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