Lecture Demonstrations


Newtonian mechanics, conservation laws, friction.

Surface tension, buoyancy, Bernoulli force, viscosity.

Harmonic motion, resonance, standing waves, diffraction, interference.

Convection, radiation, entropy, heat cycles.

Electric field and force. Magnetic field and force.

Reflection, refraction, blackbodies, luminosity, diffraction, laser, polarization.

Quantum mechanics, atoms, particles, space curvature, and relativity.

Stars, pulsars, black holes, curved space.

Operating instructions for various pieces of demonstration equipment

Record of demonstrations used in past semesters arranged by course and year

List of links to videos used in class and purchased by the department.

Form to request an in-class demonstration.