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PHYS142
K7-26: RLC CIRCUIT - 0.3 HZ RESONANCE
Category:
K7 RLC Circuits
Purpose
:
Plot a graph of resonance behavior in a very low frequency resonant circuit.
K8-51: MICROWAVE OVEN
Category:
K8 Electromagnetic Waves and Sources
Purpose
:
Demonstrate operation and experimentation with a microwave oven.
M5-04: LASER DIFFRACTION - EXOTIC ARRAYS
Category:
M5 Interference and Diffraction Esoterica
Purpose
:
Show diffraction by arrays of complex figures.
L5-24: FIBER OPTICS COMMUNICATION LINE
Category:
L5 Total Internal Reflection
Purpose
:
Demonstrate transmission of laser light by a real fiber optics communication line.
M1-21: LASER DIFFRACTION - MULTIPLE SLITS
Category:
M1 Interference and Diffraction - Slits and Gratings
Purpose
:
Show the transition from one slit to multiple slits and the diffraction grating.
A2-23: VECTOR PRODUCT
Category:
A2 Mathematics
Purpose
:
Illustrate the product of two vectors
L4-22: MIRAGE - LASER AND HOT WIRE
Category:
L4 Refraction
Purpose
:
Demonstrate how an optical mirage is created
K2-40: MAGNETIC ACCELERATOR
Category:
K2 Electromagnetic Induction
Purpose
:
Demonstrate magnetic potential energy
K7-04: RL CIRCUIT - FIELD COLLAPSE WITH FLUORESCENT BULB
Category:
K7 RLC Circuits
Purpose
:
Demonstrate the magnitude of induced voltage
K1-05: FORCE BETWEEN CURRENT-CARRYING COILS
Category:
K1 Forces on Moving Particles
Purpose
:
Demonstrate that current-carrying coils produce magnetic fields and interact like bar magnets
J5-04: MAGNETS
Category:
J5 Magnetostatics
Purpose
:
Show various magnets
J4-51: THEREMIN
Category:
J4 Capacitance and Polarization
Purpose
:
Demonstrate the theremin
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
K8-42: RADIOWAVES - ENERGY AND DIPOLE PATTERN
Category:
K8 Electromagnetic Waves and Sources
Purpose
:
Demonstrates transmission of energy in electromagnetic waves. Shows the radiation pattern of the dipole antenna
M1-02 LASER DIFFRACTION - VARIABLE SINGLE SLIT
Category:
M1 Interference and Diffraction - Slits and Gratings
Purpose
:
Demonstrates single slit diffraction
L5-23 FIBER OPTICS TREE
Category:
L5 Total Internal Reflection
Purpose
:
Demonstrates total internal reflection
L5-11 LASER WATERFALL
Category:
L5 Total Internal Reflection
Purpose
:
Demonstrates total internal reflection of a laser beam in a water jet
L4-31 DISAPPEARANCE OF GLASS IN LIQUID
Category:
L4 Refraction
Purpose
:
Demonstrates how index of refraction affects what wesee in a fluid bath
L4-06 REFRACTION IN CLOUDY WATER
Category:
L4 Refraction
Purpose
:
Demonstrates a light ray bends when it enters a different medium at an oblique angle.
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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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