PHYS106
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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M1-01: LASER DIFFRACTION - FIXED SINGLE SLIT
Demonstrate single slit diffraction. Read More
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M1-02 LASER DIFFRACTION - VARIABLE SINGLE SLIT
Demonstrates single slit diffraction
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M1-04: LASER DIFFRACTION - WIRES
Show diffraction by wires of different size. Read More
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M1-05: FINGERS AND SODIUM SOURCE - VARIABLE SINGLE SLIT
See single slit diffraction. Read More
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M1-06: LASER DIFFRACTION - HUMAN HAIR
Demonstrate laser diffraction with a human hair. Read More
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M1-11 LASER DIFFRACTION - FIXED DOUBLE SLITS
Demonstrates double slit interference
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M1-12: INTERFERENCE - TRANSPARENCIES
Analog to the interference pattern from two identical light sources. Read More
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M1-13: INTERFERENCE - KLINGER TRANSPARENT SLIDES
Model interference between two point sources. Read More
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M1-14: MICROWAVES - INTERFERENCE OF TWO POINT SOURCES
Demonstrate interference using microwaves. Read More
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M1-15: MICROWAVES - YOUNG'S DOUBLE SLIT INTERFERENCE
Illustrate two-slit interference using microwaves. Read More
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M1-16: INTERFERENCE OF LIGHT - SOUND WAVE MODEL
Show explicitly how two waves with the same amplitude and frequency will interfere when their relative phase changes. Read More
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M1-21: LASER DIFFRACTION - MULTIPLE SLITS
Show the transition from one slit to multiple slits and the diffraction grating. Read More
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M1-22: LASER DIFFRACTION - GRATINGS
Demonstrate diffraction (well, actually interference) by a grating. Read More
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M1-32: SLITFILMS AND LONG FILAMENT BULB
Diffraction and interference by various slits and combinations of slits. Read More
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M1-33: LASER DIFFFRACTION - PHONOGRAPH RECORD
Demonstrate interference of a laser beam by a type of grating. Read More
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M1-34: LASER DIFFRACTION - COMPACT DISC
Demonstrate interference of a laser beam by a type of grating. Read More
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M1-35: LASER DIFFRACTION - VIDEODISC
Demonstrate diffraction of a laser beam by a standard videodisc. Read More
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M1-41: PEACOCK FEATHER
Demonstrate a type of iridescence. Read More
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M1-42: IRIDESCENT GREEN JUNE BEETLE
Demonstrate a type of iridescence. Read More
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