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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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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