Power Point Slide Programs:

These programs can be downloaded from the server to be viewed using PowerPoint, or can be accessed directly by clicking on the appropriate title using a reasonably recent version of Microsoft Internet Explorer, but apparently not Netscape.

Miscellaneous Presentations:

For Physics is Phun PowerPoint presentations use this link to navigate to the Physics is Phun program page: http://www.physics.umd.edu/lecdem/outreach/phph/phphprogs.htm

Math for Musicians (supplement to "The Sounds of Science"

Einstein and the 2005 Year of Physics (Special Physics is Phun presentation for the Year of Physics, November 2005)

Relativity Demonstrations: Invited paper, 2005 AAPT Meeting, University of Utah, Salt Lake City (August 2005)

The Physics of Sound: What makes musical tones different? Year of Physics Lecture for the Conference on Science and Music, sponsored by the the French National Center for Scientific Research and the French Embassy in Washington DC. (October 2005). See also Announcement for programs for the Year of Physics at the French Embassy.

Puzzling Phenomena in Fluid Flow: presented at the Society of Physics Students, Zone 4 Regional Meeting, April 12, 2008.

Two balls, a mirror, and a puff of air: Invited paper, 2006 AAPT Meeting, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York (July 2006)

Optical Illusions Program, Maryland Day 2009, presented annually at Maryland Day.

Sound and Light Program, Maryland Day 2009, presented annually at Maryland Day.

Sonogram of heart showing moving valves and flow of blood, to go with "Sound and Light" PowerPoint.

Sound and Light, typical of demonstration programs presented to groups visiting the University of Maryland.

The Physics IQ Test , for mixed group of students, teachers and parents at the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility Science Series.

The Physics IQ Test, for the AAPT Physics new Faculty Conference, November 2007.

PowerPoint slides accompanying invited presentation on misconceptions involving physics demonstrations at the 2009 AAPT Summer Meeting. (Ann Arbor, July 2009)

Lecture-Demonstration Facilities: PowerPoint slide show showing important features of the University of Maryland Physics Lecture-Demonstration Facility.

The Physics IQ Test, for the Conference on Physics Teaching and Demonstration, National Central University, Taiwan, August 20, 2010.

Lecture-Demonstration Home Page

For comments or constructive criticism of this documentplease e-mail Dr. Richard Berg, reberg@physics.umd.edu, or send comments by phone or to the mailing address on the home page.