General Optics
N3-03: COLOR MIXING WITH DICHROIC SPOTLIGHTS
Category: N3 Color
Purpose:
Demonstrate additive color mixing of lights.
L1-05: PERSISTENCE OF A FILAMENT
Category: L1 Light Sources and Light Rays
Purpose:
Demonstrate that high-frequency AC looks like DC.
L1-03: LIGHT BULB WITHOUT VACUUM
Category: L1 Light Sources and Light Rays
Purpose:
Show what happens to a lighted filament in the presence of air.
O2-22: STROBOSCOPE AND FALLING WATER
Category: O2 Visual Latency
Purpose:
Demonstrate how a stroboscope works, and illustrate persistence of vision.
O4-53: STEREOGRAMS - 3D IMAGES FROM RANDOM PATTERNS
Category: O4 Optical Illusions
Purpose:
Stereoscopic view from repeated patterns.
O4-52: POLARIZATION 3D EFFECT
Category: O4 Optical Illusions
Purpose:
Demonstrate use of polarization to produce 3D.
O4-51: ANAGLYPH
Category: O4 Optical Illusions
Purpose:
Demonstrate creation of three-dimensional effects using red and blue images.
O4-35: WALK-IN BOX
Category: O4 Optical Illusions
Purpose:
Demonstrate an impossible figure in a dramatic way.
O4-33: IMPOSSIBLE TRIANGLE
Category: O4 Optical Illusions
Purpose:
Classic impossible triangle illusion with a twist.
O4-32: SIZE OF COLORED FIGURES
Category: O4 Optical Illusions
Purpose:
Classic size illusion with a humorous twist.
O4-23: LIGHT PISTON
Category: O4 Optical Illusions
Purpose:
Illusion of size and distance perception due to lack of sufficient reference points.
A1-43: CROSSING RODS
Category: A1 Basic Materials and Measurement
Purpose:
Visualize three-dimensional figures
A1-42: DRAWING PUZZLE - HALF CUBE
Category: A1 Basic Materials and Measurement
Purpose:
Visualize three-dimensional figures
A1-41: DRAWING PUZZLE - INTERSECTING RODS
Category: A1 Basic Materials and Measurement
Purpose:
Visualize three-dimensional figures
O4-08: GREEN TOMATO
Category: O4 Optical Illusions
Purpose:
Generates discussion about the variation of index of refraction with color
O4-06: OPTICS OF A GLASS ROD
Category: O4 Optical Illusions
Purpose:
Generates discussion about the variation of index of refraction with color
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L1-01: ARC LAMP - PROJECTION OF ARC
Direct projection of side view of the arc of a carbon arc lamp Read More
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L1-02: TUNGSTEN-HALOGEN LAMP - PROJECTION OF LAMP
View an operating tungsten-halogen lamp Read More
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L1-03: LIGHT BULB WITHOUT VACUUM
Show what happens to a lighted filament in the presence of air Read More
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L1-04: POINT SOURCE - FLASHLIGHT BULB
Demonstrate optical characteristics of a "point source" Read More
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L1-05: PERSISTENCE OF A FILAMENT
Demonstrate that high-frequency AC looks like DC Read More
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L1-11: INVERSE SQUARE LAW - LIGHT BULB AND RADIOMETER
Demonstrate that light obeys the inverse square law Read More
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L1-12: INVERSE SQUARE LAW - OVERHEAD PROJECTOR AND TWO-METER STICK
Show that light obeys the inverse square law Read More
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L1-21: PINHOLE IMAGE - GROUND GLASS SCREEN
View individually a pinhole "image" Read More
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L1-22: OPTICAL BOARD - PINHOLE CAMERA
Demonstrate how a pinhole "image" is formed Read More
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L1-23: PINHOLE VIDEO CAMERA
Produce video images with a pinhole camera Read More
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L1-31: LASER LIGHT CAVITY
Demonstrate how a laser cavity works Read More
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L1-32: VISIBLE LASER
Show what the inside of a laser looks like, and to show that the laser removes lots of spectral components… Read More
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L1-33: LASER BEAM EXPANDERS
Expand a laser beam to uniform 10mm or 40mm diameter Read More
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