Turning the World Inside Out and 174 Other Simple Physics Demonstrations (eBook)

Robert Ehrlich (Autor)

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2020
248 Seiten
Princeton University Press (Verlag)
978-0-691-22194-6 (ISBN)

Infos

"e;. . . dipping into this collection is much like opening a holiday gift and discovering a marvelous little toy that then holds your attention by some curious performance. . . . This book precisely reflects the way science education should be, especially at the introductory level."e; --From the foreword Here is a collection of physics demonstrations costing very little to produce yet illustrating key concepts in amazingly simple and playful ways. Intended for instructors, students, and curious lay readers, these demonstrations make use of easily accessible, everyday items: food coloring and glycerine swirled and then "e;unmixed"e; in a container demonstrate aspects of the entropy law; raw eggs thrown with full force at a sheet but not breaking illustrate Newton's second law (f=ma); and the reflection off a glass Christmas tree ball is the focus of an explanation on "e;turning the world inside out."e; Many of the demonstrations are either new or include innovative twists on old ideas, as in the author's simplified version of the classic "e;Monkey and Hunter"e; problem, which substitutes "e;diluted gravity"e; on an inclined plane for large apparatus. Each demonstration outlines the objective, the equipment needed, and the procedure, including, in many instances, ways for a teacher to perform the demonstration on an overhead projector. Throughout the book concrete examples are accompanied by enough theoretical background to enhance a reader's basic understanding of physical principles. Lab instructors will find that demonstrations containing a quantitative component work well as mini- experiments and as ways to illustrate the results of calculations. These diverse and flexible demonstrations will serve a wide range of educational levels, from middle school physical science to university physics.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 8.12.2020
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Angewandte Physik
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Hochenergiephysik / Teilchenphysik
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Thermodynamik
• Schlagworte: accelerating reference frame • acceleration • Accelerometer • air resistance • Aluminium • Aluminium foil • angular acceleration • Angular momentum • Artificial gravity • Atmospheric pressure • Atomic Nucleus • axle • bb gun • Bernoulli's Principle • bimetallic disk • blowing a quarter into a cup • Brachistochrone • calcite crystal • capacitor • Carbon paper • Cartesian diver • Cathode Ray • center of mass • Center of mass (relativistic) • centrifugal force • chaos theory • Chicken wire (chemistry) • circular polarization • Classical physics • Commutator (electric) • conical pendulum • coriolis force • Counter-electromotive force • Detriment (astrology) • diffraction • Doppler Effect • double potential well • dowel • Drag (physics) • eddy current • Eddy Currents • Effective mass (solid-state physics) • elastic collision • elastic potential energy • Electrical resistivity and conductivity • Electric Field • electric light • electrolyte • Electromagnet • Electromagnetic Induction • Electromagnetic radiation • Elliptic orbit • EMF of a battery • entropy law • Exponential decay • Faraday's law of induction • fictitious forces • Filing (metalworking) • fluid circulations • fountain of light • Friction • Galaxy Formation • Galvanometer • General relativity • geodesic • G-Force • gravitational acceleration • Gravity • harmonic frequencies • hologram eyeglasses • Holography • human battery • images in mirrors • Incandescent light bulb • Inelastic collision • Inertial force • Inverse-square law • jumping disk • kinetic theory of gases • lemon battery • Lens (optics) • Lenz's law • lie detector • Liquid Nitrogen • longitudinal wave • Magnet • Magnetic field • Magnetic flux • Magnetic levitation • magnet wire • Meissner effect • mirror equation • Moiré pattern • Moment of Inertia • Momentum • neodymium magnet • Newtonian fluid • Newtonian physics • Newton's law of cooling • Newton's laws of motion • normal force • optical activity • oscilloscope • overhead projector • path of least time • pepper on a water surface • Photon • Plastic • Plastic pipework • Proportionality (mathematics) • pseudoforces • Radioactive decay • Radiometer • radius of gyration • Ray (optics) • Ray tracing (graphics) • reaction force • resonance • ripple tank • Ruler • second law of thermodynamics • shielding a radio • slinky • space-time curvature • Spontaneous Emission • styrofoam • Superconductivity • Temperature • Terminal velocity • The Flying Circus of Physics • Theory of relativity • thermal conductivity • thermodynamics • Thermometer • thermostrips • Total internal reflection • Transformer • Transverse wave • twirling a neon lamp • Ulexite • Vampire Killer • vector addition • Voltmeter • vortex ring • water bridge • Water rocket • Wavelength
• ISBN-10: 0-691-22194-4 / 0691221944
• ISBN-13: 978-0-691-22194-6 / 9780691221946