PHYS106
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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O4-01: SCIENCE
Trick the unwary student. Read More
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O4-02: PARIS IN THE SPRING - EXPECTATIONS
Show how your mind affects what you see. Read More
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O4-03: OPTICAL ILLUSION SLIDES - BLACK AND WHITE
Show some classic optical illusions. Read More
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O4-04: OPTICAL ILLUSION SLIDES - COLOR
Demonstrate color illusions. Read More
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O4-06: OPTICS OF A GLASS ROD
Stimulate thought about the variation of the index of refraction with color. Read More
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O4-08: GREEN TOMATO
Generates discussion about the variation of index of refraction with color
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O4-12: SAWING LASER BEAM WITH COMB
Produce small segments of sawed off laser beam. Read More
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O4-21: TRAVELING LIGHT ILLUSION
Classic travelling light illusion. Read More
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O4-22: CORNSWEET ILLUSION
Classic Cornsweet illusion with circular rotating discs. Read More
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O4-23: LIGHT PISTON
Illusion of size and distance perception due to lack of sufficient reference points. Read More
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O4-24: DISTORTED FACE ILLUSION
Classic distorted face illusion. Read More
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O4-25: RINSING ILLUSION
Demonstrate one type of "rinsing" illusion. Read More
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O4-31: TRAPEZOIDAL WINDOW
Classic depth illusion. Read More
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O4-32: SIZE OF COLORED FIGURES
Classic size illusion with a humorous twist. Read More
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O4-33: IMPOSSIBLE TRIANGLE
Classic impossible triangle illusion with a twist. Read More
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O4-34: IMPOSSIBLE CRATE
Impossible crate illusion. Read More
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O4-35: WALK-IN BOX
Demonstrate an impossible figure in a dramatic way. Read More
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O4-36: PERSPECTIVE BOX - CHAIR
Perspective illusion. Read More
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O4-51: ANAGLYPH
Demonstrate creation of three-dimensional effects using red and blue images. Read More
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O4-52: POLARIZATION 3D EFFECT
Demonstrate use of polarization to produce 3D. Read More
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O4-53: STEREOGRAMS - 3D IMAGES FROM RANDOM PATTERNS
Stereoscopic view from repeated patterns. Read More
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O4-54: VIEWMASTER
Three-dimensional photographs. Read More
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