Physics 1420 General Physics II |
Electric Forces & Electric Fields |
Producing Static Charge:
Rods, Fur & Silk Producing Static Charge: Electrophorus (Induction Paddle) Producing Static Charge: "2x4" Coulomb's Law: Rods and Pivots Coulomb's Law: Pith Balls Electrostatic Meters: Gold Leaf Electroscope Electrostatic machines: Wimshurst Machine Gauss' Law: Peanuts in a Cup |
Electric Potential Energy & Electric Potential |
Electrostatic Potential: Electrostatic Spheres Electrostatic Potential: Discharge Tube Capacitance: Parallel Plate Capacitors |
Electric Currents |
Conduction in Solutions:
Pickle Glow Conduction in Gases: Jacob's Ladder Resistance Characteristics: Resistance Model: Nails in an Inclined Board Circuit Analysis: Series & Parallel Light bulbs |
Magnetic Forces & Magnetic Fields |
Magnetic Fields:
Magnet & Iron Filings, 2-Dim Magnet & Iron Filings, 3-Dim Magnet & Compasses Force on Moving Charge: Maltese Cross Force on Moving Charge: e/m Tube Force on Current in Wire: Jumping Wire Torques on Coils: Spinning Coil over Magnet Fields & Currents: Iron Filings around a Current-carrying Wire Fields & Currents: Compasses about a Current-carrying Wire Fields & Currents: Solenoid & Iron Filings Magnet Domains & Magnetization: Magnet Support and Magnetic Domain Model |
Electromagnetic Induction |
Induced Currents & Forces:
10/20/40 Coils &
Magnet Induced Currents & Forces: Earth Inductor Eddy Currents: Lenz's Paddle Pendula Magnets in Eddy Tubes (Lenz's Tubes) Primary & Secondary Coils w/ Iron Core Jumping Rings Motors & Generators: World's Simplest Motor Cut Apart Speakers Transformers: Hand-Crank Generator/ Flashlight Wind a Transformer Vertical Transformer |
Electromagnetic Waves |
Electromagnetic Radiation:
Transmission Lines & Antennas: Radio Standing Waves Polarization: Polaroids on the Overhead |
Reflection of Light: Mirrors |
Rays & Straight Line Propagation:
Chalk Dust & Laser Beam Reflection from Flat Surfaces: Blackboard Optics- Plane Mirrors Full View Mirror Reflection from Curved Surfaces: Blackboard Optics Laser Ray Optics Large Classroom Curved Mirrors Optic Mirage Geometrical Optics: Ripple Tank |
Refraction of Light: Lenses & Optical Instruments |
Geometrical Optics:
Ripple Tank Refraction at Flat Surfaces: Blackboard Optics Stick in Water Refraction Tank Total Internal Reflection: Laser & Fiber Optics: Light Pipe Total Internal Reflection: Water Stream Light Dispersion: Dispersion Curve of a Prism Rainbow Thin Lens: Blackboard Optics Frosty the Snowman Thick Lens: Fresnel Lens The Eye: Model of the Human Eye |
Interference & the Wave Nature of Light |
Geometrical
Optics:
Ripple
Tank Compound Waves: Sine Wave Superposition Interference From Two Sources: Double Slit & Laser Moire Patterns & Overhead Transparency Diffraction through One Slit: Two Finger Slit Single Slit & Laser Diffraction Grating |
Special Relativity |
Particles and Waves |
Photoelectric Effect: Photoelectric Effect in Zinc |
The Nature of the Atom |
Spectra:
Spectroscopes & various Discharge Lamps Spectra: Spectrum Analysis Chart Spectra: Solar Spectrum Chart Wave Mechanics: Vibrating Circular Wire Lasers: Transparent Laser Resonance Radiation: Triboluminescence (Wintergreen Lifesavers) Resonance Radiation: Black Light/ Fluorescence Resonance Radiation: Fluorescence and Phosphorescence Resonance Radiation: Luminescence Electron Properties: Maltese Cross Atomic Models: Periodic Chart |
Nuclear Physics and Radioactivity |
Models of the
Nucleus: Nucleus Rotational Model Radioactivity: Gieger Counter & Samples Particle Detectors: Diffusion Cloud Chamber Radioactivity: Coin Toss Half-Life |
Ionizing Radiation, Nuclear Energy, and Elementary Particles |