PHY 101 DEMO SCHEDULE
SPRING 2020
LECTURER G.B. ADAMS
Lecture Day Date Topic Demos
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T 1/14: Introduction
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1. TH 1/16: Matter is Made of Atoms new electron beam tube
blue water; pound clay
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2. T 1/21: Universal Gravitation Cavendish video
gatorade bottle and scale
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3. TH 1/23: Coulomb's Law magic tape, 2x4s
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4. T 1/28: Velocity howitzer and tunnel
basketball; purple string
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5. TH 1/30: Newton's First Law howitzer and tunnel (repeat)
block and board
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6. T 2/04: Acceleration purple string
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7. TH 2/06: Newton's Second Law tablecloth jerk
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8. T 2/11: Review for Test 1 Tillery two-ball
monkey-hunter
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TH 2/13: TEST #1 - lectures 1-8
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9. T 2/18: Momentum Conservation howitzer, carts, 2m track
fire ext rocket
egg catcher
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10. TH 2/20: Mechanical Energy bowling ball with bricks
gatorade bottle
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11. T 2/25: Vibrations mass-spring and bocce ball combo
?consider changing to 121 version?
string of pendula
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12. TH 2/27: Thermal Energy falling lead gets hot
Jmol demo on laptop
fire with a stick? NO
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13. T 3/03: Energy Conservation bosun's chair
Two Ropes or One
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14. TH 3/05: Properties of Waves long skinny spring, hanging slinky
Data Studio Sound (6 ms), tuning forks
keyboard
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3/09-3/13: SPRING BREAK
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15. T 3/17: Wave Interference I long skinny spring
repeat of Data Studio Sound (6 ms), tuning forks
keyboard, computer sound
guitar
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16. TH 3/19: Wave Interference II Data Studio Sound (3.0 s)
long skinny spring, spring and string
keyboard
resonant xylo bars
boom whackers
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17. T 3/24: Review for Test 2 Rubens tube;
string of pendula (repeat)
psychic pendulum
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TH 3/26: TEST #2 (lectures 9-17)
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18. T 3/31: Electric Potential capacitor w/ dielectric, grass seed
hand-held generator and 1F capacitor
purple string; laptop for applet
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19. TH 4/02: Electric Current hand-held generator and 1F capacitor
(repeat)
capacitor w/dielectric (prop only)
net of bulbs; laptop for applet
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20. T 4/07: Magnetic Fields net of bulbs (repeat)
Oersted experiment, magnets & filings
hula hoop, coils & filings; laptop for applet
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21. TH 4/09: Magnetic Forces hula hoop, magnets & filings (repeat)
solenoid and toroid coils (as props)
e/m tube
jumping wire
force on parallel wires
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22. T 4/14: Induction 3 induction expts
jumping ring
windshield shade
pendulum generator motor (with ammeter)
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23. TH 4/16: Electromagnetic Waves induction expt 3 (repeat)
musical transformer
aluminum frame; hula hoop
microwave generator (prop only)
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24. T 4/21: Light: Wave or Particle microwave generator (working)
aluminum frame; hula hoop
polarizing sheets
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25. TH 4/23: Nuclear Energy
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26. T 4/28: Review for Test 3 charging by induction
eddy tube
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TH 4/30: TEST #3 (lectures 18-26)
FINAL EXAM (45 Multiple Choice Questions)
9:00 TTH LECTURE THU MAY 07 7:30- 9:20 AM
10:30 TTH LECTURE TUE MAY 05 9:50-11:40 AM