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Electromagnetic Induction
K2-43: LENZ'S LAW - PERMANENT MAGNET AND COILS
Category:
K2 Electromagnetic Induction
Purpose
:
Demonstrate Lenz's law
K4-21: ST. LOUIS MOTOR
Category:
K4 Motors and Generators
Purpose
:
Demonstrate the structure and operation of a simple motor
K3-04: DEMOUNTABLE TRANSFORMER - V VS N - OSCILLOSCOPE
Category:
K3 Transformers
Purpose
:
Demonstrate the role of turns in the secondary of a transformer
K4-07 BICYCLE GENERATOR
Category:
K4 Motors and Generators
Purpose
:
Demonstrates a 110 VAC magnetoelectric generator, and the relationship of work to power output
K4-02 MAGNETOELECTRIC GENERATOR WITH LAMP
Category:
K4 Motors and Generators
Purpose
:
Demonstrates a small 110 VAC magnetoelectric generator
K2-62 CAN SMASHER - ELECTROMAGNETIC
Category:
K2 Electromagnetic Induction
Purpose
:
Blasts a soda can into two pieces using electromagnetism
K2-61 THOMSON'S COIL
Category:
K2 Electromagnetic Induction
Purpose
:
Demonstrates a number of concepts in magnetic induction
K2-44 EDDY CURRENT PENDULUM
Category:
K2 Electromagnetic Induction
Purpose
:
Shows the damping of pendula due to eddy currents
K2-42 LENZ'S LAW - MAGNET IN ALUMINUM TUBE
Category:
K2 Electromagnetic Induction
Purpose
:
Demonstrates Lenz's law
K2-22 INDUCTION COIL WITH LIGHT BULB
Category:
K2 Electromagnetic Induction
Purpose
:
Demonstrates megnetic induction with 110 VAC
K2-04 FARADAY'S EXPERIMENT - EME SET - 20, 40, 80 TURN COILS
Category:
K2 Electromagnetic Induction
Purpose
:
Shows that the induced current is proportional to the number of turns in the secondary coil
K2-03 FARADAY'S EXPERIMENT ON INDUCTION
Category:
K2 Electromagnetic Induction
Purpose
:
Demonstrates the induction between two coils
K2-02 INDUCTION IN A SINGLE WIRE
Category:
K2 Electromagnetic Induction
Purpose
:
Demonstrates magnetic induction
K2-01 EARTH INDUCTOR
Category:
K2 Electromagnetic Induction
Purpose
:
Induces an emf by moving a coil through Earth's magnetic field
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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
K4-01: AC/DC GENERATOR
Demonstrate a simple AC/DC generator
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K4-02 MAGNETOELECTRIC GENERATOR WITH LAMP
Demonstrate a small 110VAC magnetoelectric generator
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K4-04: MAGNETOELECTRIC GENERATOR WITH AC INDICATOR BULB
Show explicitly a generator producing AC output
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K4-05: MAGNETOELECTRIC GENERATOR WITH METERS AND LOADS
An AC generator with rectifier, meters and several loads
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K4-06: MAGNETOELECTRIC GENERATOR WITH CAPACITOR
Demonstrate that the generator is producing electrical energy, and that the capacitor stores electrical energy
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K4-07 BICYCLE GENERATOR
Demonstrates a large scale 110 VAC magnetoelectric generator
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K4-08: MAGNETOELECTRIC GENERATOR WITH INDUCTOR
Demonstrate how a magnetoelectric generator stores energy in an inductor and how that energy is returned to the generator
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K4-09: BICYCLE GENERATOR - LIGHT BULBs VS CFLs
Compare brightness and power requirements of regular tungsten filament light bulbs and compact fluorescent lamps
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K4-21: ST. LOUIS MOTOR
Demonstrate the structure and operation of a simple motor
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K4-22: DC MOTOR
Show how a DC motor works
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K4-23: AC MOTOR - SYNCHRONOUS
Demonstrate the concept of a synchronous motor
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K4-24: AC/DC MOTOR
Demonstrate the construction and the operation of AC and DC motors
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K4-25: DC MOTOR - HOMEMADE
Illustrate possibly the world's simplest motor
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K4-41: MOTOR-GENERATOR PAIR
Demonstrate that a motor and a generator are the same
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K4-51: UNIPOLAR MOTOR
Demonstrate a very simple unipolar motor
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