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PHYS270
K2-43: LENZ'S LAW - PERMANENT MAGNET AND COILS
Category:
K2 Electromagnetic Induction
Purpose
:
Demonstrate Lenz's law
L2-61: MIRROR TILES WITH LIGHT BULB
Category:
L2 Plane Mirrors
Purpose
:
Show multiple reflections using two mirrors
K4-21: ST. LOUIS MOTOR
Category:
K4 Motors and Generators
Purpose
:
Demonstrate the structure and operation of a simple motor
M4-02: NEWTON'S RINGS - PROJECTION
Category:
M4 Thin Film Interference
Purpose
:
Demonstrate a well-known interference pattern
K8-42: RADIOWAVES - ENERGY AND DIPOLE PATTERN
Category:
K8 Electromagnetic Waves and Sources
Purpose
:
Demonstrates transmission of energy in electromagnetic waves. Shows the radiation pattern of the dipole antenna
P2-22 BICHSEL BOXES - BLACK BODY RADIATION
Category:
P2 Quantum Mechanics
Purpose
:
Demonstrates Wien's law of radiation
P2-13: ELECTRON DIFFRACTION
Category:
P2 Quantum Mechanics
Purpose
:
Demonstrates the wave properties of electrons
P2-06 PHOTOELECTRIC TRUCK
Category:
P2 Quantum Mechanics
Purpose
:
Demonstrates solar cells
P1-11: CURVATURE OF SPACE
Category:
P1 Relativity
Purpose
:
Models the effect of space curvature
P1-02: LOCAL INERTIAL FRAME OF REFERENCE
Category:
P1 Relativity
Purpose
:
Illustrates an inertial frame of reference
M7-31 TYNDALL'S EXPERIMENT - COLLOIDAL SUNSET
Category:
M7 Linear Polarization and Scattering
Purpose
:
Colloidal sunset demonstration
M6-23 HOLOGRAM - REFLECTION - OWLS
Category:
M6 Holograms
Purpose
:
White light reflection hologram
M3-01 MICHELSON INTERFEROMETER - LASER LIGHT
Category:
M3 Interferometers
Purpose
:
Shows laser light fringes using a Michelson interferometer
M2-01 LASER DIFFRACTION - PINHOLES
Category:
M2 Diffraction - Circular
Purpose
:
Demonstrates laser diffraction by pinholes
M1-11 LASER DIFFRACTION - FIXED DOUBLE SLITS
Category:
M1 Interference and Diffraction - Slits and Gratings
Purpose
:
Demonstrates double slit interference
M1-02 LASER DIFFRACTION - VARIABLE SINGLE SLIT
Category:
M1 Interference and Diffraction - Slits and Gratings
Purpose
:
Demonstrates single slit diffraction
L6-12 MAGNIFYING LENS IN WATER
Category:
L6 Lenses
Purpose
:
Shows that focal properties of a lens depend on the medium in which the lens is located
L5-23 FIBER OPTICS TREE
Category:
L5 Total Internal Reflection
Purpose
:
Demonstrates total internal reflection
L5-14: LASER AND PLEXIGLASS TUBE
Category:
L5 Total Internal Reflection
Purpose
:
Demonstrates total internal reflection
L5-12 PLEXIGLASS SPIRAL
Category:
L5 Total Internal Reflection
Purpose
:
Demonstrates total internal reflection
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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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