PHYS260
H1-01 BELL IN VACUUM
Category: H1 Nature of Sound
Purpose:
Demonstrates sound wave requirement for a medium
G4-02 RIPPLE TANK
Category: G4 Mechanical Waves - Two Dimensional
Purpose:
Illustrates wave phenomena water surface
G3-53 STANDING WAVES IN A STRING
Category: G3 Mechanical Waves - One Dimensional
Purpose:
Demonstrates standing waves on a thin string
G3-51 ROPE WAVE GENERATOR - FREQUENCY VS. WAVELENGTH
Category: G3 Mechanical Waves - One Dimensional
Purpose:
Shows the relationship between frequency and wavelength for fixed tension cord
G3-28 SUSPENDED SLINKY
Category: G3 Mechanical Waves - One Dimensional
Purpose:
Shows longitudinal and transverse traveling waves & standing waves
G3-21 TRANSVERSE WAVES ON A LONG SPRING
Category: G3 Mechanical Waves - One Dimensional
Purpose:
Demonstrates traveling waves
G3-01 SHIVE WAVE MACHINE - TRAVELING WAVES
Category: G3 Mechanical Waves - One Dimensional
Purpose:
Demonstrates traveling waves
G2-01 MASS ON SPRING - HAND HELD
Category: G2 Resonance and Coupled Oscillations
Purpose:
Demonstrates resonance and phase shift at resonance
G1-60 CHAOS - TWO BIFILAR PENDULA
Category: G1 Simple Harmonic Motion
Purpose:
Illustrates chaotic motion
G1-52 STRINGLESS PENDULUM
Category: G1 Simple Harmonic Motion
Purpose:
Demonstrates an example of SHM
G1-15 PENDULA WITH 4 TO 1 LENGTH RATIO
Category: G1 Simple Harmonic Motion
Purpose:
Shows that period of a simple pendulum is proportional to the square root of its length
G1-14 PENDULA WITH DIFFERENT MASSES
Category: G1 Simple Harmonic Motion
Purpose:
Demonstrates independence of a simple pendulum's period with mass of the bob.
G1-11 COMPARISON OF SHM AND UCM
Category: G1 Simple Harmonic Motion
Purpose:
Demonstrates the relationship between simple harmonic motion and uniform circular motion.
G1-01 EXAMPLES OF SIMPLE HARMONIC MOTION
Category: G1 Simple Harmonic Motion
Purpose:
Illustrates simple harmonic motion
F5-22 VENTURI TUBE WITH PING PONG BALLS
Category: F5 Forces in Moving Fluids
Purpose:
Illustrates the venturi effect.
F5-21 VENTURI TUBE WITH MANOMETERS
Category: F5 Forces in Moving Fluids
Purpose:
Illustrates the venturi effect
F2-21 REACTION TO BUOYANT FORCE
Category: F2 Buoyancy
Purpose:
Demonstrates the reaction force using a liquid.
F2-01 ARCHIMEDES' PRINCIPLE
Category: F2 Buoyancy
Purpose:
Demonstrates the buoyant force on a body submerged in a fluid to be equal to the weight of the displaced fluid.
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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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