CLASS DEMONSTRATIONS - PHYS 104, Spring 2003
Last update: May 9, 2003
Students are not responsible for demonstrations in square brackets [like these]; they were not shown in class.
Jan. 29:
C3-02: INERTIA - TABLECLOTH TRICK
C3-04: INERTIA - LEAD BRICK AND HAND
C3-05: INERTIA - PEN IN BOTTLE
C2-01: AIR TRACK - CONSTANT VELOCITY AND UNIFORM ACCELERATION
Jan. 31:
C2-06: BALL DROP ON ROPE - EQUAL AND UNEQUAL INTERVALS or
C2-07: FREE FALL - EQUAL TIME INTERVALS
C4-01: AIR TRACK - NEWTON'S SECOND LAW
C4-03: ACCELERATION BY ITERATED BLOWS
C4-33: FREE FALL IN VACUUM - FEATHER AND BALL
Feb. 3:
[C2-26: FUNNEL CART WITH MASS OVER PULLEY]
[C2-27:
FUNNEL CART ON INCLINE]
C2-41: VECTOR ADDITION OF VELOCITIES
C4-52: WEIGHTLESSNESS IN FREE FALL - MASS IN CUP ON POLE
C5-01: NEWTON'S THIRD LAW - STATIC DYNAMOMETERS
[C5-19: ACTION AND REACTION - INSTRUCTOR AND CART]
C8-23: WORK DONE BY PUSHING ON WALL
[B3-22:
SCREW JACK - HUMAN LIFT]
Feb. 5:
B1-01: CENTER OF MASS - DISC SECTION
B1-14: CENTER OF MASS - BOTTLE
B1-17: CENTER OF MASS - STICKS
B2-32: EQUILIBRIUM OF TORQUES - LARGE
B2-35: EQUILIBRIUM OF TORQUES ON METERSTICK
Feb. 7 --> 10:
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. 12:
C7-01: AIR TRACK - ELASTIC COLLISIONS
C7-04: AIR TRACK - COLLISION VELOCITY MULTIPLIER
C7-11: COLLISIONS OF BALLS - EQUAL MASSES (Newton's Cradle)
C7-23: MEDICINE BALL AND SKATEBOARD
D3-03:
ROTATING CHAIR AND WEIGHTS
D3-05: ROTATING CHAIR AND BICYCLE WHEEL
Feb. 14:
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
{C4-61:
ACCELERATION ON A SCALE}
Feb. 17--> 21:
C7-12: COLLISION 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
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
[G3-21: TRANSVERSE WAVES ON A LONG SPRING]
[G3-23: TRANSVERSE WAVES ON A LONG SPRING - FREE END]
Feb. 24:
D1-34:
ROTATING MASS ON SPRING
[D1-39:
PENNY AND COAT HANGER]
Feb. 26:
C4-15: HELIUM BALLOON IN ACCELERATED BOX
F2-07: BUOYANCY - PEPSI AND DIET PEPSI
F2-13: BOUYANCY - EXPANDING BALLOON CONUNDRUM
F2-22: BUOYANCY PARADOX - ACCELERATED FRAME
I3-16: COLLAPSE OF CAN - LARGE PUMP
I3-33: HELIUM BALLOON ON LIQUID NITROGEN
I3-43: TIRE PRESSURE - UNLOADED AND LOADED
I4-17: AIR BALLOON ON LIQUID NITROGEN
Feb. 28:
F1-14: PISTON DIAMETER VS TRAVEL - WORKING MODEL
F2-03: CARTESIAN DIVER - EXPLICIT VERSION
F5-21: VENTURI TUBE WITH MANOMETERS
F5-22: VENTURI TUBE WITH PING PONG BALLS
F5-24: VENTURI TUBE WITH WATER - MANOMETERS
March 3:
F4-11: LAMINAR AND TURBULENT FLOW OF AIR
F4-42: SMOKE RINGS USING GARBAGE CAN
G1-60: CHAOS - TWO DOUBLE PHYSICAL PENDULA
F5 FILM LOOP: EXAMPLES OF LOW REYNOLDS NUMBER FLOWS
March 5:
C4-41: TERMINAL VELOCITY - BOTTLE IN TUBE
C4-43: TERMINAL VELOCITY - STACKED COFFEE FILTERS
F5-31: MAGNUS EFFECT - FLETTNER'S SHIP
WHIPPED WOODEN-ROD POINTER
March 7:
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
F5-11:
AIRPLANE WING
March 10:
March 14:
I2-44: CONVECTION - CANDLE IN CYLINDER
I2-21:
THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY OF METALS
March 17:
I2-06: THERMOPILE WITH AUDIO OSCILLATOR
I2-08: RADIATIVE HEAT TRANSFER
[I2-10: DEWARS - SILVERED AND UNSILVERED]
K8-01:
ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE - MODEL
L3-16: FOCUSING OF HEAT WAVES BY MIRRORS
N1-05: SPECTRA - VISIBLE AND INVISIBLE
N1-07: VARIATION OF SPECTRUM WITH LAMP INTENSITY
March 19:
L1-03: LIGHT BULB WITHOUT VACUUM
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 21:
I4-32: FREEZING WATER BY PUMPING
March 31:
I5-11: ADIABATIC PROCESS - AIR PISTON WITH THERMISTOR
I5-21: HEATING AIR BY COMPRESSION
April 2:
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
April 4:
J2-14: LIGHTNING ROD SIMULATOR
J2-15: ELECTROSTATIC SMOKE PRECIPITATOR
J2-13: PLASMA MACHINE - EYE OF THE STORM
April 7:
K5-12: BATTERY AND CIRCUIT - WORKING MODEL
K5-13: ELECTRIC CURRENT - MODEL
[K6-01: SERIES AND PARALLEL LIGHTS - TWO BULBS]
K6-21:
HEATING IN CURRENT-CARRYING WIRE
April 9:
K3-04: DEMOUNTABLE TRANSFORMER - V VS N - OSCILLOSCOPE
K3-05: DEMOUNTABLE TRANSFORMER - WELDER
April 14:
H1-11: MICROPHONE AND OSCILLOSCOPE
J5-06: MAGNET - BROKEN BUT NO MONOPOLE
J5-35: MAGNETS INTERACTING ON PIVOTS
J7-23:
MAGNETIC DOMAINS - MODEL
April 16:
J6-01: ELECTROMAGNET WITH BANG
K2-04: FARADAY'S EXPERIMENT - EME SET - 20, 40, 80 TURN COILS
April 18:
K7-03:
INDUCTOR DELAYING A LAMP
K7-21: RLC CIRCUIT - 10 KHZ - RESONANCE
K8-42: RADIOWAVES - ENERGY AND DIPOLE PATTERN
April 21:
K1-03:
FORCE ON CURRENT IN MAGNETIC FIELD
K1-12: CATHODE RAY TUBE - DEFLECTION BY MAGNET
K1-15: OSCILLOSCOPE CRT - DEFLECTION BY ELECTRIC FIELD
N3-04:
POSITIVE COLOR MIXING IN COLOR TV
O2-03: PERSISTENCE OF VISION - MAGIC WAND
April 23:
J4-12: ELECTROSTATIC FORCE - MOVING LUMBER
G4-21: CHLADNI FIGURES - BOWED
April 25:
G4-22: CHLADNI FIGURES - OSCILLATOR DRIVEN
N1-07: VARIATION OF SPECTRUM WITH LAMP INTENSITY
L4-01: OPTICAL BOARD - RECTANGULAR SLAB
L4-02: REFRACTION - BEER MUG IN WATER
L4-03: REFRACTION - ROD IN WATER
L4-41: MICROWAVES - REFRACTION BY PRISM
L2-03: MICROWAVES - REFLECTION
April 28:
M7-01 MICROWAVES - POLARIZATION
M7-05: ROPE AND COOKIE COOLERS
N1-21: COLOR SEPARATION AND RECOMBINATION BY PRISMS
April 30:
M4-21 SOAP FILM INTERFERENCE - SIMPLE LARGE VERSION
M7-07 CROSSED POLAROIDS - E FIELD COMPONENTS
P3-53 ATOMIC ENERGY LEVEL MODEL
May 2:
P3-67 FLUORESCENCE OF LAUNDRY SOAP
May 5:
L6-04:
OPTICAL BOARD - RAY DIAGRAM - REAL IMAGE POS LENS
L6-08: REAL IMAGE OF CONVERGING LENS - LIGHT BULB
L6-31: STRING MODEL - SPHERICAL ABERRATION
L6-33: STRING MODEL - CHROMATIC ABERRATION
May 7:
May 9:
M2-01:
LASER DIFFRACTION - PINHOLES
L5-02: TOTAL INTERNAL REFLECTION IN LONG TANK
L5-13 PLEXIGLASS SPIRAL WITH LASER
L5-24 FIBER OPTICS - COMMUNICATION LINE
May 12:
P4-11: RADIOACTIVE DECAY MODEL - DICE
May 14: