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Interference
N1-51: SPECTROMETER - HAND HELD
Category:
N1 Continuous Spectra
Purpose
:
Demonstrate spectra individually.
M1-42: IRIDESCENT GREEN JUNE BEETLE
Category:
M1 Interference and Diffraction - Slits and Gratings
Purpose
:
Demonstrate a type of iridescence.
M1-41: PEACOCK FEATHER
Category:
M1 Interference and Diffraction - Slits and Gratings
Purpose
:
Demonstrate a type of iridescence.
M1-35: LASER DIFFRACTION - VIDEODISC
Category:
M1 Interference and Diffraction - Slits and Gratings
Purpose
:
Demonstrate diffraction of a laser beam by a standard videodisc.
M1-16: INTERFERENCE OF LIGHT - SOUND WAVE MODEL
Category:
M1 Interference and Diffraction - Slits and Gratings
Purpose
:
Show explicitly how two waves with the same amplitude and frequency will interfere when their relative phase changes.
M1-15: MICROWAVES - YOUNG'S DOUBLE SLIT INTERFERENCE
Category:
M1 Interference and Diffraction - Slits and Gratings
Purpose
:
Illustrate two-slit interference using microwaves.
M1-14: MICROWAVES - INTERFERENCE OF TWO POINT SOURCES
Category:
M1 Interference and Diffraction - Slits and Gratings
Purpose
:
Demonstrate interference using microwaves.
M1-13: INTERFERENCE - KLINGER TRANSPARENT SLIDES
Category:
M1 Interference and Diffraction - Slits and Gratings
Purpose
:
Model interference between two point sources.
M1-12: INTERFERENCE - TRANSPARENCIES
Category:
M1 Interference and Diffraction - Slits and Gratings
Purpose
:
Analog to the interference pattern from two identical light sources.
N1-14: REFLECTION GRATING - LARGE
Category:
N1 Continuous Spectra
Purpose
:
Show a spectrum from a small bright source.
N1-13: DIFFRACTION SPECTRUM OF WHITE LIGHT - PORTABLE
Category:
N1 Continuous Spectra
Purpose
:
Individual observation of white light spectrum.
N1-12: DIFFRACTION SPECTRA - GRATING ON OVERHEAD PROJECTOR
Category:
N1 Continuous Spectra
Purpose
:
Very simple white light diffraction spectrum.
N1-11: DIFFRACTION SPECTRUM OF WHITE LIGHT - POINT SOURCE
Category:
N1 Continuous Spectra
Purpose
:
Demonstrate continuous spectrum.
M4-02: NEWTON'S RINGS - PROJECTION
Category:
M4 Thin Film Interference
Purpose
:
Demonstrate a well-known interference pattern
M3-01 MICHELSON INTERFEROMETER - LASER LIGHT
Category:
M3 Interferometers
Purpose
:
Shows laser light fringes using a Michelson interferometer
M1-11 LASER DIFFRACTION - FIXED DOUBLE SLITS
Category:
M1 Interference and Diffraction - Slits and Gratings
Purpose
:
Demonstrates double slit interference
H2-21 AUDIBLE YOUNG'S EXPERIMENT - GROUP LISTENING
Category:
H2 Wave Properties of Sound
Purpose
:
Demonstrates interference of sound waves with two coherent sources
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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
M4-01: INTERFERENCE IN THIN MICA SHEET - PROJECTION
Demonstration of thin film interference.
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M4-02: NEWTON'S RINGS - PROJECTION
Demonstrate a well-known interference pattern.
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M4-03: WEDGE INTERFERENCE FILTER
Demonstrate interference by a variable thickness wedge.
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M4-04: INTERFERENCE BETWEEN GLASS PLATES
Demonstration of interference by a thin film.
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M4-11: ANTI-REFLECTIVE COATING
Show how a quarter-wavelength coating prevents reflectinon.
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M4-12: DICHROIC FILTERS
Show how dichroic filters work.
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M4-21: SOAP FILM INTERFERENCE - SIMPLE LARGE VERSION
Very simple and clear demonstration of soap film interference.
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M4-22: SOAP FILM INTERFERENCE - PROJECTION
Demonstrate soap film interference in a complicated way.
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M4-23: SOAP FILM INTERFERENCE - ROTATING HEMISPHERE
Demonstrate circular soap film interference patterns.
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M4-24: SOAP FILM INTERFERENCE - CORRIDOR DISPLAY
Show soap film interference and minimum energy soap surfaces.
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M4-25: INTERFERENCE IN LARGE SOAP FILM - SODIUM AND WHITE
Large interference demonstration for lecture hall use.
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M4-31: IRIDESCENT BOTTLE
Demonstrate iridescence from thin film interference.
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