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PHYS106
O4-31: TRAPEZOIDAL WINDOW
Category:
O4 Optical Illusions
Purpose
:
Classic depth illusion.
P4-04: COSMIC RAYS
Category:
P4 Nuclei and Particles
Purpose
:
Demonstrate the existence of cosmic rays.
L6-10: IMAGE LOCATION WITH TV CAMERA - LENS
Category:
L6 Lenses
Purpose
:
Locate both real and virtual images of a convex lens
M7-07: THREE CROSSED POLAROIDS - E FIELD COMPONENTS
Category:
M7 Linear Polarization and Scattering
Purpose
:
Demonstrate that electric fields are vectors
K8-04: SPEED OF LIGHT
Category:
K8 Electromagnetic Waves and Sources
Purpose
:
Measure the speed of light
H2-11: SOUND LENS
Category:
H2 Wave Properties of Sound
Purpose
:
Demonstrate focusing of sound by refraction in a sound lens
N1-07: VARIATION OF SPECTRUM WITH LAMP INTENSITY
Category:
N1 Continuous Spectra
Purpose
:
Demonstrate continuous spectrum as the brightness of the source changes
N2-02: DIFFRACTION SPECTRA - THREE SOURCES - EXPENDABLE GRATINGS
Category:
N2 Line Spectra
Purpose
:
Demonstrate diffraction spectrum of white light along with line spectra of mercury and cadmium.
G2-07: PSYCHOACOUSTIC VIBRATION TRANSDUCER
Category:
G2 Resonance and Coupled Oscillations
Purpose
:
Challenge your students to recognize pseudoscience while illustrating resonance
L2-61: MIRROR TILES WITH LIGHT BULB
Category:
L2 Plane Mirrors
Purpose
:
Show multiple reflections using two mirrors
L2-24: PARTIALLY SILVERED CYLINDER
Category:
L2 Plane Mirrors
Purpose
:
Demonstrate Partially Silvered Surfaces
M4-02: NEWTON'S RINGS - PROJECTION
Category:
M4 Thin Film Interference
Purpose
:
Demonstrate a well-known interference pattern
H2-52: BEATS AND RESONANCE - TUNING BARS
Category:
H2 Wave Properties of Sound
Purpose
:
To demonstrate beats, and to demonstrate resonance between two identical tuning bar resonators.
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
P2-21 BLACK BODY MODEL
Category:
P2 Quantum Mechanics
Purpose
:
Demonstrates that a cavity is blacker than any surface -- making it a good approximation for an ideal black body
P2-13: ELECTRON DIFFRACTION
Category:
P2 Quantum Mechanics
Purpose
:
Demonstrates the wave properties of electrons
O4-08: GREEN TOMATO
Category:
O4 Optical Illusions
Purpose
:
Generates discussion about the variation of index of refraction with color
O3-22 BIDWELL'S DISC
Category:
O3 Color Vision
Purpose
:
Demonstrates positive and negative color afterimages
O2-11 PULFRICH PENDULUM
Category:
O2 Visual Latency
Purpose
:
Demonstrates visual latency and the Pulfrich phenomenon
O2-03: PERSISTENCE OF VISION - MAGIC WAND
Category:
O2 Visual Latency
Purpose
:
Demonstrates the persistence of vision
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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
L6-01: OPTICAL BOARD - CONVERGING SPHERICAL LENS
Show focusing of a spherical (cylindrical) convex lens
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L6-02: OPTICAL BOARD - CIRCULAR SLAB
Show focusing of a circular lens
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L6-03: OPTICAL BOARD - HYPERBOLIC LENS
Show focusing of a hyperbolic lens
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L6-04: OPTICAL BOARD - RAY DIAGRAM - REAL IMAGE POS LENS
Use principal rays to locate a real image produced by a convex lens
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L6-05: OPTICAL BOARD - RAY DIAGRAM - VIRTUAL IMAGE POS LENS
Demonstrate that a lens focuses light
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L6-06: MULTIPLE PINHOLES AND LENS RECOMBINATION
Demonstrate that a lens focuses light
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L6-07: MICROWAVES - LENS
Demonstrate that a paraffin lens can focus microwaves
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L6-08: REAL IMAGE OF CONVERGING LENS - LIGHT BULB
Show the real image of a converging lens
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L6-09: REAL IMAGE OF CONVERGING LENS
Show the systematics of real image formation by a converging lens
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L6-10: IMAGE LOCATION WITH TV CAMERA - LENS
Locate both real and virtual images of a convex lens
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L6-11: OPTICAL BOARD - DEPTH OF FIELD
Illustrate the idea of depth of field of a (camera) lens, and to locate the near and far points
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L6-12 MAGNIFYING LENS IN WATER
Shows that focal properties of a lens depend on the medium in which the lens is located
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L6-13: OPTICAL BOARD - PARALLEL RAY FOCUS
Demonstrate focusing of parallel rays in a counterintuitive way
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L6-14: IMAGE OF CONVEX LENS - WITH AND WITHOUT BAFFLE
Encourage thought regarding how an image is formed
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L6-21: OPTICAL BOARD - DIVERGING SPHERICAL LENS
Determine the focal point of a concave lens
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L6-22: OPTICAL BOARD - RAY DIAGRAM - VIRTUAL IMAGE NEG LENS
Use the three principal rays to locate the virtual image of a diverging lens
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L6-31: STRING MODEL - SPHERICAL ABERRATION
Illustrate light rays for spherical aberration
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L6-32: OPTICAL BOARD - SPHERICAL ABERRATION IN LENS
Demonstrate spherical aberration using rays
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L6-33: STRING MODEL - CHROMATIC ABERRATION
Illustrate rays for chromatic aberration
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L6-34: OPTICAL BOARD - CHROMATIC ABERRATION IN LENS
Show chromatic aberration in a convex lens
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L6-35: CHROMATIC ABERRATION - POINT SOURCE AND 20 CM LENS
Show the effect of chromatic aberration in a lens
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L6-36: STRING MODEL - ASTIGMATISM
Illustrate rays for on-axis astigmatism
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L6-37: ASTIGMATISM
Demonstrate off-axis astigmatism with a spherical lens.
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L6-38: COMA
Illustrate coma
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L6-39: DISTORTION - PINCUSHION AND BARREL WITH 2 IRISES
Show pincushion and barrel distortion
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L6-40: DISTORTION - PINCUSHION AND BARREL
Fast and simple way to show pincushion and barrel distortion
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L6-41: DISTORTED IMAGE - PINCUSHION AND BARREL
A slightly more complicated but better way to show pincushion and barrel distortion
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L6-42: DISTORTION AND CORRECTION
Illustrate pincushion and barrel distortion and correction thereof
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L6-43: DISTORTED PERSPECTIVE
Distortion by a simple lens
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L6-51: OPTICAL BOARD - FRESNEL LENS
Demonstrate construction of a Fresnel lens
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L6-52: FRESNEL LENSES - MISCELLANEOUS
To allow individual experience with plastic Fresnel lenses
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L6-53: FRESNEL LENS MAGNIFIER
Demonstrate magnification by a thin plastic Fresnel lens
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L6-54: OPTICALLY PROGRAMMED TRAFFIC SIGNAL - MODEL
Illustrate the optics of an optically programmed traffic signal
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L6-55: FRESNEL FLASHLIGHT
Show an application of the Fresnel lens
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L6-56: FRESNEL SPOTLIGHT
Illustrate how Fresnel lenses are used in theater spotlights
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L6-71: OPTICAL DISC
Demonstrate a number of ray optics phenomena
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L6-91: ANAMORPHIC LENS
Show application of anamorphic lenses to wide-screen movies
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