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I3-20: COLLAPSE OF CAN - LARGE CAN WITH MALLET
Category: I3 Gases
Purpose:
Demonstrate collapse of a can by atmospheric pressure.
K5-35: RESISTORS AT LN TEMPERATURE
Category: K5 Electrical Properties of Matter
Purpose:
Illustrate materials with both positive and negative temperature coefficients of resistivity.
I3-14: MAGDEBURG HEMISPHERES
Category: I3 Gases
Purpose:
Demonstrate force arising from the atmospheric pressure of air.
I2-27: THERMAL EQUILIBRIUM BETWEEN ALUMINUM AND COPPER
Category: I2 Transfer of Heat
Purpose:
Show process of thermal equilibrium happening between touching aluminum and copper cylinders.
I2-24: THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY IN WATER
Category: I2 Transfer of Heat
Purpose:
Demonstrate that water is a poor conductor of heat.
I1-22: WATER DENSITY VS TEMPERATURE
Category: I1 Thermal Properties of Matter
Purpose:
Demonstrate the change in the density of water with temperature.
I1-01: THERMOMETERS
Category: I1 Thermal Properties of Matter
Purpose:
Show several types of thermometers.
J4-03: PARALLEL PLATE CAPACITOR - SERIES CAPACITORS
Category: J4 Capacitance and Polarization
Purpose:
Demonstrate the effect of capacitors in series.
J3-22: FARADAY CAGE - ELECTROSCOPE
Category: J3 Electric Fields and Potential
Purpose:
Demonstrate that the electric field within a closed surface is zero.
J3-11: EQUIPOTENTIALS/LINES OF FORCE - ONE CHARGE
Category: J3 Electric Fields and Potential
Purpose:
Aid in visualization of equipotentials and lines of force.
J3-01: EXISTENCE OF ELECTRIC FIELDS
Category: J3 Electric Fields and Potential
Purpose:
Demonstrate the existence of electric fields and to map them semi-quantitatively.
J1-41: CONDUCTORS AND INSULATORS
Category: J1 Electrostatic Charge and Force
Purpose:
Demonstrate the difference between materials that conduct electricity and those that do not.
H3-11: TUNING FORKS AND RESONANT TUBE
Category: H3 Standing Sound Waves
Purpose:
Illustrate resonance in an air column.
H2-54: BEATS - MOIRE PATTERN MODEL
Category: H2 Wave Properties of Sound
Purpose:
Model for beats between mistuned audio oscillators.
G3-52: ROPE WAVE GENERATOR - ROPE TENSION VS WAVELENGTH
Category: G3 Mechanical Waves - One Dimensional
Purpose:
Observe the change in wavelength of a vibrating rope as the tension is varied.
G3-27: AIR TABLE - TRANSVERSE AND LONGITUDINAL WAVES
Category: G3 Mechanical Waves - One Dimensional
Purpose:
Demonstrate transverse and longitudinal waves using an air table.
G3-26: AIR TRACK - LONGITUDINAL WAVES
Category: G3 Mechanical Waves - One Dimensional
Purpose:
Demonstrate longitudinal waves with a series of spring-coupled air track gliders.
G3-24: SLINKY ON LECTURE TABLE - TRAVELING WAVES
Category: G3 Mechanical Waves - One Dimensional
Purpose:
Show travelling waves.
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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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