Physics 2205 and 2206
Suggested Demonstrations arranged by chapter
Physics 6th ed: Cutnell & Johnson
Chapter 1,
2,
3,
4,
5,
6,
7,
8,
9,
10,
11,
12,
13,
14,
15,
16,
17,
18,
19,
20, 21, 22, 23, 24,
25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32
Chapter 1: Introduction and Mathematical Concepts Top
Chapter 2: Kinematics in One Dimension Top
- M01 Pasco Dynamic Track
- M09: Hover Puck
- M24: Air Track Demonstrations
- M28: Falling Bodies
- M32: Feather and Coin
Chapter 3: Kinematics in Two Dimensions Top
- M36: Monkey and Hunter
- M38: Ballistic Car
- M70: Central Force Demo
Chapter 4: Forces and Newton’s Laws of Motion Top
- M01 Pasco Dynamic Track
- M09: Hover Puck
- M10: Newton's First Law-Table Cloth Trick
- M12: Newton's Third Law-Opposing scales
- M24: Air Track Demonstrations
- M32: Feather and Coin
- M34: Air Drag
- M38: Ballistic Car
- M55: Carbon Dioxide Rocket Cart
- M56: Low Friction Game of Catch
- M58: Balls for Bouncing Collisions
- M59: Collisions of Balls
- M60: Friction Properties of Materials
- M61: Inclined Plane Problems
Chapter 5: Dynamics of Uniform Circular Motion Top
- M70: Central Force Demo
- M72: Loop the Loop
Chapter 6: Work and Energy Top
- M01 Pasco Dynamic Track
- M24: Air Track Demonstrations
- M50: Nose Basher
Chapter 7: Impulse and Momentum Top
- M20: Egg and Sheet
- M55: Carbon Dioxide Rocket Cart
- M56: Low Friction Game of Catch
- M58: Balls for Bouncing Collisions
- M59: Collisions of Balls
Chapter 8: Rotational Kinematics Top
- M73: Rotational Inertia
- M78: Rotational Platform
Chapter 9: Rotational Dynamics Top
- M74: Angular Acceleration-Rolling Bodies
- M76: Conservation of Angular Momentum
- M78: Rotational Platform
- M79: Torsion Pendulum
- M90: Symmetrical Top
- M91: Pasco Computerized Gyroscope
Chapter 10: Simple and Harmonic Motion and Elasticity Top
- M04: Equilibrium of Forces
- M80: Simple Harmonic Motion (SHM)
- M81: SHM Using the Air Track
- M82: Action/Reaction in SHM
- M83: Reference Circle in SHM
- M84: The Physical Pendulum
- M85: Forced Vibrations
Chapter 11: Fluids Top
- F08: Pacals Vials-Pressure in a Liquid
- F09: Fluid Pressure vs. Depth
- F12: Atmospheric Can Crusher
- F13: Atmospheric Pressure Lift
- F14: Magdeburg Hemispheres
- F20: Archimedes' Principle
- F22: Density Balls
- F23: Cartesian Diver
- F34: Surface Tension
- F50: Bernoulli's Principle
- F51: Pasco Bernoulli Cart
Chapter 12: Temperature and Heat Top
- H01: Computer Based Thermometers
- H02: Conventional Thermometers
- H03: Liquid Crystal Sheets
Chapter 13: The Transfer of Heat Top
- H14: Thermal Expansion of Metals
- H44: Convection in Gases
- H48: Radiometer
Chapter 14: The Ideal Gas Law and Kinetic Theory Top
- H04: Molecular Models
- H05: Molecular Motion
- H10: Thermal Expansion of Air
- H14: Thermal Expansion of Metals
- H30: Low T Boiling of Water
- H92: 3-D Triple point plot
Chapter 15: Thermodynamics Top
- H04: Molecular Models
- H05: Molecular Motion
- H30: Low T Boiling of Water
- H20: Constant Volume Thermometer
Chapter 16: Waves and Sound Top
- W01: Tuning Forks with Resonators
- W02: Tuning Fork Sets
- W03: A Harmonic Cord
- W04: Displaying Sound Waves
- W10: Mechanical Waves
- W15: Transverse Wave Demonstrator
- W16: Longitudinal Wave Demonstrator
- W18: Ripple Tank
- W20: Buzzer in a Vacuum
- W28: Standing Longitudinal Waves
- W30: Harmonics on a Rod
- W32: Standing Waves on a String
- W35: Bloogle Tube
- W70: The Doppler Effect
Chapter 17: The Principle of Linear Superposition and Interference Phenomena Top
- W01: Tuning Forks with Resonators
- W04: Displaying Sound Waves
- W32: Standing Waves on a String
- W52: Interference
- W54: Interference of Sound in a Tube
Chapter 18: Electric Forces and Electric Fields Top
- E01: Pasco Electrostatics
- E04: Electrostatics I
- E06: Electrostatics II
- E10: Van de Graaff Generator
- E11: Wimshurst Machine
- E15: Precipitation of Smoke
Chapter 19: Electric Potential Energy and the Electric Potential Top
- E12: Simple Battery
- E13: Two Potato Clock
Chapter 20: Electric Circuits Top
- E18: Lamps in Series
- E25: Resistance vs Temperature
Chapter 21: Magnetic Forces and Magnetic Fields Top
- E41: 2-D Magnetic Field Demonstrator
- E42: 3-D Magnetic Field Demonstrator
- E43: Permanent & Electromagnets
- E40: Magnetic Field Lines
- E56: Force between Parallel Currents
- E50: Magnetic Force on a Wire
- E80: Wooden Motor Model
- E81: Working Motor/Generator Model
- E82: Hand Crank Motor/Generators
Chapter 22: Electromagnetic Induction Top
- E63: Faraday's Law I
- E64: Faraday's Law II
- E66: Self-Inductance
- E67: Pasco Lenz's Law Demonstrator
- E68: Induced Currents-Jumping Rings
- E72: Lenz's Law Pendulum
Chapter 23: Alternating Current Circuits Top
- E23: RC Circuit
- E74: LR and LRC Circuits
- E76: LR and LRC Circuits with AC
- E80: Wooden Motor Model
- E81: Working Motor/Generator Model
- E82: Hand Crank Motor/Generators
Chapter 24: Electromagnetic Waves Top
Chapter 25: The Reflection of Light: Mirrors Top
- L10: Multiple Images
- L12: Mirrored Cube Corner
- L13: Mirror Cube
- L15: Illusion
- L21: Geometric Optics
- L22: Lenses and Mirrors
- L23: Large Concave-Convex Mirrors
Chapter 26: The Refraction of Light: Lenses and Optical Instruments Top
- L17: Refraction
- L18: Choice Uranium Oxide
- L21: Geometric Optics
- L22: Lenses and Mirrors
- L24: Total Internal Reflection
- L30: Dispersion
Chapter 27: Interference and the Wave Nature of Light Top
- W18: Ripple Tank
- L38: 2D & 3D Interference/Diffraction
- L40: Thin Film Interference
- L50: Polarization
- L60: Light Scattering
Chapter 28: Special Relativity Top
Chapter 29: Particles and Waves Top
Chapter 30: The Nature of the Atom Top
- Q15: Light Spectra of Gases
- Q16: Hg Light Source
- Q17: Na Light Source
Chapter 31: Nuclear Physics and Radioactivity Top
- Q40: Radioactivity
- Q45: Cloud Chamber
- Q60: Proton-Proton Reaction Model
Chapter 32: Ionizing Radiation, Nuclear Energy, and Elementary Particles Top
- Q40: Radioactivity
- Geiger Counter