PHYS260
G3-04: SHIVE WAVE MACHINE - STANDING WAVES
Category: G3 Mechanical Waves - One Dimensional
Purpose:
Demonstrate standing waves.
G3-02: SHIVE WAVE MACHINE - SUPERPOSITION OF PULSES
Category: G3 Mechanical Waves - One Dimensional
Purpose:
Demonstrate constructive and destructive interference using pulses.
G1-35: MASS ON SPRING - EFFICIENT MODEL
Category: G1 Simple Harmonic Motion
Purpose:
Illustrate the motion of a mass on a spring.
G1-34: AIR TRACK - SIMPLE HARMONIC MOTION
Category: G1 Simple Harmonic Motion
Purpose:
Demonstrate simple harmonic motion of a mass held by two springs.
F4-11: LAMINAR AND TURBULENT FLOW OF AIR
Category: F4 Fluid in Motion
Purpose:
Demonstrate laminar and turbulent flow.
G2-05: AIR TRACK - DRIVEN AND DAMPED OSCILLATIONS
Category: G2 Resonance and Coupled Oscillations
Purpose:
Illustrate the behavior of a driven and damped oscillator.
F2-23: BUOYANCY PARADOX - INVERTED BLOCK
Category: F2 Buoyancy
Purpose:
Illustrate buoyancy in a paradoxical way.
F2-07: BUOYANCY - PEPSI AND DIET PEPSI
Category: F2 Buoyancy
Purpose:
Show the difference in density between soft drinks with and without sugar.
F2-04: BUOYANCY - SPHERE AND WATER
Category: F2 Buoyancy
Purpose:
Challenge the students' thinking about the buoyant force by considering the question: "Will a round object, without a flat top and bottom surface, experience a buoyant force, as does a cylinder?"
F1-05: DOES WATER SEEK ITS OWN LEVEL?
Category: F1 Pressure in Static Fluids
Purpose:
A trick to challenge the students.
F1-04: EQUILIBRIUM TUBES
Category: F1 Pressure in Static Fluids
Purpose:
Demonstrate that pressure is transmitted equally throughout a fluid.
F1-02: FLUID PRESSURE VS DEPTH - ANEROID GAUGE
Category: F1 Pressure in Static Fluids
Purpose:
Show water pressure versus depth with an aneroid gauge.
G4-31: MOIRE PATTERNS
Category: G4 Mechanical Waves - Two Dimensional
Purpose:
Show a type of interference pattern.
G4-03: RIPPLE TANK - DOPPLER EFFECT
Category: G4 Mechanical Waves - Two Dimensional
Purpose:
Show how wave fronts crowd together in front of and spread out behind a moving source.
M1-01: LASER DIFFRACTION - FIXED SINGLE SLIT
Purpose:
Demonstrate single slit diffraction.
J1-12: INDUCTION - ELECTROSCOPE
Category: J1 Electrostatic Charge and Force
Purpose:
Demonstrate charging by induction.
J3-02: ELECTRIC FIELD OF RING OF CHARGE - MODEL
Category: J3 Electric Fields and Potential
Purpose:
Aid in the visualization of the electric field of a ring of charge
J4-41: CAPACITORS
Category: J4 Capacitance and Polarization
Purpose:
Display a variety of capacitors
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K4-01: AC/DC GENERATOR
Demonstrate a simple AC/DC generator Read More
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K4-02 MAGNETOELECTRIC GENERATOR WITH LAMP
Demonstrate a small 110VAC magnetoelectric generator Read More
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K4-04: MAGNETOELECTRIC GENERATOR WITH AC INDICATOR BULB
Show explicitly a generator producing AC output Read More
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K4-05: MAGNETOELECTRIC GENERATOR WITH METERS AND LOADS
An AC generator with rectifier, meters and several loads Read More
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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 Read More
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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 Read More
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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 Read More
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K4-21: ST. LOUIS MOTOR
Demonstrate the structure and operation of a simple motor Read More
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K4-22: DC MOTOR
Show how a DC motor works Read More
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K4-23: AC MOTOR - SYNCHRONOUS
Demonstrate the concept of a synchronous motor Read More
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K4-24: AC/DC MOTOR
Demonstrate the construction and the operation of AC and DC motors Read More
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K4-25: DC MOTOR - HOMEMADE
Illustrate possibly the world's simplest motor Read More
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K4-41: MOTOR-GENERATOR PAIR
Demonstrate that a motor and a generator are the same Read More
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K4-51: UNIPOLAR MOTOR
Demonstrate a very simple unipolar motor Read More
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