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PHYS270
K2-03 FARADAY'S EXPERIMENT ON INDUCTION
Category:
K2 Electromagnetic Induction
Purpose
:
Demonstrates the induction between two coils
K2-02 INDUCTION IN A SINGLE WIRE
Category:
K2 Electromagnetic Induction
Purpose
:
Demonstrates magnetic induction
K2-01 EARTH INDUCTOR
Category:
K2 Electromagnetic Induction
Purpose
:
Induces an emf by moving a coil through Earth's magnetic field
K1-22 TORQUE ON 500-TURN COIL IN MAGNETIC FIELD
Category:
K1 Forces on Moving Particles
Purpose
:
Demonstrates the torque on a current loop in a magnetic field
K1-21 TORQUE ON CURRENT LOOP IN MAGNETIC FIELD
Category:
K1 Forces on Moving Particles
Purpose
:
Demonstrates the torque on a current loop in a magnetic field
K1-12 CATHODE-RAY TUBE - DEFLECTION BY MAGNET
Category:
K1 Forces on Moving Particles
Purpose
:
Demonstrates the force on an electron beam by a magnetic field
K1-03 FORCE ON CURRENT IN MAGNETIC FIELD
Category:
K1 Forces on Moving Particles
Purpose
:
Demonstrates force on a current-carrying wire in a magnetic field
K1-02: FORCE BETWEEN CURRENT-CARRYING WIRES - PROJECTION
Category:
K1 Forces on Moving Particles
Purpose
:
Demonstrates the force between two adjacent parallel current-carrying wires
J7-11 PARAMAGNETISM AND DIAMAGNETISM
Category:
J7 Magnetic Materials
Purpose
:
Demonstrates paramagnetic and diamagnetic materials
J5-33 TORQUE ON A BAR MAGNET
Category:
J5 Magnetostatics
Purpose
:
Demonstrates the torque on a bar magnet in a magnetic field
J5-20 OERSTED EXPERIMENT- LARGE COIL AND COMPASS
Category:
J5 Magnetostatics
Purpose
:
Demonstrates that magnetic fields are generated around current-carrying wires
J5-16 MAGNETIC FIELD OF WIRE, LOOP, SOLENOID
Category:
J5 Magnetostatics
Purpose
:
Visualize magnetic field lines for simple current configurations
J5-14 MAGNETIC FIELD AROUND SINGLE AND PARALLEL WIRES
Category:
J5 Magnetostatics
Purpose
:
Visualize the magnetic field around a wire and near two wires carrying opposite currents.
J5-06 MAGNET - BROKEN BUT NO MONOPOLE
Category:
J5 Magnetostatics
Purpose
:
Demonstrates that magnet poles come in pairs
J5-01 MAGNETIC FIELD OF A BAR MAGNET
Category:
J5 Magnetostatics
Purpose
:
Visualize the magnetic field around a bar magnet
J4-32 DISCHARGE OF CAPACITOR WITH BANG
Category:
J4 Capacitance and Polarization
Purpose
:
Demonstrates that capacitors store electrical energy
J1-21 ELECTROSTATIC ATTRAC AND REPULS - CHARGED CYLINDERS
Category:
J1 Electrostatic Charge and Force
Purpose
:
Demonstrates electrostatic attraction and repulsion
H2-21 AUDIBLE YOUNG'S EXPERIMENT - GROUP LISTENING
Category:
H2 Wave Properties of Sound
Purpose
:
Demonstrates interference of sound waves with two coherent sources
G3-28 SUSPENDED SLINKY
Category:
G3 Mechanical Waves - One Dimensional
Purpose
:
Shows longitudinal and transverse traveling waves & standing waves
G3-01 SHIVE WAVE MACHINE - TRAVELING WAVES
Category:
G3 Mechanical Waves - One Dimensional
Purpose
:
Demonstrates traveling waves
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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
M5-01: LASER DIFFRACTION - TWO DIMENSIONAL GRATINGS
Show diffraction by two dimensional gratings.
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M5-02: LASER DIFFRACTION - MESHES
Show diffraction by two dimensional gratings.
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M5-03: LASER DIFFRACTION - OPTICAL CRYSTALS
Two dimensional diffraction patterns with crystal symmetries.
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M5-04: LASER DIFFRACTION - EXOTIC ARRAYS
Show diffraction by arrays of complex figures.
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M5-11: LASER DIFFRACTION - PIN POINT
Diffraction of laser beam by a pin point.
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M5-12: LASER DIFFRACTION - RAZOR EDGE
Diffraction of a laser beam by a sharp edge.
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M5-21: LASER DIFFRACTION - FRESNEL'S MIRROR
Interference of a laser beam using Fresnel's mirror.
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M5-22: LASER DIFFRACTION - LLOYD'S MIRROR
Laser interference using Lloyd's mirror.
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M5-23: LLOYD'S MIRROR - WHITE LIGHT
White light interference from Lloyd's mirror.
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M5-24: LASER INTERFERENCE - FRESNEL'S BIPRISM
Interference of laser beam using Fresnel's biprism.
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M5-25: FRESNEL BIPRISM - WHITE LIGHT
Show white light interference.
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M5-26: LASER DIFFRACTION - FRONT AND REAR LENS SURFACES
Demonstrates interference between light reflected by front and rear surfaces of a lens.
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M5-51: OPTICAL TRANSFER FUNCTION - DEP ON SPATIAL FREQ
Show the effect of de-focussing on the (diffraction limited) optical transfer function of a lens (the lens of the projector).
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