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PiP Dec 2015
C7-19: GAUSSIAN GUN
Category:
C7 Collisions
Purpose
:
Demonstrate transfer of energy in an elastic collision
I4-36: REGELATION - ICE UNDER PRESSURE
Category:
I4 Changes of State
Purpose
:
Demonstrate regelation.
I3-18: VACUUM BAZOOKA
Category:
I3 Gases
Purpose
:
Illustrate one effect of atmospheric pressure and force.
I3-16: COLLAPSE OF CAN - LARGE PUMP
Category:
I3 Gases
Purpose
:
Demonstrate the forces created by atmospheric air pressure.
I1-15: THERMAL EXPANSION - PIN BREAKER
Category:
I1 Thermal Properties of Matter
Purpose
:
Demonstrate thermal expansion in a dramatic way.
J6-33: ELECTROMAGNETIC GUN
Category:
J6 Electromagnets
Purpose
:
Demonstrate the force on a solenoid core, and to contrast forces on magnetic and non-magnetic cores.
H5-01: EAR MODEL
Category:
H5 The Ear
Purpose
:
Illustrate the parts of the ear, their spatial relationships, and their functions.
H1-31: SOUND LEVEL METER
Category:
H1 Nature of Sound
Purpose
:
Demonstrate use of a sound level meter.
H4-22: BOTTLE BAND
Category:
H4 Music
Purpose
:
Demonstrate how edge tones and Helmholtz resonators can be used to create a bottle band.
H3-12: ROARING TUBE - 4 FT
Category:
H3 Standing Sound Waves
Purpose
:
Demonstrate standing sound waves in air excited by convection currents.
H2-33: SPEAKER AND EXPONENTIAL HORN
Category:
H2 Wave Properties of Sound
Purpose
:
Demonstrate the effect of an exponential horn enclosure.
G1-74: LISSAJOUS FIGURES - LASER AND LOUDSPEAKER
Category:
G1 Simple Harmonic Motion
Purpose
:
Show Lissajous figures created by music to form a laser show.
F4-42: SMOKE RINGS USING GARBAGE CAN
Category:
F4 Fluid in Motion
Purpose
:
Create large smoke rings and illustrate the circular vortex.
J4-51: THEREMIN
Category:
J4 Capacitance and Polarization
Purpose
:
Demonstrate the theremin
C3-04: INERTIA - LEAD BRICK AND HAND
Category:
C3 First Law of Motion
Purpose
:
Illustrates inertia of rest
K2-62 CAN SMASHER - ELECTROMAGNETIC
Category:
K2 Electromagnetic Induction
Purpose
:
Blasts a soda can into two pieces using electromagnetism
J4-32 DISCHARGE OF CAPACITOR WITH BANG
Category:
J4 Capacitance and Polarization
Purpose
:
Demonstrates that capacitors store electrical energy
H3-71 STROKED ALUMINUM ROD
Category:
H3 Standing Sound Waves
Purpose
:
Illustrates longitudinal standing waves in an aluminum rod.
H3-17 FLAME TUBE
Category:
H3 Standing Sound Waves
Purpose
:
Demonstrates standing waves in a tube
H1-01 BELL IN VACUUM
Category:
H1 Nature of Sound
Purpose
:
Demonstrates sound wave requirement for a medium
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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
L3-01: OPTICAL BOARD - CONVEX SPHERICAL MIRROR
Show reflection of light rays from a convex mirror
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L3-02: OPTICAL BOARD - RAY DIAGRAM - CONVEX MIRROR
Determine the image position for an object in front of a convex mirror using the three principal rays
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L3-03 LARGE CONVEX MIRROR (60cm)
Show the image of a convex mirror
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L3-11: OPTICAL BOARD - CONCAVE SPHERICAL MIRROR
Illustrate reflection from a concave spherical mirror
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L3-12: OPTICAL BOARD - RAY DIAGRAM - CONCAVE MIRROR
Locate the image of a concave mirror by using the three principal rays
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L3-13: OPTICAL BOARD - SPHERICAL ABERRATION IN CONCAVE MIRROR
Show spherical aberration in a spherical mirror
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L3-14 LARGE CONCAVE MIRROR (60cm)
Illustrate the types of images created by a concave mirror
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L3-16 FOCUSING OF HEAT WAVES BY MIRRORS
Demonstrate that concave mirrors can focus heat waves
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L3-18: FOCUSING OF HEAT WAVES - OVERHEAD PROJECTOR
Illustrate focusing of heat in a very dramatic way
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L3-19 PENNY AND PARABOLIC MIRRORS
Classic illusion of penny levitating above a pair of parabolic concave mirrors
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L3-20: APPARENT REFLECTION FROM REAL IMAGE
Illusion of laser beam reflecting off an image
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L3-21: LIGHT BULB AND PARABOLIC MIRROR
Optical illusion with real image of a concave mirror
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L3-22: MIRAGE
Demonstrate an optical illusion using concave mirrors
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L3-23: IMAGE ON SCREEN USING CONCAVE MIRROR
Show an image produced by a concave mirror
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L3-24: OPTICAL BOARD - SPHERICAL AND PARABOLIC MIRRORS
Demonstrate the difference in spherical aberration between concave spherical and parabolic mirrors
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L3-25: IMAGE LOCATION WITH TV CAMERA - CONCAVE MIRROR
Locate the image position for a concave mirror
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L3-26: PENDULUM AND SPHERICAL MIRROR
Optical illusion using concave mirror
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L3-31 GIANT 160cm MIRROR - CONCAVE AND CONVEX
Dramatic demonstration of images of concave and convex mirrors
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L3-32: CYLINDRICAL MIRROR DEMONSTRATOR
Demonstration of cylindrical concave and convex mirrors
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L3-33: VANITY MIRROR
Show the image produced by a concave mirror
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L3-41: ANAMORPHIC ART
Demonstrate a type of anamorphic art
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