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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
Category:
M1 Interference and Diffraction - Slits and Gratings
Purpose
:
Demonstrate a type of iridescence.
M1-41: PEACOCK FEATHER
Category:
M1 Interference and Diffraction - Slits and Gratings
Purpose
:
Demonstrate a type of iridescence.
M1-34: LASER DIFFRACTION - COMPACT DISC
Category:
M1 Interference and Diffraction - Slits and Gratings
Purpose
:
Demonstrate interference of a laser beam by a type of grating.
M1-22: LASER DIFFRACTION - GRATINGS
Category:
M1 Interference and Diffraction - Slits and Gratings
Purpose
:
Demonstrate diffraction (well, actually interference) by a grating.
M1-06: LASER DIFFRACTION - HUMAN HAIR
Category:
M1 Interference and Diffraction - Slits and Gratings
Purpose
:
Demonstrate laser diffraction with a human hair.
M1-01: LASER DIFFRACTION - FIXED SINGLE SLIT
Category:
M1 Interference and Diffraction - Slits and Gratings
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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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
O4-01: SCIENCE
Trick the unwary student.
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O4-02: PARIS IN THE SPRING - EXPECTATIONS
Show how your mind affects what you see.
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O4-03: OPTICAL ILLUSION SLIDES - BLACK AND WHITE
Show some classic optical illusions.
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O4-04: OPTICAL ILLUSION SLIDES - COLOR
Demonstrate color illusions.
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O4-06: OPTICS OF A GLASS ROD
Stimulate thought about the variation of the index of refraction with color.
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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.
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O4-21: TRAVELING LIGHT ILLUSION
Classic travelling light illusion.
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O4-22: CORNSWEET ILLUSION
Classic Cornsweet illusion with circular rotating discs.
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O4-23: LIGHT PISTON
Illusion of size and distance perception due to lack of sufficient reference points.
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O4-24: DISTORTED FACE ILLUSION
Classic distorted face illusion.
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O4-25: RINSING ILLUSION
Demonstrate one type of "rinsing" illusion.
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O4-31: TRAPEZOIDAL WINDOW
Classic depth illusion.
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O4-32: SIZE OF COLORED FIGURES
Classic size illusion with a humorous twist.
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O4-33: IMPOSSIBLE TRIANGLE
Classic impossible triangle illusion with a twist.
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O4-34: IMPOSSIBLE CRATE
Impossible crate illusion.
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O4-35: WALK-IN BOX
Demonstrate an impossible figure in a dramatic way.
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O4-36: PERSPECTIVE BOX - CHAIR
Perspective illusion.
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O4-51: ANAGLYPH
Demonstrate creation of three-dimensional effects using red and blue images.
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O4-52: POLARIZATION 3D EFFECT
Demonstrate use of polarization to produce 3D.
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O4-53: STEREOGRAMS - 3D IMAGES FROM RANDOM PATTERNS
Stereoscopic view from repeated patterns.
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O4-54: VIEWMASTER
Three-dimensional photographs.
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