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PHYS270
J7-23: MAGNETIC DOMAINS - MODEL
Category:
J7 Magnetic Materials
Purpose
:
Model the behavior of a magnetic material in a magnetic field.
J7-14: CURIE POINT OF DYSPROSIUM
Category:
J7 Magnetic Materials
Purpose
:
Show the Curie point of dysprosium, a normally non-magnetic material.
J6-33: ELECTROMAGNETIC GUN
Category:
J6 Electromagnets
Purpose
:
Demonstrate the force on a solenoid core, and to contrast forces on magnetic and non-magnetic cores.
J6-31: FORCE ON SOLENOID CORE
Category:
J6 Electromagnets
Purpose
:
Demonstrate the force exerted on the core of an electromagnet.
J6-01: ELECTROMAGNET WITH BANG
Category:
J6 Electromagnets
Purpose
:
Illustrate the force which can be exerted by a small electromagnet.
J5-36: MAGNETIC SPINNER
Category:
J5 Magnetostatics
Purpose
:
Demonstrate magnetic levitation.
J5-30: OMEGA LEVITRON
Category:
J5 Magnetostatics
Purpose
:
Show an interesting demonstration of magnetism.
J5-18: OERSTED EXPERIMENT
Category:
J5 Magnetostatics
Purpose
:
Demonstrates that magnetic fields are generated around current-carrying wires
J5-13: MAGNETIC FIELD - EME SET - SOLENOIDS
Category:
J5 Magnetostatics
Purpose
:
Visualize the magnetic field around a solenoid.
J5-11: MAGNETIC FIELD - EME SET - STRAIGHT WIRE
Category:
J5 Magnetostatics
Purpose
:
Visualize the magnetic field around a straight wire.
J5-05: MAGNET MODEL - FIELD LINES
Category:
J5 Magnetostatics
Purpose
:
Visualize the magnetic field of a bar magnet.
M5-04: LASER DIFFRACTION - EXOTIC ARRAYS
Category:
M5 Interference and Diffraction Esoterica
Purpose
:
Show diffraction by arrays of complex figures.
M5-03: LASER DIFFRACTION - OPTICAL CRYSTALS
Category:
M5 Interference and Diffraction Esoterica
Purpose
:
Two dimensional diffraction patterns with crystal symmetries.
H4-51: MODULATION - AM AND FM
Category:
H4 Music
Purpose
:
Demonstrate AM and FM signal modulation as an introduction to vibrato and tremolo.
M3-02: MICHELSON INTERFEROMETER - WHITE LIGHT
Category:
M3 Interferometers
Purpose
:
Show white light fringes using a Michelson interferometer.
L6-09: REAL IMAGE OF CONVERGING LENS
Category:
L6 Lenses
Purpose
:
Show the systematics of real image formation by a converging lens.
L6-08: REAL IMAGE OF CONVERGING LENS - LIGHT BULB
Category:
L6 Lenses
Purpose
:
Show the real image of a converging lens.
L6-04: OPTICAL BOARD - RAY DIAGRAM - REAL IMAGE POS LENS
Category:
L6 Lenses
Purpose
:
Use principal rays to locate a real image produced by a convex lens.
L6-01: OPTICAL BOARD - CONVERGING SPHERICAL LENS
Category:
L6 Lenses
Purpose
:
Show focusing of a spherical (cylindrical) convex lens.
G3-04: SHIVE WAVE MACHINE - STANDING WAVES
Category:
G3 Mechanical Waves - One Dimensional
Purpose
:
Demonstrate standing waves.
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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
J5-01 MAGNETIC FIELD OF A BAR MAGNET
Visualize the magnetic field around a bar magnet
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J5-02: MAGNETIC FIELD - EME SET - BAR MAGNET
Visualize the magnetic field of a bar magnet.
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J5-03: MAGNETIC FIELD OF A BAR MAGNET - 3D VERSION
Three-dimensional field visualization of magnetic field of bar magnet.
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J5-04: MAGNETS
Show various magnets
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J5-05: MAGNET MODEL - FIELD LINES
Visualize the magnetic field of a bar magnet.
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J5-06 MAGNET - BROKEN BUT NO MONOPOLE
Demonstrates that magnet poles come in pairs
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J5-07: MAGNETIZED WIRE FIELD LINE INDICATOR
Demonstration of field lines using magnetized wires.
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J5-11: MAGNETIC FIELD - EME SET - STRAIGHT WIRE
Visualize the magnetic field around a straight wire.
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J5-12: MAGNETIC FIELD - EME SET - TWO-TURN HELIX
Visualize the magnetic field around a two-turn helix.
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J5-13: MAGNETIC FIELD - EME SET - SOLENOIDS
Visualize the magnetic field around a solenoid.
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J5-14 MAGNETIC FIELD AROUND SINGLE AND PARALLEL WIRES
Visualize the magnetic field around a wire and near two wires carrying opposite currents
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J5-15: MAGNETIC FIELD OF A RING OF CURRENT - MODEL
Model the geometry for the magnetic field along the axis of a ring of current
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J5-16 MAGNETIC FIELD OF WIRE, LOOP, SOLENOID
Visualize magnetic field lines for simple current configurations
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J5-17: HELMHOLTZ COILS AND HALL PROBE
Investigate quantitatively the magnetic field of a pair of Helmholtz coils.
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J5-18: OERSTED EXPERIMENT
Demonstrates that magnetic fields are generated around current-carrying wires
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J5-19: MAGNETIC FIELDS OF PARALLEL AND ANTIPARALLEL CURRENTS
Show the magnetic fields of parallel and antiparallel current-carrying wires.
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J5-20 OERSTED EXPERIMENT- LARGE COIL AND COMPASS
Demonstrates that magnetic fields are generated around current-carrying wires
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J5-30: OMEGA LEVITRON
how an interesting demonstration of magnetism.
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J5-31: QUADRUPOLE MAGNETIC FILED
Visualize the magnetic field of a quadrupole magnet.
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J5-32: MAGNETIC LEVITATION - PERMANENT MAGNET AND ELECTROMAGNET
Demonstrate magnetic levitation.
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J5-33 TORQUE ON A BAR MAGNET
Demonstrate the torque on a bar magnet in a magnetic field.
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J5-35: MAGNETS INTERACTING ON PIVOTS
Show the interaction between two bar magnets
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J5-36: MAGNETIC SPINNER
Demonstrate magnetic levitation.
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J5-41: FLUX MODEL - MAGNETOSTATIC
Illustrate flux through plane at an angle.
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J5-51: GAUSSMETER
Demonstrate use of a gaussmeter
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