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L2-27: Infinity Mirror - Portable
Category: L2 Plane Mirrors
Purpose:
Illusion with half-silvered mirror.
L7-43: Telephoto Lens Model - Point Source
Category: L7 Optical Instruments
Purpose:
A model of a telephoto lens
I7-11: FERMI SURFACE OF ALUMINUM
Purpose:
Illustrate the Fermi surface of aluminum.
I4-02: PVT SURFACE - TRANSPARENT
Category: I4 Changes of State
Purpose:
Illustrate aspects of phase transitions.
I3-19: LIFTING USING ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE
Category: I3 Gases
Purpose:
Dramatically demonstrate an effect of air pressure.
I3-16: COLLAPSE OF CAN - LARGE PUMP
Category: I3 Gases
Purpose:
Demonstrate the forces created by atmospheric air pressure.
I3-14: MAGDEBURG HEMISPHERES
Category: I3 Gases
Purpose:
Demonstrate force arising from the atmospheric pressure of air.
M8-21: CALCITE BIREFRINGENCE
Category: M8 Optical Activity and Birefringence
Purpose:
Demonstrate birefringence in a calcite crystal.
M8-14: PHOTOELASTICITY
Category: M8 Optical Activity and Birefringence
Purpose:
Demonstrate photoelasticity in plastic.
M7-17: REFLECTION OF LIGHT FROM DIELECTRIC AND CONDUCTOR
Category: M7 Linear Polarization and Scattering
Purpose:
Demonstrate how light is polarized when it reflects from dielectric surfaces, and remains unpolarized after reflecting from conducting surfaces.
L7-25: GALILEAN TELESCOPE - TV
Category: L7 Optical Instruments
Purpose:
Illustratre how a Galilean telescope works.
L7-24: TERRESTRIAL TELESCOPE - TV
Category: L7 Optical Instruments
Purpose:
Illustrate how a terrestrial telescope works.
L7-23: ASTRONOMICAL TELESCOPE - TV
Category: L7 Optical Instruments
Purpose:
Illustratre how an astronomical telescope works.
M7-02: RADIOWAVES - POLARIZATION
Category: M7 Linear Polarization and Scattering
Purpose:
Demonstrate polarization of radio waves due to antenna orit\entation.
M6-11: HOLOGRAM - MULTIPLEX - BASEBALL
Category: M6 Holograms
Purpose:
Rotating 360 degree multiplex hologram.
M6-01: HOLOGRAM - LASER LIGHT - VOLKSWAGEN
Category: M6 Holograms
Purpose:
View a laser light hologram.
L7-11: OPTICAL BOARD - ASTRONOMICAL TELESCOPE
Category: L7 Optical Instruments
Purpose:
Model the optics of an astronomical telescope.
L7-04: DEPTH OF FIELD AND FIELD OF VIEW
Category: L7 Optical Instruments
Purpose:
Demonstrate depth of field as a function of aperture setting, and to demonstrate field of view as a function of zoom setting on a TV lens.
M4-31: IRIDESCENT BOTTLE
Category: M4 Thin Film Interference
Purpose:
Demonstrate iridescence from thin film interference.
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M8-01 POLAROIDS AND KARO SYRUP
Demonstration of an optical cavity. Read More
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M8-02: OPTICAL ACTIVITY - GLASS IN KARO SYRUP TANK
Exotic demonstration of optical activity. Read More
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M8-03: OPTICAL ACTIVITY IN KARO SYRUP CYLINDERS
Demonstrate optical activity and rotation of the plane of polarization. Read More
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M8-04: OPTICAL ACTIVITY IN KARO SYRUP TANK
Show rotation of the plane of polarization of white light in a uniform tank of Karo syrup. Read More
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M8-05: POLAROIDS AND KARO SYRUP - SPECTRUM
Demonstrate explicitly that the angle of rotation of polarized light in an optically active medium is a function of wavelength. Read More
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M8-11: OPTICAL ACTIVITY - ROSE AND BUTTERFLY
Demonstration of classical optically active trinkets. Read More
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M8-12: POLARIZED COLOR SLIDE SET
Fancy artistic demonstration of optical activity. Read More
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M8-13: POLAGE
Art using optically active materials. Read More
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M8-14: PHOTOELASTICITY
Demonstrate photoelasticity in plastic. Read More
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M8-21: CALCITE BIREFRINGENCE
Demonstrate birefringence in a calcite crystal. Read More
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M8-22: NICOL PRISM
Show polarization by the classic Nicol prism. Read More
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M8-31: LIQUID CRYSTALS
Show various liquid crystals for individual viewing. Read More
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