CLASS DEMONSTRATIONS - PHYS 104, Spring 2005
Last update: May 6, 2005
Students are not
responsible for demonstrations in square brackets [like these] or strikethroughs
[like these]; they were not shown in class. Nonetheless, it would be
worthwhile to look them up online to see what they show.
Link to demonstration lists for Spring 2003 and Spring 2004
Jan. 26:
C3-02: INERTIA - TABLECLOTH TRICK
C3-04: INERTIA - LEAD BRICK AND HAND
Jan. 28:
C2-01: AIR TRACK - CONSTANT VELOCITY AND UNIFORM ACCELERATION
C2-07: FREE FALL - EQUAL TIME INTERVALS
C4-01: AIR TRACK - NEWTON'S SECOND LAW
C4-33: FREE FALL IN VACUUM - FEATHER AND BALL
Jan. 31:
C2-21: BALLS DROPPED AND SHOTC2-41: VECTOR ADDITION OF VELOCITIES
C5-01: NEWTON'S THIRD LAW - STATIC DYNAMOMETERS
Feb. 2:
B2-02: SUM OF FORCES - SPRING SCALES
B2-03: EQUILIBRIUM OF FORCES - INCLINED PLANE
B1-01: CENTER OF MASS - DISC SECTION
B1-13: CENTER OF MASS - FORK AND SPOON ON TOOTHPICK
B1-14: CENTER OF MASS - BOTTLEB2-32: EQUILIBRIUM OF TORQUES - LARGE
B2-35: EQUILIBRIUM OF TORQUES ON METERSTICK
Feb. 4:
D2-01: RING AND DISC ON INCLINED PLANE
C6-11: SLIDING FRICTION - LECTURE TABLE AND FELT
C6-03: INCLINED PLANE - FRICTION WITH THREE BLOCKS
BOX ON ROLLERS
Feb. 7:
C7-01: AIR TRACK - ELASTIC COLLISIONS
C7-11: COLLISIONS OF BALLS - EQUAL MASSES (Newton's Cradle)
C7-04: AIR TRACK - COLLISION VELOCITY MULTIPLIER
C7-15: COLLISIONS OF BALLS - 3 TO 1 MASS RATIO
C7-18: COLLISION OF BALLS -- ASTRO BLASTER
C7-23:
MEDICINE BALL AND SKATEBOARD
D3-03:
ROTATING CHAIR AND WEIGHTS
D3-05: ROTATING CHAIR AND BICYCLE WHEEL
D2-02: MISCELLANEOUS BODIES ON INCLINED PLANE
Feb. 9:
D2-02: MISCELLANEOUS BODIES ON INCLINED PLANE
D2-11: HINGED STICK AND FALLING BALL
B4-02: HOOKE'S LAW - COMPRESSING A SPRING
B4-11: ELASTIC LIMIT OF RUBBER BAND
C4-53:
WEIGHTLESSNESS IN FREE FALL - MASS ON SPRING
C4-62:
DROPPED SLINKY
Vectron Ultralite hovering flying toy
Feb. 11:
C7-14: COLLISIONS OF BALLS WITH FLOOR
C7-15: COLLISIONS OF BALLS - 3 TO 1 MASS RATIO
C7-16: HAPPY AND UNHAPPY BALLS
C7-18: COLLISION OF BALLS -- ASTRO BLASTER
C7-25: SUPERBALL, VACUUM MUD AND WOOD BLOCK COLLISIONS
D2-21: CENTER OF PERCUSSION - BAT AND MALLET
Feb. 14:
D1-34:
ROTATING MASS ON SPRING
Feb. 16:
F2-07: BUOYANCY - PEPSI AND DIET PEPSI
I3-16: COLLAPSE OF CAN - LARGE PUMP
Feb. 18:
F1-02: FLUID PRESSURE VS DEPTH - ANEROID GAUGE
I3-33:
HELIUM BALLOON ON LIQUID NITROGEN
C4-15: HELIUM BALLOON IN ACCELERATED BOX
F2-22:
BUOYANCY PARADOX - ACCELERATED FRAME
I3-43: TIRE PRESSURE - UNLOADED AND LOADED
F2-03: CARTESIAN DIVER - EXPLICIT VERSION
Feb. 21:
F1-14: PISTON DIAMETER VS TRAVEL - WORKING MODEL
F5-21: VENTURI TUBE WITH MANOMETERS
F5-24: VENTURI TUBE WITH WATER - MANOMETERS
F5-03:
BERNOULLI'S PRINCIPLE - THIN METAL SHEETS
F5-06: BERNOULLI'S PRINCIPLE - BEACH BALL
F5-09: BERNOULLI'S PRINCIPLE - HAIRDRYER AND PING PONG BALL
Feb. 23:
Feb. 28 March 2:
G1-60: CHAOS - TWO DOUBLE PHYSICAL PENDULA
March 4:
2 TENNIS BALLS (CHEMICAL BONDING OF ATOMS)I2-44: CONVECTION - CANDLE IN CYLINDER
[I2-21: THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY OF METALS]
L3-16: FOCUSING OF HEAT WAVES BY MIRRORS
March 7:
I2-06: THERMOPILE WITH AUDIO OSCILLATOR
I2-08:
RADIATIVE HEAT TRANSFER
K8-01: ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE - MODEL
L3-18: FOCUSING OF HEAT WAVES - OVERHEAD PROJECTOR
N1-05: SPECTRA - VISIBLE AND INVISIBLE
[N1-07: VARIATION OF SPECTRUM WITH LAMP INTENSITY]
[I2-10: DEWARS - SILVERED AND UNSILVERED]
L1-03: LIGHT BULB WITHOUT VACUUM
March 9:I1-12: THERMAL EXPANSION - BALL AND RING
I1-13: THERMAL EXPANSION - BIMETAL STRIP
[I1-15: THERMAL EXPANSION - PIN BREAKER]
I1-18: BIMETALLIC STRIP THERMOMETERS
March 11:
I4-32: FREEZING WATER BY PUMPING
I5-12:
ADIABATIC EXPANSION OF AIR - FOG IN BOTTLE
[I5-01: MECHANICAL EQUIVALENT OF HEAT - SHOT BAG]
I5-11: ADIABATIC PROCESS - AIR PISTON WITH THERMISTOR
March 14:March 16:
J1-01: TRIBOELECTRICITY - CHARGING BY FRICTION
J1-26: VAN DE GRAAFF - REPULSION OF PIE PANS
J2-15: ELECTROSTATIC SMOKE PRECIPITATOR
J3-01: EXISTENCE OF ELECTRIC FIELDS
March 18:
J2-14: LIGHTNING ROD SIMULATOR
J2-13: PLASMA MACHINE - EYE OF THE STORM
March 28:
J5-01 MAGNETIC FIELD OF A BAR MAGNET
J5-05 MAGNET MODEL - FIELD LINES
J5-06 MAGNET - BROKEN BUT NO MONOPOLE
J5-32: MAGNETIC LEVITATION - PERMANENT MAGNET AND ELECTROMAGNET
E2-51: GRAVITATIONAL COLLAPSE - MODEL
March 30:
I7-21: SUPERCONDUCTIVITY - MAGNET LEVITATION
J5-14: MAGNETIC FIELD AROUND SINGLE AND PARALLEL WIRES
K2-04: FARADAY'S EXPERIMENT - EME SET - 20, 40, 80 TURN COILS
K5-12: BATTERY AND CIRCUIT - WORKING MODEL
K5-13: ELECTRIC CURRENT - MODEL
K6-03:
SERIES AND PARALLEL LIGHT BULBS - BATTERY AND CLIP-ON WIRES
K6-21: HEATING IN CURRENT-CARRYING WIRE
April 1:K6-01: SERIES AND PARALLEL LIGHTS - TWO BULBS
April 4:
K3-04: DEMOUNTABLE TRANSFORMER - V VS N - OSCILLOSCOPE
K2-04: FARADAY'S EXPERIMENT - EME SET - 20, 40, 80 TURN COILS
K2-43: LENZ'S LAW - PERMANENT MAGNET AND COILS
K4-02: MAGNETOELECTRIC GENERATOR WITH LAMP
April 6:
H1-11: MICROPHONE AND OSCILLOSCOPE
J7-23: MAGNETIC DOMAINS - MODEL
April 8:
J6-01: ELECTROMAGNET WITH BANG
April 11:
SAMPLES OF COLOR-CODED RESISTORS
J4-01: PARALLEL PLATE CAPACITOR
J4-32: DISCHARGE OF CAPACITOR WITH BANG
K5-43:
NON-OHMIC DEVICE - V VS. I
April 13:
K7-03: INDUCTOR DELAYING A LAMP
K7-21: RLC CIRCUIT - 10 KHZ - RESONANCE
K2-22: INDUCTION COIL WITH LIGHT BULB
G2-01: MASS ON SPRING - HAND HELD
April 15:
K8-01: ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE - MODEL
K8-42: RADIOWAVES - ENERGY AND DIPOLE PATTERN
K1-03: FORCE ON CURRENT IN MAGNETIC FIELD
April 18:K1-12: CATHODE RAY TUBE - DEFLECTION BY MAGNET
K1-15: OSCILLOSCOPE CRT - DEFLECTION BY ELECTRIC FIELD
April 22:N3-04: POSITIVE COLOR MIXING IN COLOR TV
O2-03: PERSISTENCE OF VISION - MAGIC WAND
K8-11: MICROWAVES - STANDING WAVES
K8-21: MICROWAVES - WAVEGUIDES
K8-22: MICROWAVES - TUBULAR WAVEGUIDE
G4-22: CHLADNI FIGURES - OSCILLATOR DRIVENJ4-12: ELECTROSTATIC FORCE - MOVING LUMBER
April 25:
L2-03: MICROWAVES - REFLECTION
L4-02: REFRACTION - BEER MUG IN WATER
L4-03: REFRACTION - ROD IN WATER
Illustration of refraction using rope carried by line of walkers
April 27:
L4-41: MICROWAVES - REFRACTION BY PRISM
N1-21: COLOR SEPARATION AND RECOMBINATION BY PRISMS
L5-02:
TOTAL INTERNAL REFLECTION IN LONG TANK
L5-04: MICROWAVES - TOTAL INTERNAL REFLECTION
M7-05: ROPE AND COOKIE COOLERS
M7-01 MICROWAVES - POLARIZATION
April 29:
M7-07 CROSSED POLAROIDS - E FIELD COMPONENTS
P3-53 ATOMIC ENERGY LEVEL MODEL
M4-11: ANTI-REFLECTIVE COATING
L5-24: FIBER OPTICS COMMUNICATION LINE
M4-21 SOAP FILM INTERFERENCE - SIMPLE LARGE VERSION
P3-67 FLUORESCENCE OF LAUNDRY SOAP
May 2:
L6-04: OPTICAL BOARD - RAY DIAGRAM - REAL IMAGE POS LENS
May 4:L6-08: REAL IMAGE OF CONVERGING LENS - LIGHT BULB
L6-52: FRESNEL LENSES - MISCELLANEOUS
L7-04: DEPTH OF FIELD AND FIELD OF VIEW (done with viewgraphs)
L6-31: STRING MODEL - SPHERICAL ABERRATION
L6-33: STRING MODEL - CHROMATIC ABERRATION
May 6:M2-01: LASER DIFFRACTION - PINHOLES
M2-21: MICROWAVES - DIFFRACTION BY CIRCULAR APERTURE
May 9:
P4-11: RADIOACTIVE DECAY MODEL - DICE