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PHYS142
J5-33 TORQUE ON A BAR MAGNET
Category:
J5 Magnetostatics
Purpose
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Demonstrates the torque on a bar magnet in a magnetic field
J4-32 DISCHARGE OF CAPACITOR WITH BANG
Category:
J4 Capacitance and Polarization
Purpose
:
Demonstrates that capacitors store electrical energy
J4-31 ENERGY STORED IN A CAPACITOR
Category:
J4 Capacitance and Polarization
Purpose
:
Demonstrates that energy is stored in a capacitor and how that energy may be used
J4-22 PARALLEL PLATE CAPACITOR WITH DIELECTRIC
Category:
J4 Capacitance and Polarization
Purpose
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Demonstrates that inserting a dielectric into a capacitor increases the capacitance
J4-04 PARALLEL PLATE CAPACITOR - IONIZATION OF AIR
Category:
J4 Capacitance and Polarization
Purpose
:
Demonstrates the mobility of ions
J4-01 PARALLEL PLATE CAPACITOR
Category:
J4 Capacitance and Polarization
Purpose
:
Demonstrates that potential difference across a capacitor is proportional to the plate separation
J3-24 HOLLOW CONDUCTING SPHERE
Category:
J3 Electric Fields and Potential
Purpose
:
Demonstrates that charge resides on the outside surface of a conductor
J3-23 FARADAY CAGE - RADIOWAVES
Category:
J3 Electric Fields and Potential
Purpose
:
Demonstrates that radio waves cannot penetrate a Faraday cage
J3-21 FARADAY CAGE
Category:
J3 Electric Fields and Potential
Purpose
:
Demonstrates that the electric field within a closed conducting surface is zero
J3-14 FLUX MODEL - ELECTROSTATICS
Category:
J3 Electric Fields and Potential
Purpose
:
Aid in visualizing flux at an angle through a surface
J3-13 POTENTIAL SURFACE MODEL WITH E FIELD VECTORS
Category:
J3 Electric Fields and Potential
Purpose
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Illustrates the relationship between the electrostatic potential and the electric field
J3-08 VAN DE GRAAFFS - INTERACTING FIELDS
Category:
J3 Electric Fields and Potential
Purpose
:
Shows field lines for two identical charges
J1-26 VAN DE GRAAFF - REPULSION OF PIE PANS
Category:
J1 Electrostatic Charge and Force
Purpose
:
Demonstrates electrostatic repulsion
J1-25 VAN DE GRAAFF - TRAINED RABBIT
Category:
J1 Electrostatic Charge and Force
Purpose
:
Demonstrates electrostatic repulsion
J1-24 ELECTROSTATIC HAIR RAISING
Category:
J1 Electrostatic Charge and Force
Purpose
:
Demonstrates electrostatic repulsion
J1-21 ELECTROSTATIC ATTRAC AND REPULS - CHARGED CYLINDERS
Category:
J1 Electrostatic Charge and Force
Purpose
:
Demonstrates electrostatic attraction and repulsion
J1-01 TRIBOELECTRICITY - CHARGING BY FRICTION
Category:
J1 Electrostatic Charge and Force
Purpose
:
Demonstrates "charging by friction"
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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
M1-01: LASER DIFFRACTION - FIXED SINGLE SLIT
Demonstrate single slit diffraction.
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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.
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M1-05: FINGERS AND SODIUM SOURCE - VARIABLE SINGLE SLIT
See single slit diffraction.
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M1-06: LASER DIFFRACTION - HUMAN HAIR
Demonstrate laser diffraction with a human hair.
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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.
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M1-13: INTERFERENCE - KLINGER TRANSPARENT SLIDES
Model interference between two point sources.
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M1-14: MICROWAVES - INTERFERENCE OF TWO POINT SOURCES
Demonstrate interference using microwaves.
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M1-15: MICROWAVES - YOUNG'S DOUBLE SLIT INTERFERENCE
Illustrate two-slit interference using microwaves.
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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.
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M1-21: LASER DIFFRACTION - MULTIPLE SLITS
Show the transition from one slit to multiple slits and the diffraction grating.
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M1-22: LASER DIFFRACTION - GRATINGS
Demonstrate diffraction (well, actually interference) by a grating.
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M1-32: SLITFILMS AND LONG FILAMENT BULB
Diffraction and interference by various slits and combinations of slits.
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M1-33: LASER DIFFFRACTION - PHONOGRAPH RECORD
Demonstrate interference of a laser beam by a type of grating.
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M1-34: LASER DIFFRACTION - COMPACT DISC
Demonstrate interference of a laser beam by a type of grating.
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M1-35: LASER DIFFRACTION - VIDEODISC
Demonstrate diffraction of a laser beam by a standard videodisc.
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M1-41: PEACOCK FEATHER
Demonstrate a type of iridescence.
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M1-42: IRIDESCENT GREEN JUNE BEETLE
Demonstrate a type of iridescence.
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