Available Physics Demonstrations for Painter 3.02

The demonstrations list for Painter 3.02 is a greatly abbreviated version of our regular repertoire in the Painter 2.48 and 4.42 classrooms.

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Demo Requests, are due by 3 PM on the business day, prior to your class date.

Excepting Holidays: Business hours are Monday thru Friday, 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM.

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The list of available demonstrations for Painter 3.02 will be limited and will be delivered after the start of class.

* There is no Demo Office adjacent to the Painter 3.02 classroom that can be used as a staging area.

    Also - during the class break - the main entrance to Painter 3.02 is BLOCKED by students entering and leaving the room.

* Painter 2.48 or 4.42 may be using the same demos as those scheduled in Painter 3.02 on the same day.


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Index of Available Demonstrations

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Scrolling down with the scroll bar on the right will access demonstrations sequentially.

Topic Subtopics Continued
Mechanics
PIRA Section 1
1A - Measurement
1C - Motion in One Dimension
1D - Motion in Two Dimensions
1F - Newton's First Law
1G - Newton's Second Law
1H - Newton's Third Law
1J - Statics of Rigid Bodies
1K - Applications of Newton's Laws
1L - Gravity
1M - Work and Energy
1N - Linear Momentum & Collisions
1Q - Rotational Dynamics
1R - Properties of Matter
Fluid Mechanics
PIRA Section 2
2A - Surface Tension
2B - Fluid Statics
2C - Fluid Dynamics
 
Oscillations and Waves
PIRA Section 3
3A - Oscillations
3B - Wave Motion
3C - Acoustics
3D - Instruments
 
Thermodynamics
PIRA Section 4
4A - Thermal Properties of Matter
4B - Heat and the First Law
4C - Change of State
4D - Kinetic Theory
4E - Gas Law
4F - Entropy and the Second Law
Electricity and Magnetism
PIRA Section 5
5A - Electrostatics
5B - Electric Fields and Potential
5C - Capacitance
5D - Resistance
5E - Electromotive Force and Current
5F - DC Circuits
5G - Magnetic Materials
5H - Magnetic Fields and Forces
5J - Inductance
5k - Electromagnetic Induction
5L - AC Circuits
5N - Electromagnetic Radiation
Optics
PIRA Section 6
6A - Geometric Optics
6B - Photometry
6D - Interference
6F - Color
6H - Polarization
6J - The Eye
Modern Physics
PIRA Section 7
7A - Quantum Effects
7B - Atomic Physics
7D - Nuclear Physics




Mechanics: PIRA Section 1

1A - Measurement

1A10.20 Basic Units: Standard of Mass (Call for Availability)
1A10.30 Basic Units: Standard of Length
1A10.35 Basic Units: Meter Stick
1A10.50 Basic Units: One Liter (1 dm3) Cube
1A40.10 Vectors: Components of a Vector
1A40.30 Vectors: Vector Addition and Subtraction
1A50.10 Math Topics: Radian Disc

1C - Motion in One Dimension

1C10.10 Velocity: Bulldozer and Moving Sheet/2D
1C20.10 Uniform Acceleration: Penny and Feather

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1D - Motion in Two Dimensions

1D15.10 Velocity, Position, and Acceleration: Ultrasonic Detector and Students (Call for Availability)
1D40.10 Motion of the Center of Mass: Throw Objects
1D50.10 Central Forces: Ball on a String
  * 1D50.25 Central Forces: Conical Pendulum Apparatus needs Repair, (Use Ball & String)
1D50.40 Central Forces: Pail of Water, Pail of Nails
1D50.70 Central Forces: Rolling Chain
1D52.33 Deformation by Central Forces: Cork and Ball in Water Centrifuge
1D60.10 Projectile Motion: Howitzer and Tunnel
1D60.20 Projectile Motion: Simultaneous Fall

1F - Newton's First Law

1F10.20 Measuring Inertia: Lead and Stryrofoam Bricks
1F20.10 Inertia of Rest: Inertia Ball
1F20.25 Inertia of Rest: Smash block on Bed of Nails (PIRA 1000 / UT Favorite)
1F20.32 Inertia of Rest: Stacked Blocks with Tack Hammer

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1G - Newton's Second Law

1G10.30 Force, Mass, and Acceleration: Mass and a Scale
1G10.40 Force, Mass, and Acceleration: Atwood's Machine

1H - Newton's Third Law

1H10.10 Action and Reaction: Push Me Pull Me Carts
1H11.20 Recoil: Tennis Ball Cannon (FIRE HAZARD - Restricted Use.)

1J - Statics of Rigid Bodies

1D40.10 Motion of the Center of Mass: Throw Objects with Black Light"
1J10.10 Finding Center of Gravity: Map of Texas
1J11.20 Exceeding Center of Gravity: Tower of Lire
1J11.50 Exceeding Center of Gravity: Double Cone
1J20.25 Stable, Unstable, and Neutral Equilibrium: Nine Nails on One (PIRA 1000)
1J20.30 Stable, Unstable, and Neutral Equilibrium: Skyhook (PIRA 500)
1J20.45 Stable, Unstable, and Neutral Equilibrium: Tightrope Walking (Call for Availability)
1J20.60 Stable, Unstable, and Neutral Equilibrium: Wine Butler (PIRA 500)
1J30.10 Resolution of Forces: Suspended Block
1J30.25 Resolution of Forces: Rope and Three Students
1J40.10 Static Torque: Grip Bar
1J40.15 Static Torque: Torque Wrench
1J40.20 Static Torque: Meter Stick Balance
1J40.50 Static Torque: Roberval Balance (PIRA 500)

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1K - Applications of Newton's Laws

1K10.20 Dynamic Torque: Ladder Against the Wall
1K10.30 Dynamic Torque: Walking the Spool
1K20.20 Friction: Area Dependence of Friction (PIRA 500)
1K20.35 Friction: Angle of Repose (PIRA 500)
1K30.10 Pressure: Bed of Nails

1L - Gravity

***1L10.10 Universal Gravitational Constant: Cavendish Balance Video is on Youtube
1L10.20 Universal Gravitation Constant: Cavendish Balance Model
  *  Youtube Cavendish Video, a 24 second animation

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1M - Work and Energy

1G10.30 Force, Mass, and Acceleration: Mass and a Scale
1M10.20 Work and Energy: Pile Driver (PIRA 200)
1M20.10 Simple Machines: Compound Pulley (PIRA 500)
1M40.10 Conservation of Energy: Nose Basher
1M40.15 Conservation of Energy: Stopped Pendulum
1M40.20 Conservation of Energy: Loop the Loop

1N - Linear Momentum and Collisions

1N10.20 Impulse and Thrust: Egg in Sheet (Bring Your Own Egg)
1N21.10 Mass and Momentum Transfer: Floor Carts and Medicine Ball (PIRA 500)
1N22.20 Rockets: Water Rockets (Very Low Success Rate in Classroom)
1N30.10 Collisions in One Dimension: Collision Balls
1N30.20 Collisions in One Dimension: 3:1 Collision Balls (PIRA 1000 / UT Favorite)
1N30.30 Collisions in One Dimension: Elastic and Inelastic Collisions on the PASCO AIR Track with Gliders
1N30.60 Collisions in One Dimension: Double Ball Drop (PIRA 500)
1M40.40 Conservation of Momentum: Ballistic Pendulum

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1Q - Rotational Dynamics

1Q10.13 Moment of Inertia: Balancing Stick (UT Favorite)
1Q10.30 Moment of Inertia: Ring, Disk, and Sphere
1Q10.45 Moment of Inertia: Rotational Inertia of Large and Small Toilet Paper Rolls (UT Favorite)
1Q10.50 Moment of Inertia: Racing Soups (PIRA 500)
1Q40.10 Conservation of Angular Momentum: Rotating Stools with Weights
1Q40.20 Conservation of Angular Momentum: Sqeezatron (PIRA 500)
1Q40.30 Conservation of Angular Momentum: Rotating Stool and Bicycle Wheel
1Q50.20 Gyroscopes: Bicycle Wheel Gyroscope
1Q50.30 Gyroscopes: Motorized Gyroscope (PIRA 1000)
1Q60.10 Rotational Stability: Bicycle Wheel Top

1R - Properties of Matter

1R10.10 Hooke's Law: Stretching a Spring
1R30.10 Shear Stress: Shear Book (PIRA 1000)
1R30.20 Shear Stress: Shear Block (PIRA 500)
1R40.30 Coefficient of Restitution: Dead and Live Balls

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Fluid Mechanics: PIRA Section 2

2A - Surface Tension

2A20.10 Capillary Action: Capillary Tubes (PIRA 500)

2B - Fluid Statics

2B20.15 Static Pressure: Pressure vs. Depth (PIRA 500)
2B20.40 Static Pressure: Pascal's Vases
2B20.60 Static Pressure: Hydraulic Press (PIRA 500)
2B30.15 Air Pressure: Crush a Soda Can (PIRA 1000)
2B30.30 Atmospheric Pressure: Magdeberg Plates
2B30.50 Atmospheric Pressure: Lift A Stool (PIRA 500)
2B40.20 Density and Buoyancy: Archimedes' Principle
2B40.30 Density and Buoyancy: Cartesian Diver
2B40.59 Density and Buoyancy: Density Balls
2B40.60 Density and Buoyancy: Hydrometers in Salt verses Fresh Water

2C - Fluid Dynamics

2C20.10 Bernoulli Force: Bernoulli Tubes (PIRA 500)
2C20.30 Bernoulli Force: Floating Ball
2C20.35 Bernoulli Force: Ball and Funnel
2C20.46 Bernoulli Force: Lifting a Paper Card
2C30.50 Viscosity: Terminal Velocity in Water, Glycerin (PIRA 500)

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Oscillations and Waves: PIRA Section 3

3A - Oscillations

3A10.10 Pendula: Simple Pendulum
3A10.13 Pendula: Adjustable Length Pendulum (UT Favorite)
3A10.30 Pendula: Torsion Pendulum (PIRA 500)
3A20.10 Springs: Mass on a Spring
3A60.10 Driven Mechanical Resonance: Tacoma Narrows Video
*   Short Youtube Newsreel from 1940
3A60.30 Driven Mechanical Resonance: Barton's Pendula
3A60.50 Driven Mechanical Resonance: Resonance Reeds
3A60.55 Driven Mechanical Resonance: Torsion Pendulum [Leybold] (Rarely Works!)
3A70.25 Coupled Oscillations: Spring Coupled Pendula
3A70.27 Coupled Oscillations: Spring Coupled Physical Pendula, (Unique to UT Austin )
3A70.10 Coupled Oscillations: Wilberforce Pendulum

3B - Wave Motion (and Properties)

3Bxx.xx Wave Motion: Russian Wave Machine (UT Favorite)
3B10.10 Transverse Pulse and Waves: Pulse on a Rope
3B10.20 Transverse Pulses and Waves: Slinky on Table (PIRA 500)
3B10.30 Transverse Pulses and Waves: Shive (Bell Labs) Wave Model
3B10.50 Transverse Pulses and Waves: Vertical Rods Wave Model (PIRA 500)
3B10.75 Transverse Pulses and Waves: Uncoupled Pendulum Wave
3B20.35 Longitudinal Pulses and Waves: Longitudinal Wave Machine (PIRA 1000)
3B22.10 Standing Waves : Melde's String Vibrator
3B22.50 Standing Waves: Slinky Standing Waves (PIRA 1000)
3B27.20 Compound Waves: Wave Superposition Model
3B40.25 Doppler Effect: Doppler Reed
3B55.10 Interference and Diffraction of Sound: Speaker Bar
3B60.10 Beats: Beat Forks
* 3B60.20 Beats: Beats on a Scope - (Call for Availability) -
3B70.10 Coupled Resonators: Coupled Tuning Forks

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3C - Acoustics

3C20.11 Pitch: Range of Hearing

3D - Instruments

3D30.35 Resonance Cavities: Bloogles (PIRA 500)
3D30.70 Resonance in Air Columns: Hoot Tubes
3D32.10 Air Column Instruments: Organ Pipes (PIRA 1000)
3D40.20 Resonance in Plates, Bars, and Solid: Singing Rod
3D40.30 Resonance in Plates, Bars, and Solids: Chladni Plates

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Thermodynamics: PIRA Section 4

4A - Thermal Properties of Matter

4A30.xx Solid Expansion: Linear Expansion of a Metal Rod (UT Favorite)
4A30.10 Solid Expansion: Bimetal Strip
4A30.20 Solid Expansion: Ball and Ring
4A40.10 Properties of Materials at Low Temperature: Lead Bell
4A40.30 Properties of Materials at Low Temperature: Smash a Rose, Tube, or Ball

4B - Heat and the First Law

4B20.10 Convection: Convection Tube with Water (PIRA 500)

4C - Change of State


4C20.40 Phase Changes: Freezing Liquid Nitrogen (PIRA 500)
4C31.30 Cooling by Evaporation: Drinking Bird

4D - Kinetic Theory

4D20.10 Mean Free Path: Crookes' Radiometer
4D30.10 Kinetic Motion: Cenco Kinetic Theory Apparatus (PIRA 500)

4E - Gas Law

4E10.20 Constant Pressure: Balloons in Liquid Nitrogen
4E20.25 Constant Temperature: Boyle's Law with Syringe on OHP(PIRA 500)
4E20.40 Constant Temperature: Balloon in a Vacuum (PIRA 1000)
4E30.10 Constant Volume: Pressure vs Temperature (PIRA 100)

4F - Entropy and the Second Law

4F30.10 Heat Cycles: Stirling Engine
4F30.20 Heat Cycles: Steam Engine (PIRA 500)

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Subindex for Electricity & Magnetism PIRA Section 5
Electricity & Magnetism
PIRA Section 5
5A - Electrostatics
5B - Electric Fields and Potential
5C - Capacitance
5D - Resistance
5E - Electromotive Force and Current
5F - DC Circuits
5G - Magnetic Materials
5H - Magnetic Fields and Forces
5J - Inductance
5k - Electromagnetic Induction
5L - AC Circuits
5N - Electromagnetic Radiation

5A - Electrostatics

5A10.10 Producing Static Charge: Rods, Fur, and Silk
5A20.20 Coulomb's Law: Pith Balls
5A22.10 Electroscopic Meters: Electroscope
5A40.20 Induced Charge: Charge Propelled Cylinder
5A40.70 Induced Charge: Kelvin Water Drop Generator
5A50.10 Electrostatic Machines: Wimshurst Machine
5A50.30 Electrostatic Machines: Van de Graaff Generator

5B - Electric Fields and Potential

5B10.10 Electric Field: Hair on End
5B10.25 Electric Field: Confetti (Puffed wheat)
5B10.40 Electric Field: Fuzzy Fur Field Tank (PIRA 500)
5B20.xx Gauss' Law: Gaussian Models (UT Favorite)
*** 5B20.15 Gauss' Law: Faraday's Ice Pail on Electroscope (Usually Doesn't Work - Call for Availability)

5C - Capacitance

5C10.10 Capacitors: Assorted Capacitors (PIRA 500)
5C10.11 Capacitors: Large Variable Capacitor Model (UT Favorite)
5C10.20 Capacitors : Parallel Plate Capacitor
5C20.30 Capacitance: Dissectible Capacitor
5C30.20 Energy Stored in a Capacitor: Short a Capacitor

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5D - Resistance

5D10.10 Resistance: Assorted Resistors (PIRA 500)
5D20.10 Resistivity and temperature: wire coil in LN2
5D20.50 Resistivity and Temperature: Thermistor (PIRA 1000)
5D30.10 Conduction in Solutions: Conductivity of Solutions (PIRA 500)

5E - Electromotive Force and Current

5E40.60 Cells and Batteries: Simple Battery (PIRA 500)
5E60.20 Piezoelectricity: Piezoelectric Sparker (PIRA 500)

5F - DC Circuits

5F10.10 Ohm's Law: Ohm's Law
5F20.50 Circuit Analysis: Series and Parallel Light Bulbs
5F20.55 Circuit Analysis: Series/Parallel Resistors
5F30.10 RC Circuits: Capacitor and a Light Bulb
5F30.20 RC Circuits: RC Time Constant on Scope (PIRA 500)

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5G - Magnetic Materials

5G20.30 Magnet Domains and Magnetization: Magnetic Domain Model
5G20.31 Magnet Domains and Magnetization: 3D Magnetic Domain Models
5G50.50 Temperature and Magnetism: Meissner Effect using Liquid Nitrogen

5H - Magnetic Fields and Forces

5H10.20 Magnetic Fields: Oersted's Effect
5H10.15 Magnetic Fields: Magnetic Dip Needle (PIRA 500)
5H10.30 Magnetic Fields: Magnet and Iron Filings
5H15.10 Magnetic Fields: Iron Filings Around a Wire
5H15.40 Fields and Currents: Solenoid and Iron Filings
5H30.10 Forces on Moving Charges: Open CRT
5H30.20 Forces on Moving Charges: e/m Tube
5H40.10 Forces on Currents in Wires: Parallel Wires
5H40.30 Forces on Current in Wires: Jumping Wire
5H50.10 Torque on Coils: Model Galvanometer

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5J - Inductance

5J10.20 Inductance: Back EMF (PIRA 500
5K10.40 Induction: Iron Core in Mutual Inductance to show Back EMF
5J30.10 LRC Circuits - DC: LRC Ringing (PIRA 500

5K - Electromagnetic Induction

5K10.15 Induced Currents and Forces: Wire and Magnet (PIRA 500)
5K10.20 Induced Currents and Forces: Induction Coil with Magnets
5K10.24 Induced Currents and Forces: Number of Turns and Induced EMF (PIRA 500)
5K10.40 Induced Currents and Forces: Iron Core in Mutual Inductance (PIRA 1000)
5K20.10 Eddy Currents: Eddy Current Pendulum
5K20.25 Eddy Currents: Magnets and Tubes
5K20.30 Eddy Currents: Jumping Ring
5K40.29 DC Generators: CENCO DC Generator & Galvanometer
5K40.10 Motors and Generators: CENCO DC Motor (PIRA 500)
5K40.80 Motors and Generators: Hand-crank Generator
5K40.81 Motors and Generators: Coupled Hand-held Generator & Flashlight
5K30.40 Transformers: Nail Welding Transformer (PIRA 1000)

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5L - AC Circuits

5L10.10 Impedance: Inductive Choke (PIRA 500)
5L20.10 RLC Circuits - AC: RLC Series Circuit Resonance on an Oscilloscope
5L20.20 RLC Circuits AC: RLC - Resonance (PIRA 500)
5L20.26 RLC Circuits AC: LC Circuit w/ Parallel Resonance
5L30.10 Filters and Rectifiers - AC: Bridge Rectifier & LC Filter(PIRA 500)
5L30.20 Filters and Rectifiers: Blinky Whirlygig (PIRA 500)

5N - Electromagnetic Radiation


  *  Youtube Video, a 36 second animation of wave propagation
5N30.10 Electromagnetic Spectrum: Project the Spectrum with a Prism

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Optics: PIRA Section 6

6A - Geometric Optics

6A10.10 Reflection from Flat Surfaces: Blackboard Optics - Flat Mirror
6A20.10 Reflection from Curved Surfaces: Blackboard Optics - Curved/Convex Mirrors (PIRA 1000)
6A20.35 Reflection from Curved Surfaces: Optic Mirage (UT Favorite)
6A20.41 Reflection From Curved Surfaces: Projected Filament w/ Mirrors (UT Favorite)
6A20.45 Reflection From Curved Surfaces: Convex and Concave Mirror (PIRA 500)
6A42.10 Refraction at Flat Surfaces: Blackboard Optics - Refraction (PIRA 500)
5N30.10 Electromagnetic Spectrum: Project the Spectrum with a Prism
  * Refraction through a Prism - Wikipedia Animated GIF
6A44.25 Total Internal Reflection: Snell's Wheel (PIRA 500)
6A44.40 Total Internal Reflection: Light Pipe/ Laser and Fiber Optics
6A46.10 Rainbow: Rainbow Sphere (PIRA 500)
6A60.10 Thin Lenses: Blackboard Optics - Thin Lenses (PIRA 500)
6A60.30 Thin Lenses: Projected Filament w/ Lenses

6B - Photometry

6B10.15 Luminosity: Inverse Square Model

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6C - Diffraction

6C10.10 Diffraction Through a Single Slit: Single Slit and Laser
6C10.15 Diffraction through a Single Slit: Adjustable Slit and Laser
6C20.30 Diffraction Around Objects: Pin Hole Diffraction

6D - Interference

6D10.10 Interference From Two Sources: Double Slits and Lasers
6D20.10 Interference from Multiple Sources: Different Number of Slits
6D20.50 Gratings: Crossed Gratings and Laser (PIRA 500)
6D20.53 Gratings: Diffraction Grating and Laser (UT Favorite)
6D30.10 Thin Films: Newton's Rings
6D30.20 Thin Films: Soap Film Interference
6D40.10 Interferometers: Michelson Interferometer

6F - Color

6F10.10 Synthesis of Color: Projecting Colored Filters (PIRA 500)
6F40.10 Scattering: Sunset (Call for Availability)

6H - Polarization

6H10.10 Polarization: Polaroids on the Overhead
6H10.20 Dichroic Polarization: Microwave Polarization
6H30.40 Polarization: Karo Syrup

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6J - The Eye

6J10.10 The Eye: Eye Model

Modern Physics: PIRA Section 7

4D - Kinetic Theory 4D20.10 Crookes' Radiometer - (Incandescent light can be used with PE demo below)
7A10.10 Photoelectric Effect: Photoelectric effect in Zinc
7A60.10 X-Ray and Electron Diffraction: Electron Diffraction
7B10.10 Spectra: Atomic Spectra
7D10.10 Radioactivity: Geiger Counter and Samples


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