Demonstrates the effect of series and parallel connections of two identical light bulbs Read More
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K6-03 SERIES AND PARALLEL LIGHTS - BATTERY AND CLIP-ON WIRES
Shows voltages and currents in series & parallel circuits Read More
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K6-11 CIRCUIT PARADOXES
Series-parallel circuits to encourage discussion about DC circuits Read More
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K7-02 RL CIRCUIT - L/R TIME CONSTANT
Shows L/R time constant for a slow circuit Read More
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K7-03 INDUCTOR DELAYING A LAMP
Demonstrates the timing of current in a switched inductor circuit Read More
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K8-01 ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE - MODEL
Shows the relationship between the electric and magnetic field vectors in a plane-polarized traveling electromagnetic wave Read More
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K8-03 LIGHT NANOSECOND
Shows the distance light travels in one nanosecond Read More
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J6-04: LOW-POWER HIGH-FORCE ELECTROMAGNET
Show that a small amount of energy can produce large magnetic forces Read More
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J1-12: INDUCTION - ELECTROSCOPE
Demonstrates charging by induction Read More
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