PHYS122
N1-51: SPECTROMETER - HAND HELD
Category: N1 Continuous Spectra
Purpose:
Demonstrate spectra individually.
M1-42: IRIDESCENT GREEN JUNE BEETLE
Purpose:
Demonstrate a type of iridescence.
M1-41: PEACOCK FEATHER
Purpose:
Demonstrate a type of iridescence.
P1-01: MICHELSON-MORLEY EXPERIMENT - MODEL
Category: P1 Relativity
Purpose:
Geometrical model of the Michelson-Morley experiment to aid explanation.
O1-04: IMAGE INVERSION ON RETINA - INDIVIDUAL VIEWING
Category: O1 Image Production
Purpose:
Hand out small squares of black paper with pins to the class members to do this experiment.
P2-03: PHOTOELECTRIC EFFECT IN ZINC - UV LAMP
Category: P2 Quantum Mechanics
Purpose:
Demonstrate the emission of photoelectrons.
P2-02: PHOTOELECTRIC EFFECT IN ZINC - ARC LAMP
Category: P2 Quantum Mechanics
Purpose:
Demonstrate the emission of photoelectrons.
J1-05 CHARGED BALLOONS
Category: J1 Electrostatic Charge and Force
Purpose:
Demonstrates "charging by friction"
K2-43: LENZ'S LAW - PERMANENT MAGNET AND COILS
Category: K2 Electromagnetic Induction
Purpose:
Demonstrate Lenz's law
J4-41: CAPACITORS
Category: J4 Capacitance and Polarization
Purpose:
Display a variety of capacitors
J6-04: LOW-POWER HIGH-FORCE ELECTROMAGNET
Category: J6 Electromagnets
Purpose:
Show that a small amount of energy can produce large magnetic forces
H2-52: BEATS AND RESONANCE - TUNING BARS
Category: H2 Wave Properties of Sound
Purpose:
To demonstrate beats, and to demonstrate resonance between two identical tuning bar resonators.
P2-22 BICHSEL BOXES - BLACK BODY RADIATION
Category: P2 Quantum Mechanics
Purpose:
Demonstrates Wien's law of radiation
P2-21 BLACK BODY MODEL
Category: P2 Quantum Mechanics
Purpose:
Demonstrates that a cavity is blacker than any surface -- making it a good approximation for an ideal black body
P2-13: ELECTRON DIFFRACTION
Category: P2 Quantum Mechanics
Purpose:
Demonstrates the wave properties of electrons
M8-01 POLAROIDS AND KARO SYRUP
Category: M8 Optical Activity and Birefringence
Purpose:
Demonstration of an optical cavity
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K5-01: PIEZOELECTRICITY
Demonstration of a piezoelectric crystal Read More
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K5-02: PIEZOELECTRIC CRYSTAL - AUDIBLE
Demonstrate that a piezoelectric crystal converts electrical impulses into physical vibrations Read More
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K5-03: PIEZOELECTRIC IGNITOR
Show a commercial use for piezoelectricity Read More
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K5-04: PIEZOELECTRIC GUN
Application of piezoelectricity to produce copious quantities of electric charge Read More
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K5-11: BATTERY MODEL
Simple model of a battery using a human as the source of energy Read More
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K5-12 BATTERY AND CURRENT - WORKING MODEL
Model of battery with circuit attached
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K5-13: ELECTRIC CURRENT - MODEL
Indicate how electrons really flow through a conductor Read More
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K5-14: ELECTRIC CELL
Demonstrate how an electric cell is formed Read More
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K5-16: CARRIER CURRENT DENSITY MODEL
Model the density of carriers crossing a plane Read More
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K5-21: AC PLUG CIRCUIT CHECKER
Check the wiring of 110VAC power sockets Read More
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K5-22: AC PLUG CIRCUIT CHECKER CHECKER
Demonstrate each different kind of wiring error Read More
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K5-23: ROTATING TWO-COLOR LED
Demonstrate that what comes out of a 110 VAC plug is in fact alternating current Read More
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K5-31 OHM'S LAW
Demonstrates relationship between current, voltage, and resistance Read More
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K5-32: RESISTANCE VS DIAMETER AND LENGTH
Determine how resistance varies as a function of diameter and length for the same material 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
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K5-34: THERMAL COEFFICIENT OF RESISTANCE IN COPPER
Show that the resistance of copper changes linearly with temperature Read More
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K5-35: RESISTORS AT LN TEMPERATURE
Illustrate materials with both positive and negative temperature coefficients of resistivity Read More
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K5-36: RESISTORS AT LN TEMPERATURE - LIGHT BULB INDICATOR
Demonstrate materials with both positive and negative temperature coefficients of resistance Read More
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K5-41: V-I CURVES FOR OHMIC AND NON-OHMIC DEVICES
Illustrate resistive properties of resistors and diodes Read More
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K5-42: TRANSISTOR
Demonstrate a transistor circuit Read More
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K5-43: NON-OHMIC DEVICE - V VS. I
Demonstrates the non-linearity of the V vs I curve for a diode
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K5-44: NON-OHMIC DEVICE - LIGHT BULB
Show the change in resistance of a light bulb with temperature Read More
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K5-45: SEMICONDUCTOR MODEL
Model of semiconductor Read More
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