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PHYS115
P2-24: GIANT-LIGHT BULB
Category:
P2 Quantum Mechanics
Purpose
:
Demonstrate color and intensity changes of blackbody radiation with temperature.
I4-51: SUBLIMATION OF DRY ICE - PROJECTION
Category:
I4 Changes of State
Purpose
:
Demonstrate sublimation of carbon dioxide (dry ice) from a solid into a gas.
I2-44: CONVECTION - CANDLE IN CYLINDER
Category:
I2 Transfer of Heat
Purpose
:
Demonstrate the mechanism of convection.
I2-41: CONVECTION - POWDER IN WATER
Category:
I2 Transfer of Heat
Purpose
:
Illustrate convection.
J5-03: MAGNETIC FIELD OF A BAR MAGNET - 3D VERSION
Category:
J5 Magnetostatics
Purpose
:
Three-dimensional field visualization of magnetic field of bar magnet.
K1-04: FORCE ON CURRENT IN MAGNETIC FIELD - PORTABLE
Category:
K1 Forces on Moving Particles
Purpose
:
Demonstrate the force on a current-carrying wire in a magnetic field.
L6-08: REAL IMAGE OF CONVERGING LENS - LIGHT BULB
Category:
L6 Lenses
Purpose
:
Show the real image of a converging lens.
L5-13: PLEXIGLASS SPIRAL WITH LASER
Category:
L5 Total Internal Reflection
Purpose
:
Demonstrate total internal reflection with laser light.
L4-05: REFRACTION IN FISH TANK - PORTABLE
Category:
L4 Refraction
Purpose
:
To illustrate refraction.
D1-55: ROTATING ELASTIC RINGS
Category:
D1 Rotational Kinematics and Dynamics
Purpose
:
Demonstrate "centrifugal reaction" and to indicate why the earth is oblate.
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.
N1-41: RAINDROP RAY MODEL
Category:
N1 Continuous Spectra
Purpose
:
Illustrate formation of a rainbow.
B1-02: CENTER OF MASS - LEANING TOWER
Category:
B1 Center of Mass Statics
Purpose
:
Demonstrate the effect of center of mass location
J5-04: MAGNETS
Category:
J5 Magnetostatics
Purpose
:
Show various magnets
O2-03: PERSISTENCE OF VISION - MAGIC WAND
Category:
O2 Visual Latency
Purpose
:
Demonstrates the persistence of vision
O1-01: EYE MODEL - OPTICS
Category:
O1 Image Production
Purpose
:
Demonstrates optics of the eye and corrections of optical defects
N2-05 DIFFRACTION SPECTRA - MISCELLANEOUS TUBES
Category:
N2 Line Spectra
Purpose
:
Shows several atomic and molecular line spectra
L5-23 FIBER OPTICS TREE
Category:
L5 Total Internal Reflection
Purpose
:
Demonstrates total internal reflection
L5-14: LASER AND PLEXIGLASS TUBE
Category:
L5 Total Internal Reflection
Purpose
:
Demonstrates total internal reflection
L4-31 DISAPPEARANCE OF GLASS IN LIQUID
Category:
L4 Refraction
Purpose
:
Demonstrates how index of refraction affects what wesee in a fluid bath
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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
L5-01: OPTICAL BOARD - TOTAL INTERNAL REFLECTION
Demonstrate total internal reflection and the critical angle
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L5-02: TOTAL INTERNAL REFLECTION IN LONG TANK
Demonstrate total internal reflection of a laser light
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L5-03: FISH IN TANK - TOTAL INTERNAL REFLECTION
Illustrate total internal reflection
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L5-04: MICROWAVES - TOTAL INTERNAL REFLECTION
Demonstrate total internal reflection of microwaves in a paraffin prism
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L5-05: IMAGE INVERSION BY PRISM
Demonstrate that a right angle prism can invert an image
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L5-11 LASER WATERFALL
Demonstrate total internal reflection of a laser beam in a water jet
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L5-12 PLEXIGLASS SPIRAL
Demonstrate total internal reflection
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L5-13: PLEXIGLASS SPIRAL WITH LASER
Demonstrate total internal reflection with laser light
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L5-14: LASER AND PLEXIGLASS TUBE
Illustrate total internal reflection in a colorful manner
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L5-21: FIBER OPTICS ARRAY
Demonstrate fiber optics in an exciting way
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L5-22: FIBER OPTICS ARRAY - PROJECTION
Demonstrate fiber optics in an interesting way
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L5-23 FIBER OPTICS TREE
Artistic application of fiber optics
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L5-24: FIBER OPTICS COMMUNICATION LINE
Demonstrate transmission of laser light by a real fiber optics communication line
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L5-34: FRUSTRATED TOTAL INTERNAL REFLECTION - MICROWAVES
Demonstrate frustrated total internal reflection using microwaves
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