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Geometrical Optics
L5-24: FIBER OPTICS COMMUNICATION LINE
Category:
L5 Total Internal Reflection
Purpose
:
Demonstrate transmission of laser light by a real fiber optics communication line.
L5-22: FIBER OPTICS ARRAY - PROJECTION
Category:
L5 Total Internal Reflection
Purpose
:
Demonstrate fiber optics in an interesting way.
L5-21: FIBER OPTICS ARRAY
Category:
L5 Total Internal Reflection
Purpose
:
Demonstrate fiber optics in an exciting way.
L5-13: PLEXIGLASS SPIRAL WITH LASER
Category:
L5 Total Internal Reflection
Purpose
:
Demonstrate total internal reflection with laser light.
L5-05: IMAGE INVERSION BY PRISM
Category:
L5 Total Internal Reflection
Purpose
:
Demonstrate that a right angle prism can invert an image.
L5-04: MICROWAVES - TOTAL INTERNAL REFLECTION
Category:
L5 Total Internal Reflection
Purpose
:
Demonstrate total internal reflection of microwaves in a paraffin prism.
L5-03: FISH IN TANK - TOTAL INTERNAL REFLECTION
Category:
L5 Total Internal Reflection
Purpose
:
Illustrate total internal reflection.
L5-02: TOTAL INTERNAL REFLECTION IN LONG TANK
Category:
L5 Total Internal Reflection
Purpose
:
Demonstrate total internal reflection of a laser light.
L5-01: OPTICAL BOARD - TOTAL INTERNAL REFLECTION
Category:
L5 Total Internal Reflection
Purpose
:
Demonstrate total internal reflection and the critical angle.
N3-51: SPECTRUM WITH MINICAM AND VIDEO PROJECTOR
Category:
N3 Color
Purpose
:
Demonstrate how color TV equipment derives its color, and to illustrate a defect in handling of saturated colors such as spectra.
N3-45: REFLECTION AND TRANSMISSION FROM GOLD FOIL
Category:
N3 Color
Purpose
:
Show the complementary relationship between light reflected from and transmitted by a thin gold foil.
N3-44: THE COLOR OF COPPER
Category:
N3 Color
Purpose
:
Show that light reflected from copper is a desaturate orange.
N3-43: COLORS REFLECTED FROM COLORED OBJECTS
Category:
N3 Color
Purpose
:
Show why colored objects look colored.
N3-41: SPLITTING OF SPECTRUM INTO COMPLEMENTARY COLORS
Category:
N3 Color
Purpose
:
Show complementary colors by removing a band from the white light spectrum.
N3-33: MAXWELL'S EXPERIMENT - THREE-COLOR MIXING
Category:
N3 Color
Purpose
:
Demonstrate three-color mixing with positive colors.
N3-32: COLOR SEPARATION TRANSPARENCIES - LARGE
Category:
N3 Color
Purpose
:
Illustrate color mixing of negative color transparencies.
N3-31: COLOR SEPARATION TRANSPARENCIES
Category:
N3 Color
Purpose
:
Illustrate color mixing of negative color transparencies.
N3-28: HOLLOW PRISM
Category:
N3 Color
Purpose
:
Observe the color spectrum of white light using a prism filled with liquid.
N3-27: NEGATIVE FILTERS IN SERIES
Category:
N3 Color
Purpose
:
Demonstrate how negative filters combine to give color combinations
N3-26: COLOR FILTER SETS
Category:
N3 Color
Purpose
:
Several color filter sets are available for use as the instructor desires.
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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
N3-01: ADDITIVE COLOR MIXING OF LIGHTS
Demonstrate color mixing of lights.
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N3-02 ADDITIVE COLOR MIXING - PROJECTORS
Demonstrates additive color mixing of light
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N3-03: COLOR MIXING WITH DICHROIC SPOTLIGHTS
Demonstrates additive color mixing of light
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N3-04: POSITIVE COLOR MIXING IN COLOR TV
Show how color TV produces colors.
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N3-05: COLOR MIXING VIA CHROMATICITY DIAGRAM
Detailed demonstration of color mixing.
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N3-06: COLOR WHEEL
Demonstrate additive color mixing of lights.
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N3-07: COLOR WHEEL - FLUORESCENT
Demonstrate color mixing.
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N3-08: STROBOSCOPIC COLOR WHEEL
Demonstrate color mixing.
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N3-09: COLOR THEORY SLIDE
Show origin of positive and negative colors.
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N3-21: ADDITIVE FILTERS AND THEIR SPECTRA
Show colors of additive filters along with their spectra.
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N3-22: SUBTRACTIVE FILTERS AND THEIR SPECTRA
Compare colors and spectra of negative filters.
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N3-23: COLOR PERCEPTION WITH DYES AND FILTERS
Compare colors and spectra of dyes and filters.
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N3-24: FILTERGRAPH
Show colors with their spectra.
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N3-25: SERIES RED FILTERS
Show saturation using series filters.
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N3-26: COLOR FILTER SETS
Several color filter sets are available for use as the instructor desires.
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N3-27: NEGATIVE FILTERS IN SERIES
Demonstrate how negative filters combine to give color combinations
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N3-28: HOLLOW PRISM
Observe the color spectrum of white light using a prism filled with liquid.
Read More
N3-31: COLOR SEPARATION TRANSPARENCIES
Illustrate color mixing of negative color transparencies.
Read More
N3-32: COLOR SEPARATION TRANSPARENCIES - LARGE
Illustrate color mixing of negative color transparencies.
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N3-33: MAXWELL'S EXPERIMENT - THREE-COLOR MIXING
Demonstrate three-color mixing with positive colors.
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N3-41: SPLITTING OF SPECTRUM INTO COMPLEMENTARY COLORS
Show complementary colors by removing a band from the white light spectrum.
Read More
N3-43: COLORS REFLECTED FROM COLORED OBJECTS
Show why colored objects look colored.
Read More
N3-44: THE COLOR OF COPPER
Show that light reflected from copper is a desaturate orange.
Read More
N3-45: REFLECTION AND TRANSMISSION FROM GOLD FOIL
Show the complementary relationship between light reflected from and transmitted by a thin gold foil.
Read More
N3-51: SPECTRUM WITH MINICAM AND VIDEO PROJECTOR
Demonstrate how color TV equipment derives its color, and to illustrate a defect in handling of saturated colors such as spectra.
Read More
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