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PHYS105
K6-22: ENERGY CONVERSION - IMMERSION HEATER
Category:
K6 Electric Circuits and Instruments
Purpose
:
Demonstrate quantitatively the conversion of electrical energy into heat.
K5-23: ROTATING TWO-COLOR LED
Category:
K5 Electrical Properties of Matter
Purpose
:
Demonstrate that what comes out of a 110 VAC plug is in fact alternating current.
I3-16: COLLAPSE OF CAN - LARGE PUMP
Category:
I3 Gases
Purpose
:
Demonstrate the forces created by atmospheric air pressure.
K5-14: ELECTRIC CELL
Category:
K5 Electrical Properties of Matter
Purpose
:
Demonstrate how an electric cell is formed.
K4-09: BICYCLE GENERATOR - LIGHT BULBs VS CFLs
Category:
K4 Motors and Generators
Purpose
:
Compare brightness and power requirements of regular tungsten filament light bulbs and compact fluorescent lamps.
I2-45: CONVECTION - HIGH/LOW CANDLES IN CYLINDER
Category:
I2 Transfer of Heat
Purpose
:
Brainteaser regarding convection.
I2-27: THERMAL EQUILIBRIUM BETWEEN ALUMINUM AND COPPER
Category:
I2 Transfer of Heat
Purpose
:
Show process of thermal equilibrium happening between touching aluminum and copper cylinders.
C8-22: ENERGY CONVERSION - SUPERBALL AND SOUNDING BOARD
Category:
C8 Mechanical Energy and Power
Purpose
:
Show transformation of energy from one form to another.
C8-21: ROCK AND WASTE BASKET
Category:
C8 Mechanical Energy and Power
Purpose
:
Demonstrate conservation of energy in a humorous way.
O4-33: IMPOSSIBLE TRIANGLE
Category:
O4 Optical Illusions
Purpose
:
Classic impossible triangle illusion with a twist.
O4-31: TRAPEZOIDAL WINDOW
Category:
O4 Optical Illusions
Purpose
:
Classic depth illusion.
I1-63: HYDROGEN EXPLOSION
Category:
I1 Thermal Properties of Matter
Purpose
:
Produce a hydrogen explosion
N1-07: VARIATION OF SPECTRUM WITH LAMP INTENSITY
Category:
N1 Continuous Spectra
Purpose
:
Demonstrate continuous spectrum as the brightness of the source changes
P4-06 RADIOACTIVE CONSUMER PRODUCTS
Category:
P4 Nuclei and Particles
Purpose
:
Shows some consumer products and naturally occuring materials that are weakly radioactive
P2-06 PHOTOELECTRIC TRUCK
Category:
P2 Quantum Mechanics
Purpose
:
Demonstrates solar cells
O2-11 PULFRICH PENDULUM
Category:
O2 Visual Latency
Purpose
:
Demonstrates visual latency and the Pulfrich phenomenon
N1-05 SPECTRA - VISIBLE AND INVISIBLE
Category:
N1 Continuous Spectra
Purpose
:
Demonstrates continuous spectrum
L3-16 FOCUSING OF HEAT WAVES BY MIRRORS
Category:
L3 Curved Mirrors
Purpose
:
Demonstrates that concave mirrors can focus heat waves
K6-03 SERIES AND PARALLEL LIGHTS - BATTERY AND CLIP-ON WIRES
Category:
K6 Electric Circuits and Instruments
Purpose
:
Shows voltages and currents in series & parallel circuits
K5-33 CONDUCTIVITY OF SALT SOLUTION
Category:
K5 Electrical Properties of Matter
Purpose
:
Shows that pure water is not conducting, but a solution of an electrolyte is conducting
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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
K6-01 SERIES AND PARALLEL LIGHTS - TWO BULBS
Demonstrates the effect of series and parallel connections of two identical light bulbs
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K6-02: SERIES AND PARALLEL LIGHTS - FIVE BULBS
Demonstrate combinations of series and parallel light bulbs
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K6-03 SERIES AND PARALLEL LIGHTS - BATTERY AND CLIP-ON WIRES
Shows voltages and currents in series & parallel circuits
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K6-11 CIRCUIT PARADOXES
Series-parallel circuits to encourage discussion about DC circuits
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K6-12: SERIES/PARALLEL LIGHT CIRCUIT CONUNDRUM
Test your ability to analyze series/parallel circuit
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K6-21: HEATING IN CURRENT-CARRYING WIRE
Show the conversion of electrical energy into heat
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K6-22: ENERGY CONVERSION - IMMERSION HEATER
Demonstrate quantitatively the conversion of electrical energy into heat
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K6-32: POTENTIOMETER
Find an unknown EMF using a voltage divider
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K6-33: WHEATSTONE BRIDGE
Demonstrate operation of a Wheatstone bridge
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K6-35: VOLTAGE DIVIDER
Show how a voltage divider can be used to produce any voltage up to the maximum of the source
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K6-36: VISIBLE AMMETER
See some of the important parts inside an ammeter
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K6-41: DIODE RECTIFIERS AND FILTERS
Demonstrate rectification of 60 Hz AC by a diode and by a bridge rectifier
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K6-42: SINE WAVE AND RECTIFIED SINE WAVE
Show the AC output from a generator and how it is converted to full-wave rectified AC using a split ring commutator
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K6-51: KIRCHHOFF'S LAWS
Apply Kirchhoff's laws to a simple two-loop problem
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K6-52: IMPEDANCE MATCHING - BATTERY AND JOULEMETER
Demonstrate that the power transmission is maximized when the source impedance and the load impedance are equal
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