PHYS260
K8-46: Radio Waves & Faraday Cage
Category: K8 Electromagnetic Waves and Sources
Purpose:
Demonstrates that radio waves do not penetrate a Faraday cage
I2-28: WATER BALLOON AND CANDLE
Category: I2 Transfer of Heat
Purpose:
To demonstrate the transfer of heat by water
I6-52: ENTROPY - FOUR BALLS IN GAS DIFFUSION MODEL
Purpose:
Demonstrate that an ordered state is statistically possible.
I6-41: MOLECULAR MOTION DEMO - LIQUIDS
Purpose:
Model the behavior of liquids.
I6-40: MOLECULAR MOTION DEMO - SOLIDS
Purpose:
Model the behavior of solids.
I6-39: MOLECULAR MOTION DEMO - CHARLES' LAW
Purpose:
Model Charles' law.
I6-38: MOLECULAR MOTION DEMO - BOYLE'S LAW
Purpose:
Model Boyle's law.
I6-34: MOLECULAR MOTION DEMO - TEMPERATURE OF A GAS
Purpose:
Model gas pressure.
I6-33: MOLECULAR MOTION DEMO - GAS PRESSURE
Purpose:
Model gas pressure.
I6-32: MOLECULAR MOTION DEMO - RANDOM MOTION IN GASES
Purpose:
Model random molecular motion.
I5-51: SPECIFIC HEAT - ALUMINUM AND COPPER
Category: I5 Laws of Thermodynamics
Purpose:
Illustrate calorimitry and to determine experimentally the specific heats of aluminum and of copper.
I5-02: TRANSFORMATION OF MECHANICAL ENERGY INTO HEAT
Category: I5 Laws of Thermodynamics
Purpose:
Demonstrate transformation of mechanical energy into heat.
I4-32: FREEZING WATER BY PUMPING
Category: I4 Changes of State
Purpose:
Freeze water by reducing the ambient pressure.
I4-19: CONDENSATION OF STEAM - SODA CAN COLLAPSE
Category: I4 Changes of State
Purpose:
Surprising demonstration using condensation of steam.
I4-17: AIR BALLOON ON LIQUID NITROGEN
Category: I4 Changes of State
Purpose:
Demonstrate dramatically that the volume of vapor is greater than the volume of the same amount of liquid.
I4-11: BOILING AT REDUCED PRESSURE
Category: I4 Changes of State
Purpose:
Demonstrate that water boils at a lower temperature under reduced pressure.
I4-03: LATENT HEAT - ICE TO WATER TO STEAM
Category: I4 Changes of State
Purpose:
Show latent heat as ice is transformed to water and then to steam.
K7-14: RC CIRCUIT - 100 MICROSECOND TIME CONSTANT
Category: K7 RLC Circuits
Purpose:
Demonstrate a reasonably fast RC circuit.
K8-13: RADIOWAVES - LECHER WIRE STANDING WAVES
Category: K8 Electromagnetic Waves and Sources
Purpose:
Illustrate standing electromagnetic waves in a high-impedance transmission line.
K6-02: SERIES AND PARALLEL LIGHTS - FIVE BULBS
Category: K6 Electric Circuits and Instruments
Purpose:
Demonstrate combinations of series and parallel light bulbs.
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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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