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Atomic Physics
N2-32: ABSORPTION SPECTRA OF GLASS
Category:
N2 Line Spectra
Purpose
:
Demonstrate absorption spectrum of glass doped with various chemicals.
N2-31: ABSORPTION SPECTRUM OF CHLOROPHYLL
Category:
N2 Line Spectra
Purpose
:
Demonstrate absorption spectrum of chlorophyll.
N2-22: PRISMATIC SPECTRUM OF SODIUM
Category:
N2 Line Spectra
Purpose
:
Show the spectrum of sodium, but does not resolve the yellow doublet.
N2-21: PRISMATIC SPECTRUM OF MERCURY - SUPERPRESSURE LAMP
Category:
N2 Line Spectra
Purpose
:
Show a line spectrum with superposed continuum.
N2-09: SPECTROPHOTOMETER
Category:
N2 Line Spectra
Purpose
:
Show how a spectrophotometer works.
N2-08: SPECTROSCOPE - HYDROGEN SPECTRUM
Category:
N2 Line Spectra
Purpose
:
Individual viewing of the hydrogen spectrum using a student spectrometer.
N2-07: DIFFRACTION SPECTRUM OF HYDROGEN - HOLOGRAPHIC GRATINGS
Category:
N2 Line Spectra
Purpose
:
Individual viewing of the Balmer series of hydrogen.
N2-06: DIFFRACTION SPECTRUM OF MERCURY - SUPERPRESSURE LAMP
Category:
N2 Line Spectra
Purpose
:
Projected line diffraction spectrum of high-pressure mercury lamp.
N2-04: DIFFRACTION SPECTRUM OF SODIUM - PROJECTION
Category:
N2 Line Spectra
Purpose
:
Projected line diffraction spectrum of high-pressure sodium lamp.
N2-03: DIFFRACTION SPECTRUM OF SODIUM - EXPENDABLE GRATINGS
Category:
N2 Line Spectra
Purpose
:
High-pressure sodium lamp shows both emission and absorption line spectra
P2-03: PHOTOELECTRIC EFFECT IN ZINC - UV LAMP
Category:
P2 Quantum Mechanics
Purpose
:
Demonstrate the emission of photoelectrons.
P2-02: PHOTOELECTRIC EFFECT IN ZINC - ARC LAMP
Category:
P2 Quantum Mechanics
Purpose
:
Demonstrate the emission of photoelectrons.
P3-67: FLUORESCENCE OF LAUNDRY SOAP
Category:
P3 Atoms and Molecules
Purpose
:
Demonstrate that laundry soap is fluorescent.
P3-66: FLUORESENCE AT LN TEMPERATURE
Category:
P3 Atoms and Molecules
Purpose
:
Demonstrate fluorescence of a normal material at LN temperature.
P3-65: WINTERGREEN MINTS
Category:
P3 Atoms and Molecules
Purpose
:
To demonstrate that breaking wintergreen mints creates small flashes of light.
P3-64: PHOSPHORESCENCE - BLACK LIGHT AND OSCILLOSCOPE CRT
Category:
P3 Atoms and Molecules
Purpose
:
Demonstrate phosphorescence.
P3-63: WAVE LENGTH SHIFTER BAR
Category:
P3 Atoms and Molecules
Purpose
:
Demonstrate how a wave length shifter bar absorbs photons and re-emits the energy at its characteristic wavelength.
P3-62: FLUORESCENT CHALK
Category:
P3 Atoms and Molecules
Purpose
:
Demonstrate fluorescence in different materials.
P3-61: FLUORESCENT LIQUIDS
Category:
P3 Atoms and Molecules
Purpose
:
Show fluorescence of different chemicals.
P3-54: ENERGY LEVELS - BALLS AND LADDER
Category:
P3 Atoms and Molecules
Purpose
:
Model energy levels in atomic orbits.
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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
P2-01: PHOTOELECTRIC EFFECT AND PLANCK'S CONSTANT
Demonstrate the frequency dependence of the photoelectric effect and determine the value of Planck's constant.
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P2-02: PHOTOELECTRIC EFFECT IN ZINC - ARC LAMP
Demonstrate the emission of photoelectrons.
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P2-03: PHOTOELECTRIC EFFECT IN ZINC - UV LAMP
Demonstrate the emission of photoelectrons.
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P2-04 PHOTOELECTRIC PROPELLER
Demonstrates solar cells
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P2-05: PHOTO-RESISTOR RELAY
Demonstrate operation of a photoresistor.
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P2-06 PHOTOELECTRIC TRUCK
Demonstrates solar cells
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P2-11: INTERFERENCE OF PHOTONS
Demonstrate two-slit interference of single photons.
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P2-12: X-RAY DIFFRACTION MODEL
Show analog between diffraction of light by a two-dimensional grating and diffraction of x-rays by a single crystal.
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P2-13: ELECTRON DIFFRACTION
Demonstrates the wave properties of electrons
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P2-14: ELECTRON DIFFRACTION MODEL
Analog to diffraction of electrons or x-rays by a powdered crystal.
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P2-15: WAVE PACKETS - OSCILLATORS
Show that wave packets begin to form when sinusoidal oscillations with similar frequencies are combined.
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P2-20: FLUORESCENCE WITH LASER AND PYLON
Demonstrates change in light color due to flourescence
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P2-21 BLACK BODY MODEL
Demonstrates that a cavity is blacker than any surface -- making it a good approximation for an ideal black body
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P2-22 BICHSEL BOXES - BLACK BODY RADIATION
Demonstrates Wien's law of radiation
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P2-24: GIANT-LIGHT BULB
Demonstrate color and intensity changes of blackbody radiation with temperature.
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P2-41: POTENTIAL WELL - HILL TRACK MODEL
Illustrate the concept of a quantum mechanical potential well.
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P2-42: PARTICLE IN A BOX - 1D - QM INTRODUCTION
Model behavior of a quantum mechanical one-dimensional particle in a box.
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P2-43: CLASSICAL HARMONIC OSCILLATOR - QM INTRODUCTION
Demonstrate the simple behavior of a classical particle moving in a quadratic field.
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P2-51: OPTICAL ANALOG OF QM STATES AND OPERATORS
Use properties of optical devices as analogs to illustrate quantum mechanical states and operators.
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P2-61: DIRAC STRING TRICK
Illustration of a topological property of the group of rotations.
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