PHYS106
M4-21: SOAP FILM INTERFERENCE - SIMPLE LARGE VERSION
Category: M4 Thin Film Interference
Purpose:
Very simple and clear demonstration of soap film interference.
M4-12: DICHROIC FILTERS
Category: M4 Thin Film Interference
Purpose:
Show how dichroic filters work.
M4-11: ANTI-REFLECTIVE COATING
Category: M4 Thin Film Interference
Purpose:
Show how a quarter-wavelength coating prevents reflectino.
M3-02: MICHELSON INTERFEROMETER - WHITE LIGHT
Category: M3 Interferometers
Purpose:
Show white light fringes using a Michelson interferometer.
H2-26: PHASE REVERSAL BETWEEN STEREO SPEAKERS - MUSIC
Category: H2 Wave Properties of Sound
Purpose:
Demonstrate interference of sound in a dramatic way.
H2-24: AUDIBLE YOUNG'S EXPERIMENT - MIC AND SCOPE
Category: H2 Wave Properties of Sound
Purpose:
Demonstrate interference of sound with two coherent sound sources in a quantitative way.
G3-05: SHIVE WAVE MACHINE - PARTIAL REFLECTIONS
Category: G3 Mechanical Waves - One Dimensional
Purpose:
Show that a wave will be partially reflected at a point where the impedance changes.
L5-02: TOTAL INTERNAL REFLECTION IN LONG TANK
Category: L5 Total Internal Reflection
Purpose:
Demonstrate total internal reflection of a laser light.
L2-44: CORNER REFLECTOR - HAND HELD
Category: L2 Plane Mirrors
Purpose:
Demonstrate dramatically how a corner reflector works.
M1-42: IRIDESCENT GREEN JUNE BEETLE
Purpose:
Demonstrate a type of iridescence.
M1-41: PEACOCK FEATHER
Purpose:
Demonstrate a type of iridescence.
M1-34: LASER DIFFRACTION - COMPACT DISC
Purpose:
Demonstrate interference of a laser beam by a type of grating.
M1-22: LASER DIFFRACTION - GRATINGS
Purpose:
Demonstrate diffraction (well, actually interference) by a grating.
M1-06: LASER DIFFRACTION - HUMAN HAIR
Purpose:
Demonstrate laser diffraction with a human hair.
M1-01: LASER DIFFRACTION - FIXED SINGLE SLIT
Purpose:
Demonstrate single slit diffraction.
O1-11: TEST OF NEARSIGHTEDNESS VS. FARSIGHTEDNESS
Category: O1 Image Production
Purpose:
Identify nearsighted and farsighted eyes using laser speckle.
O2-14: VISUAL LATENCY - REACTION TIME
Category: O2 Visual Latency
Purpose:
Demonstrate visual latency.
O2-01: PERSISTENCE OF VISION - ELECTRONIC FLASH
Category: O2 Visual Latency
Purpose:
Demonstrate persistence of vision.
P3-61: FLUORESCENT LIQUIDS
Category: P3 Atoms and Molecules
Purpose:
Show fluorescence of different chemicals.
O4-33: IMPOSSIBLE TRIANGLE
Category: O4 Optical Illusions
Purpose:
Classic impossible triangle illusion with a twist.
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N1-01: PRISMATIC SPECTRUM OF WHITE LIGHT - POINT SOURCE
Demonstrate continuous spectrum. Read More
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N1-03: PRISMATIC SPECTRUM OF WHITE LIGHT - WATER PRISM
Demonstrate continuous spectrum using water as the dispersing medium. Read More
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N1-05 SPECTRA - VISIBLE AND INVISIBLE
Demonstrates continuous spectrum
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N1-06: POLYPRISM SPECTRA
Demonstrate continuous spectra with several different types of glass. Read More
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N1-07: VARIATION OF SPECTRUM WITH LAMP INTENSITY
Demonstrate continuous spectrum as the brightness of the source changes Read More
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N1-08: GOETHE'S PUZZLE
Show the view of a slide through a prism and argue about color theory. Read More
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N1-09: COMPLEMENTARY SPECTRUM
Display the spectrum of a "negative" slit. Read More
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N1-11: DIFFRACTION SPECTRUM OF WHITE LIGHT - POINT SOURCE
Demonstrate continuous spectrum. Read More
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N1-12: DIFFRACTION SPECTRA - GRATING ON OVERHEAD PROJECTOR
Very simple white light diffraction spectrum. Read More
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N1-13: DIFFRACTION SPECTRUM OF WHITE LIGHT - PORTABLE
Individual observation of white light spectrum. Read More
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N1-14: REFLECTION GRATING - LARGE
Show a spectrum from a small bright source. Read More
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N1-21: COLOR SEPARATION AND RECOMBINATION BY PRISMS
Show how a prism can recombine previously dispersed white light. Read More
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N1-22: OPTICAL BOARD - PRISMS - SEPARATE AND RECOMBINE
Separate white light into its component colors with a prism and use an identical prism to recombine the light. Read More
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N1-23: FINE RESOLUTION OF SPECTRUM USING TWO PRISMS
Increase the dispersion in a white light spectrum by adding a second prism. Read More
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N1-31: SUN DOG - MODEL
Show how a "sun dog" is formed. Read More
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N1-32: ICE CRYSTALS - PAPER MODELS
Illustrate how two types of ice crystals formed high in the atmosphere float downward through the air with preferred orientations. Read More
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N1-41: RAINDROP RAY MODEL
Illustrate formation of a rainbow. Read More
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N1-42: RAINDROP MECHANICAL MODEL
Illustrate rays in formation of a rainbow. Read More
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N1-43: RAINBOW - GLASS BEAD MODEL
Observe an almost complete circular rainbow formed by glass beads. Read More
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N1-44: OPTICAL BOARD - RAINBOW
Demonstrates internal reflection and dispersion of light
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N1-45: RAINBOW - WATER FLASK
Demonstrate a large angle rainbow. Read More
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N1-51: SPECTROMETER - HAND HELD
Demonstrate spectra individually. Read More
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N1-61: REFRACTION OF LIGHT IN DIAMOND
Show how a diamond produces colors from white light. Read More
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