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PHYSICS 104

Selected Demonstrations arranged by chapter and section in:

Bloomfield: How Things Work, THIRD edition

Chapter 1: The Laws of Motion, Part I

C3-02 INERTIA - TABLE CLOTH TRICK

1.1 Skating
C3-05 INERTIA - PEN IN BOTTLE
C3-11 STRAW AND POTATO
C3-12 PENCIL AND PLYWOOD
C3-03 INERTIA - MASSES HANGING IN SERIES
C3-04 INERTIA - LEAD BRICK AND HAND
C3-21 INERTIAL MASS CART
C2-01 AIR TRACK - CONSTANT VELOCITY AND UNIFORM ACCELERATION
C4-01 AIR TRACK - NEWTON'S SECOND LAW
C4-02 AIR TRACK - A eq F/M
C4-03 ACCELERATION BY ITERATED BLOWS
A1-01 MASSES - KILOGRAM AND POUND
A1-11 LENGTHS - METER AND YARD

1.2 Falling Balls
C4-34 GALILEO'S EXPERIMENT - MASSES IN FREE FALL
C4-33 FREE FALL IN VACUUM - FEATHER AND BALL
C8-21 ROCK AND WASTE BASKET
C2-06 BALL DROP ON ROPE - EQUAL AND UNEQUAL INTERVALS
C2-07 FREE FALL - EQUAL TIME INTERVALS
C2-09 FREE FALL WITH STROBE
C2-21 BALLS DROPPED AND SHOT
C2-22 MONKEY AND HUNTER
C2-23 TRAJECTORY OF BALL - MODEL
C2-24 WATER DROP PARABOLA
C2-25 FUNNEL CART
C2-26 FUNNEL CART WITH MASS OVER PULLEY
C2-27 FUNNEL CART ON INCLINE

1.3 Ramps
C5-01 NEWTON'S THIRD LAW - STATIC DYNAMOMETERS
C5-02 SPRING AND PULLEY PARADOX
C5-12 BALLISTIC CANNON CARTS
C5-15 REACTION FORCE ON AIR BLOWER
C5-19 ACTION AND REACTION - INSTRUCTOR AND CART
C8-23 WORK DONE BY PUSHING ON WALL
B2-03 EQUILIBRIUM OF FORCES - INCLINED PLANE

Chapter 2: The Laws of Motion, Part II

2.1 Seesaws
B1-01 CENTER OF MASS - DISC SECTION
B1-02 CENTER OF MASS - LEANING TOWER
B1-04 CENTER OF MASS - BRASS BARBELL
B1-09 CENTER OF MASS - TRIANGLE
B1-13 CENTER OF MASS - FORK AND SPOON ON TOOTHPICK
B1-14 CENTER OF MASS - BOTTLE
B1-17 CENTER OF MASS - STICKS
C1-04 CENTER OF MASS - BEAR ON TIGHT ROPE
B1-21 BALANCE BEAM - VARIATION ON THE TIGHTROPE WALKER
D2-04 MOMENT OF INERTIA RODS
D2-05 DUMBELL - VARIABLE MOMENT OF INERTIA
D2-41 MOMENTS OF INERTIA ABOUT 3 PRINCIPAL AXES
B2-32 EQUILIBRIUM OF TORQUES - LARGE
B2-33 EQUILIBRIUM OF TORQUES - SMALL
B2-35 EQUILIBRIUM OF TORQUES ON METER STICK
B3-01 LEVER AND LOADED WAGON
B3-02 LEVERS - THREE CLASSES
B3-03 LEVERS - WRECKING BAR
B2-42 ARM MODEL

2.2 Wheels
C6-01 INCLINED PLANE - FRICTION BOX AND WEIGHTS
C6-03 INCLINED PLANE - FRICTION WITH THREE BLOCKS
C6-11 SLIDING FRICTION - LECTURE TABLE AND FELT
I5-02 TRANSFORMATION OF MECHANICAL ENERGY INTO HEAT
C6-16 SLIDING AND STATIC FRICTION
C8-31 POWER - EXERCISE CYCLE
C8-34 POWER - INSTRUCTOR DRAGGING CONCRETE BLOCK
C6-12 SKIDDING AUTOMOBILE
D1-61 ROLLING VS. SLIDING
D1-82 ROLLING FRICTION

2.3 Bumper Cars
C7-01 AIR TRACK - ELASTIC COLLISIONS
C7-02 AIR TRACK - INELASTIC COLLISIONS
C7-11 COLLISIONS OF BALLS - EQUAL MASSES
C7-23 MEDICINE BALL AND SKATEBOARD
C7-42 AIR TABLE - COLLISIONS OF PUCKS
D2-01 RING AND DISC ON INCLINED PLANE
D1-21 ANGULAR VELOCITY - OBERBECK CROSS
D3-02 MASS ON STRING - ORBITS WITH VARYING RADIUS
D3-31 AIR TABLE - TETHERBALL
D3-01 MASSES SLIDING ON ROTATING CROSSARM
D3-03 ROTATING CHAIR AND WEIGHTS
D3-05 ROTATING CHAIR AND BICYCLE WHEEL
D3-06 ROTATING CHAIR - HELICOPTER MODEL

Chapter 3: Mechanical Objects, Part I

D1-41 ROTATING WATER BUCKET

3.1 Spring Scales
B3-14 EQUILIBRIUM PARADOX - SCALES AND PULLEY
B4-01 HOOKE'S LAW
B4-02 HOOKE'S LAW - COMPRESSING A SPRING
B4-04 SPRING AND STRING THING
B4-11 ELASTIC LIMIT OF RUBBER BAND

3.2 Bouncing Balls
C7-11 COLLISIONS OF BALLS - EQUAL MASSES
C7-12 COLLISIONS OF BALLS - ONE LIGHTER MASS
C7-13 COLLISIONS OF BALLS - GRADUATED MASSES
C7-14 COLLISIONS OF BALLS WITH FLOOR
C7-15 COLLISIONS OF BALLS - 3 TO 1 MASS RATIO
C8-11 INTERNAL VS. EXTERNAL ENERGY - SPRING-COUPLED SUPERBALLS
C8-22 ENERGY CONSERVATION - SUPERBALL AND SOUNDING BOARD
C7-16 HAPPY AND UNHAPPY BALLS
C7-18 COLLISIONS OF BALLS - ASTROBLASTER
C7-24 SILLY PUTTY
C7-25 SUPERBALL, VACUUM MUD AND WOOD BLOCK COLLISIONS
C7-52 BALLISTIC PENDULUM - LAB MODEL
D2-21 CENTER OF PERCUSSION - BAT AND MALLET

3.3 Carousels and Roller Coasters
C4-11 ACCELEROMETER - BALL IN WATER
C4-15 HELIUM BALLOON IN ACCELERATED BOX
D1-43 INERTIAL FORCES - BALLS IN ROTATING JARS
D1-31 TRAJECTORY FROM SPIRAL
D1-33 ROTATING MASS ON STRING
D1-34 ROTATING MASS ON SPRING
D1-35 CENTRIPETAL FORCE - ROTATING MASS
D1-38 MAGNETSLINGER
D1-52 FAIRGROUND ROTOR
C8-04 HILL TRACK
D1-39 PENNY AND COAT HANGER
D1-53 LOOP-THE-LOOP
C4-53 WEIGHTLESSNESS IN FREE FALL - MASS ON SPRING
C4-62 DROPPED SLINKY
D2-11 HINGED STICK AND FALLING BALL

Chapter 4: Mechanical Objects, Part II

C7-15 COLLISIONS OF BALLS - 3 TO 1 MASS RATIO

4.1 Bicycles
D2-01 RING AND DISC ON INCLINED PLANE
D1-03 VELOCITY WHEEL
D4-02 BICYCLE WHEEL GYROSCOPE WITH COUNTERWEIGHT
D4-03 BICYCLE WHEEL GYROSCOPE ON PIVOT
D4-04 BICYCLE WHEEL GYROSCOPE ON ROPE
D4-05 GYROSCOPE WITH GIMBAL RINGS

4.2 Rockets and Space Travel
C5-13 WATER ROCKET
C5-14 ROCKET TRIKE
C5-15 REACTION FORCE ON AIR BLOWER
C5-17 ROCKET BOTTLE
C5-18 FAN CART
I1-63 HYDROGEN EXPLOSION
E1-11 POTENTIAL WELL - MODEL
E1-12 MARBLE IN GLASS BOWL
C4-52 WEIGHTLESSNESS IN FREE FALL - MASS IN CUP ON POLE
C4-54 WEIGHTLESSNESS IN FREE FALL - MAGNET AND KEEPER
C4-61 ACCELERATION ON A SCALE

Chapter 5: Fluids

F2-02 CARTESIAN DIVER
F2-03 CARTESIAN DIVER - EXPLICIT VERSION

5.1 Balloons
I6-01 GAS PRESSURE - MODEL
I3-13 INVERTED GLASS OF WATER
I3-14 MAGDEBURG HEMISPHERES
I3-16 COLLAPSE OF CAN - LARGE PUMP
F2-01 ARCHIMEDES' PRINCIPLE
F2-04 BUOYANCY - SPHERE AND WATER
F2-12 HOT AIR BALLOON
F2-21 REACTION TO BUOYANT FORCE
F2-13 BUOYANCY - EXPANDING BALLOON CONUNDRUM

5.2 Water Distribution
F1-01 FLUID PRESSURE VS. DEPTH
F1-02 FLUID PRESSURE VS. DEPTH - ANEROID GAUGE
F1-03 PASCAL'S VASES
F1-04 EQUILIBRIUM TUBES
F1-05 DOES WATER SEEK ITS OWN LEVEL?
F1-06 WATER SEEKS ITS OWN LEVEL
F1-12 PASCAL'S LAW - COILED TUBE PARADOX
F1-13 CONSTANT WATER PRESSURE
F1-11 HYDRAULIC PRESS
F1-14 PISTON DIAMETER VS. TRAVEL - WORKING MODEL
F1-21 LIPLESS STRAW
F4-52 FORCE PUMP MODEL
I3-43 TIRE PRESSURE - UNLOADED AND LOADED

Chapter 6: Fluids in Motion

F4-42 SMOKE RINGS USING GARBAGE CAN

6.1 Garden Watering
F4-63 MARRIOTTE'S BOTTLE
F5-24 VENTURI TUBE WITH WATER - MANOMETERS
F5-21 VENTURI TUBE WITH MANOMETERS
F5-07 SPOOL AND CARDBOARD
F5-10 CHIMNEY DRAW WITH WATER
F4-01 VISCOSITY OF LIQUIDS
F4-25 CYCLONE IN A BOTTLE
F4-41 DRUM AND CANDLE
G1-60 CHAOS - TWO BIFILAR PENDULA

6.2 Balls and Air
F4-11 LAMINAR AND TURBULENT FLOW OF AIR
F4-02 VISCOSITY OF AIR
F5-01 TOY CAR AND BALL - COANDA EFFECT
F5-05 SMALL BALL AND FUNNEL - COANDA EFFECT
F5-06 BEACH BALL - COANDA EFFECT
F5-09 HAIRDRYER AND PING PONG BALL - COANDA EFFECT
F5-22 VENTURI TUBE WITH PING PONG BALLS
C4-43 TERMINAL VELOCITY - STACKED COFFEE FILTERS
F4-05 PARACHUTE TOY
F5-31 MAGNUS EFFECT - FLETTNER'S SHIP
F5-32 CURVE BALL

6.3 Airplanes
F4-14 WIND TUNNEL
F5-12 BERNOULLI'S PRINCIPLE?
F5-03 THIN METAL SHEETS - COANDA EFFECT
F5-11 AIRPLANE WING
C5-15 REACTION FORCE ON AIR BLOWER
C5-18 FAN CART

Chapter 7: Heat and Phase Transitions

7.1 Woodstoves
I1-01 THERMOMETERS
I1-61 DUST EXPLOSION
I1-62 DUST EXPLOSION MODEL
I1-63 HYDROGEN EXPLOSION
I1-64 BURNING CANDLE - COMBUSTION PROCESS
I2-21 THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY IN METALS
I2-22 THERMODYNAMICS BY TOUCH
I2-42 FALLING CANDLE
I2-43 CONVECTION - HOT PLATE
I2-44 CONVECTION - CANDLE IN CYLINDER
I2-05 LESLIE'S CUBE
I2-06 THERMOPILE WITH AUDIO OSCILLATOR
I2-07 THERMOPILE WITH DVM
I2-08 RADIATIVE HEAT TRANSFER
I2-10 DEWARS - SILVERED AND UNSILVERED
I2-11 THERMOS BOTTLE
L3-16 FOCUSING OF HEAT WAVES BY MIRRORS
L3-18 FOCUSING OF HEAT WAVES - OVERHEAD PROJECTOR
I2-12 RADIATION FROM COLD OBJECT
I5-51 SPECIFIC HEAT - ALUMINUM AND COPPER
I2-24 THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY IN WATER

7.2 Water, Steam, and Ice
I4-31 ICE BOMB
I4-32 FREEZING WATER BY PUMPING
I4-36 REGELATION - ICE UNDER PRESSURE
I2-26 LEIDENFROST PHENOMENON
I4-15 CONDENSATION OF STEAM - GALLON CAN COLLAPSE
I4-19 CONDENSATION OF STEAM - SODA CAN COLLAPSE
I4-11 BOILING AT REDUCED PRESSURE

7.3 Incandescent Lightbulbs
K8-01 ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE - MODEL
I2-04 WIEN'S LAW OF THERMAL RADIATION
N1-05 SPECTRA - VISIBLE AND INVISIBLE
N1-07 VARIATION OF SPECTRUM WITH LAMP INTENSITY
P2-21 BLACK BODY MODEL
P2-22 BICHSEL BOXES - BLACK BODY RADIATION
L1-02 TUNGSTEN-HALOGEN LAMP - PROJECTION OF LAMP
I1-12 THERMAL EXPANSION - BALL AND RING
I1-13 THERMAL EXPANSION - BIMETAL STRIP
I1-15 THERMAL EXPANSION - PIN BREAKER
L1-03 LIGHT BULB WITHOUT VACUUM

Chapter 8: Thermodynamics

I5-12 ADIABATIC EXPANSION OF AIR - FOG IN BOTTLE

8.1 Air Conditioners

I5-01 MECHANICAL EQUIVALENT OF HEAT - SHOT BAG
I5-03 MECHANICAL EQUIVALENT OF HEAT - JOULE'S METHOD
I6-51 ENTROPY - SORTING MARBLES
I6-52 ENTROPY - FOUR BALLS IN GAS DIFFUSION MODEL
I5-11 ADIABATIC PROCESS - AIR PISTON WITH THERMISTOR
I5-13 ADIABATIC EXPANSION OF AIR - GRAPH OF TEMP
I5-15 ADIABATIC EXPANSION OF CARBON DIOXIDE

8.2 Automobiles

I5-31 STEAM ENGINE - STATIONARY
I5-32 STIRLING ENGINE
I5-33 STEAM ROLLER
I5-34 STIRLING ENGINE - VISIBLE
I5-21 HEATING AIR BY COMPRESSION
I5-22 FIRE SYRINGE

Chapter 9: Resonance and Mechanical Waves

9.1 Clocks

K8-04 SPEED OF LIGHT
C8-01 GIANT PENDULUM
G1-01 EXAMPLES OF SIMPLE HARMONIC MOTION
G1-12 PENDULUM AND ROTATING BALL
G1-13 MASS ON STRING
G1-15 PENDULA WITH 4 TO 1 LENGTH RATIO
D2-13 RACING PENDULA
A1-21 METRONOME
G2-01 MASS ON SPRING - HAND HELD
G1-35 MASS ON SPRING - EFFICIENT MODEL
G2-03 RESONANCE IN TORSIONAL PENDULUM - PROJECTION

9.2 Musical Instruments

G3-21 TRANSVERSE WAVES ON A LONG SPRING
G3-28 SUSPENDED SLINKY
G3-51 ROPE WAVE GENERATOR - FREQUENCY VS WAVELENGTH
G3-52 ROPE WAVE GENERATOR - ROPE TENSION VS. WAVELENGTH
G3-53 STANDING WAVES IN A STRING
H4-31 VIOLIN
H1-13 WAVEFORM GENERATOR, SPEAKER, AND OSCILLOSCOPE
H4-34 GUITAR AND OSCILLOSCOPE
H3-61 BEAKER BREAKER
Video: The Puzzle of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge Collapse
H4-04 FOURIER ANALYSIS - DIGITAL OSCILLOSCOPE
H4-33 ORGAN PIPE
H4-22 BOTTLE BAND
H4-41 DRUM
H4-32 VIBRAPHONE
H1-01 BELL IN VACUUM
H1-02 SPEAKER AND CANDLE
H2-41 DOPPLER BALL
H2-32 SPEAKER WITH BAFFLE
H5-11 WAVETEK AND AUDIO CART - FREQUENCY RANGE OF HEARING

9.3 The Sea

G3-01 SHIVE WAVE MACHINE - TRAVELING WAVES
G3-03 SHIVE WAVE MACHINE - REFLECTION OF PULSES
G3-04 SHIVE WAVE MACHINE - STANDING WAVES
G3-11 SHIVE WAVE MACHINE - RESONANCE ABSORPTION
G4-02 RIPPLE TANK
G4-33 GROUP VELOCITY - TRANSPARENCIES
G4-41 SOLITONS

Chapter 10: Electricity

J4-11 POLAR AND NONPOLAR LIQUIDS

10.1 Static Electricity

J1-01 TRIBOELECTRICITY - CHARGING BY FRICTION
J1-02 TRIBOELECTRICITY - WATER JET IN AIR
J1-03 KILOVOLT CARPET
J1-05 CHARGED BALLOONS
J1-26 VAN DE GRAAFF - REPULSION OF PIE PANS
J1-27 QUALITATIVE EXISTENCE OF ELECTROSTATIC FORCES
J1-11 ELECTROPHORUS
J1-21 ELECTROSTATIC ATTRAC AND REPULS - CHARGED CYLINDERS
J1-24 ELECTROSTATIC HAIR RAISING
J1-25 VAN DE GRAAFF - TRAINED RABBIT

10.2 Xerographic Copiers

J3-01 EXISTENCE OF ELECTRIC FIELDS
J3-03 ELECTRIC FIELD LINES
J3-04 ELECTRIC FIELD LINES - SOAP BUBBLES
J3-06 ELLIPSOIDAL CONDUCTOR
J2-03 VAN DE GRAAFF GENERATOR WITH GROUND SPHERE
J3-07 VAN DE GRAAFF - DISCHARGE TO VARIOUS RADII
J2-13 PLASMA MACHINE - EYE OF THE STORM
J2-14 LIGHTNING ROD SIMULATOR
J2-31 JACOB'S LADDER
J3-21 FARADAY CAGE
J3-22 FARADAY CAGE - ELECTROSCOPE
J3-23 FARADAY CAGE - RADIOWAVES
J1-13 ELECTROSTATIC INDUCTION
J1-12 INDUCTION - ELECTROSCOPE

10.3 Flashlights

K5-12 BATTERY AND CURRENT - WORKING MODEL
K5-13 ELECTRIC CURRENT - MODEL
K5-14 ELECTRIC CELL
K6-21 HEATING IN CURRENT-CARRYING WIRE
K5-32 RESISTANCE VS DIAMETER AND LENGTH
K5-31 OHM'S LAW
K5-36 RESISTORS AT LN TEMPERATURE - LIGHT BULB INDICATOR

Chapter 11: Magnetism and Electrodynamics

11.1 Household Magnets

J5-04 MAGNETS
J5-01 MAGNETIC FIELD OF A BAR MAGNET
J5-06 MAGNET - BROKEN BUT NO MONOPOLE
J7-01 LODESTONE
J5-33 TORQUE ON A BAR MAGNET
J5-35 MAGNETS INTERACTING ON PIVOTS
J5-36 MAGNETIC SPINNER
J5-05 MAGNET MODEL - FIELD LINES
J5-03 MAGNETIC FIELD OF A BAR MAGNET - 3D VERSION
J7-12 CURIE POINT OF IRON
J7-21 HYSTERESIS
J7-23 MAGNETIC DOMAINS - MODEL
J5-14 MAGNETIC FIELD AROUND SINGLE AND PARALLEL WIRES
J5-16 MAGNETIC FIELD OF WIRE, LOOP, SOLENOID
J5-18 OERSTED EXPERIMENT
J5-20 OERSTED EXPERIMENT - LARGE COIL AND COMPASS
J5-32 MAGNETIC LEVITATION - PERMANENT MAGNET AND ELECTROMAGNET
J6-01 ELECTROMAGNET WITH BANG
J6-02 ELECTROMAGNET WITH JUNK
J6-03 ELECTROMAGNET WITH JUNK - WITHOUT CORE
J6-04 LOW POWER - HIGH FORCE ELECTROMAGNET
J7-24 BARKHAUSEN EFFECT

11.2 Electric Power Distribution

J5-32 MAGNETIC LEVITATION - PERMANENT MAGNET AND ELECTROMAGNET
I7-21 SUPERCONDUCTIVITY - MAGNET LEVITATION
K2-01 EARTH INDUCTOR
K2-02 INDUCTION IN A SINGLE WIRE
K2-03 FARADAY'S EXPERIMENT ON INDUCTION
K2-04 FARADAY'S EXPERIMENT - EME SET - 20, 40, 80 TURN COILS
K2-22 INDUCTION COIL WITH LIGHT BULB
K2-27 MUTUAL INDUCTION - M12 eq M21 MEASUREMENT
K2-29 COIL AND MAGNET WITH LED SENSOR
K2-12 SELF-INDUCTION - DEMOUNTABLE TRANSFORMER
K2-28 DEMOUNTABLE TRANSFORMER - 10KV ARC
K2-41 LENZ'S LAW - ROLLING RODS
K2-42 LENZ'S LAW - MAGNET IN ALUMINUM TUBE
J6-33 ELECTROMAGNETIC GUN
K2-44 EDDY CURRENT PENDULUM
K2-45 EDDY CURRENTS - MAGNET AND SOFT DRINK CAN
K2-46 MAGNET LEVITATION ABOVE SPINNING DISC
K2-61 THOMSON'S COIL

11.3 Electric Generators and Motors

J5-33 TORQUE ON A BAR MAGNET
K1-21 TORQUE ON CURRENT LOOP IN MAGNETIC FIELD
K4-01 AC/DC GENERATOR
K4-04 MAGNETOELECTRIC GENERATOR WITH AC INDICATOR BULB
K4-24 AC/DC MOTOR
K4-02 MAGNETOELECTRIC GENERATOR WITH LAMP
K4-07 BICYCLE GENERATOR
K4-21 ST. LOUIS MOTOR
K4-22 DC MOTOR
K4-25 DC MOTOR - HOMEMADE
K4-41 MOTOR-GENERATOR PAIR
K2-48 EDDY CURRENT MOTOR

Chapter 12: Electronics

12.1 Power Adapters

K5-45 SEMICONDUCTOR MODEL
K5-43 NON-OHMIC DEVICE - V VS. I
K6-41 DIODE RECTIFIERS AND FILTERS
J4-01 PARALLEL PLATE CAPACITOR
J4-03 PARALLEL PLATE CAPACITOR - SERIES CAPACITORS
J4-04 PARALLEL PLATE CAPACITOR - IONIZATION OF AIR
J4-22 PARALLEL PLATE CAPACITOR WITH DIELECTRIC
J4-31 ENERGY STORED IN A CAPACITOR
J4-32 DISCHARGE OF CAPACITOR WITH BANG
J4-41 CAPACITORS
K7-12 RC CIRCUIT - RC TIME CONSTANT - PROJECTION METERS
P2-05 PHOTO-RESISTOR RELAY

12.2 Audio Players

H1-12 VISIBLE WAVEFORMS ON LARGE SPEAKER
H4-81 AUDIO CART - COMPLETE AUDIO SYSTEM
K6-33 WHEATSTONE BRIDGE
K5-42 TRANSISTOR
J7-31 VISIBLE HARD DRIVE
K6-03 SERIES AND PARALLEL LIGHTS - BATTERY AND CLIP-ON WIRES
K6-12 SERIES/PARALLEL LIGHT CIRCUIT CONUNDRUM

Chapter 13: Electromagnetic Waves

13.1 Radio

K1-02 FORCE BETWEEN CURRENT-CARRYING WIRES - PROJECTION
K1-03 FORCE ON CURRENT IN MAGNETIC FIELD
K1-11 CATHODE-RAY TUBE - DEFLECTION BY CURRENT
K1-12 CATHODE-RAY TUBE - DEFLECTION BY MAGNET
K7-21 RLC CIRCUIT - 10 KHZ - RESONANCE
K8-01 ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE - MODEL
K8-12 RADIOWAVES - STANDING WAVES
K8-41 HERZIAN DIPOLES
K8-14 RADIOWAVES - STANDING WAVES IN AN ANTENNA
K8-13 RADIOWAVES - LECHER WIRE STANDING WAVES
K8-42 RADIOWAVES - ENERGY AND DIPOLE PATTERN
K8-43 RADIOWAVES - FREQ MEASUREMENT WITH OSCILLOSCOPE
K8-44 RADIOWAVES - COUPLING OF WAVES
K8-45 RADIO WAVES FROM SPARK
H4-51 SIGNAL MODULATION - AM AND FM
H4-52 SPECTRUM ANALYSIS OF MODULATION
H4-58 MODULATION - AM RADIO
K8-31 TRANSMISSION LINE SAMPLE

13.2 Microwave Ovens

K8-51 MICROWAVE OVEN
J4-12 ELECTROSTATIC FORCE - MOVING LUMBER
K8-11 MICROWAVES - STANDING WAVES
K8-21 MICROWAVES - WAVE GUIDES
K8-22 MICROWAVES - TUBULAR WAVEGUIDE
M7-01 MICROWAVES - POLARIZATION
L2-03 MICROWAVES - REFLECTION
G4-22 CHLADNI FIGURES - OSCILLATOR DRIVEN
K8-52 MICROWAVE MAGNETRON

Chapter 14: Light

14.1 Sunlight

L1-04 POINT SOURCE - FLASHLIGHT BULB
L4-01 OPTICAL BOARD - RECTANGULAR SLAB
L4-02 REFRACTION - BEER MUG IN WATER
L4-03 REFRACTION - ROD IN WATER
L4-06 REFRACTION IN CLOUDY WATER
M7-31 TYNDALL'S EXPERIMENT - COLLOIDAL SUNSET
L4-31 DISAPPEARANCE OF GLASS IN LIQUID
L4-41 MICROWAVES - REFRACTION BY PRISM
N1-01 PRISMATIC SPECTRUM OF WHITE LIGHT - POINT SOURCE
N1-05 SPECTRA - VISIBLE AND INVISIBLE
N1-21 COLOR SEPARATION AND RECOMBINATION BY PRISMS
N1-41 RAINDROP RAY MODEL
N1-43 RAINBOW - GLASS BEAD MODEL
N1-44 RAINBOW - OPTICAL BOARD
N1-45 RAINBOW - WATER FLASK
M4-11 ANTI-REFLECTIVE COATING
M4-21 SOAP FILM INTERFERENCE - SIMPLE LARGE VERSION
M7-01 MICROWAVES - POLARIZATION
M7-03 POLAROIDS AND GOOSENECK LAMP
M7-05 ROPE AND COOKIE COOLERS
M7-07 CROSSED POLAROIDS - E FIELD COMPONENTS
M7-12 BREWSTER'S ANGLE - POLAROID AND TWO REFLECTORS
M7-17 REFLECTION OF LIGHT FROM DIELECTRIC AND CONDUCTOR
M7-18 POLAROID SUNGLASSES
M8-01 POLAROIDS AND KARO SYRUP

14.2 Discharge Lamps

N3-02 ADDITIVE COLOR MIXING - PROJECTORS
N3-04 POSITIVE COLOR MIXING IN COLOR TV
N2-02 DIFFRACTION SPECTRA - THREE SOURCES - EXPENDABLE GRATINGS
N2-03 DIFFRACTION SPECTRUM OF SODIUM - EXPENDABLE GRATINGS
N2-21 PRISMATIC SPECTRUM OF MERCURY - SUPERPRESSURE LAMP
N2-22 PRISMATIC SPECTRUM OF SODIUM
P3-01 PERIODIC CHART
P3-52 RESONANCE RADIATION
P3-53 ATOMIC ENERGY LEVEL MODEL
P3-61 FLUORESCENT LIQUIDS
P3-62 FLUORESCENT CHALK
P3-67 FLUORESCENCE OF LAUNDRY SOAP

14.3 Lasers and LEDs

L1-32 VISIBLE LASER (non-working)
P3-71 VISIBLE LASER (working)

Chapter 15: Optics

15.1 Cameras

L6-01 OPTICAL BOARD - CONVERGING SPHERICAL LENS
L6-04 OPTICAL BOARD - RAY DIAGRAM - REAL IMAGE POS LENS
L6-08 REAL IMAGE OF CONVERGING LENS - LIGHT BULB
L6-09 REAL IMAGE OF CONVERGING LENS
L7-04 DEPTH OF FIELD AND FIELD OF VIEW
L6-33 STRING MODEL - CHROMATIC ABERRATION
L6-05 OPTICAL BOARD - RAY DIAGRAM - VIRTUAL IMAGE POS LENS
L6-21 OPTICAL BOARD - DIVERGING SPHERICAL LENS
L6-22 OPTICAL BOARD - RAY DIAGRAM - VIRTUAL IMAGE NEG LENS

15.2 Optical Recording and Communication

H4-68 MP3 COMPRESSION
H4-67 CD WITH HOLE
M1-11 LASER DIFFRACTION - FIXED DOUBLE SLITS
M2-01 LASER DIFFRACTION - PINHOLES
M2-21 MICROWAVES - DIFFRACTION BY CIRCULAR APERTURE
L5-02 TOTAL INTERNAL REFLECTION IN LONG TANK
L5-04 MICROWAVES - TOTAL INTERNAL REFLECTION
L5-11 LASER WATERFALL
L5-12 PLEXIGLASS SPIRAL
L5-13 PLEXIGLASS SPIRAL WITH LASER
L5-23 FIBER OPTICS TREE
L5-24 FIBER OPTICS - COMMUNICATION LINE

Chapter 16: Modern Physics

16.1 Nuclear Weapons
C8-12 JUMPING MASSES WITH INTERNAL SPRINGS
E2-12 FUSION MODEL
P4-11 RADIOACTIVE DECAY - DICE
P4-12 EXPONENTIAL DECAY - WATER MODEL
P4-61 CHAIN REACTION - DOMINOES MODEL
P4-62 CHAIN REACTION - MOUSE TRAP MODEL

16.2 Medical Imaging and Radiation
P2-02 PHOTOELECTRIC EFFECT IN ZINC - ARC LAMP
P2-03 PHOTOELECTRIC EFFECT IN ZINC - UV LAMP
P3-31 X-RAY TUBE

Other Popular Demonstrations for this Course

A1-01 MASSES - KILOGRAM AND POUND
A1-11 LENGTHS - METER AND YARD
D3-12 SWING MODEL
D3-32 KEYWHIP
D4-07 SUITCASE GYROSCOPE
D4-22 MONORAIL CAR
F2-05 BUOYANCY - BOAT AND ROCK
F2-06 BUOYANCY - SINKING BOAT
F2-07 BUOYANCY - PEPSI AND DIET PEPSI
I1-17 THERMOSTAT - MODEL
I1-18 BIMETALLIC STRIP THERMOMETERS
I1-51 RUBBER AT LN TEMPERATURE
I1-52 TUNING FORK AT LN TEMPERATURE
I2-01 CROOKES' RADIOMETER
I2-09 DEWAR - TRANSPARENT WITH LN
I4-13 CHANGE OF STATE OF LN - POPPING CAN LID
I4-14 CHANGE OF STATE WITH BANG
I4-17 AIR BALLOON ON LIQUID NITROGEN
I4-18 PULSE GLASS
I4-52 CARBON DIOXIDE BALLOON ON LIQUID NITROGEN
I6-26 DIFFUSION - PERFUME
J4-51 THEREMIN
K2-62 CAN SMASHER - ELECTROMAGNETIC
K6-01 SERIES AND PARALLEL LIGHTS - TWO BULBS
K6-03 SERIES AND PARALLEL LIGHTS - BATTERY AND CLIP-ON WIRES
L6-52 FRESNEL LENSES - MISCELLANEOUS
M8-14 PHOTOELASTICITY
M8-31 LIQUID CRYSTALS
P4-06 RADIOACTIVE CONSUMER PRODUCTS
P4-08 IONIZATION SMOKE ALARM

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