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College / Physics

Telescope and Microscope

Students construct an astronomical telescope, a Galilean telescope, and a compound microscope on the optical bench. Using a viewing screen with grid, they...

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High School / Physics

Reflection and Refraction

Students experimentally derive the Law of Reflection for curved and flat mirrors. Snell’s Law is explored and the index of refraction for a piece of...

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High School / Physics

Mechanical Waves

Standing waves in strings and air columns are studied. Using a sine wave generator to drive a string vibrator, the driving frequency, length, density,...

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College / Physics

Magnetic Forces on Current-Carrying Wires

The magnitude and direction of the force on a current-carrying wire in a magnetic field is measured....

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College / Physics

Speed of Light

This experiment uses the Foucault Method to determine the speed of light. Laser light passes through a series of lenses to produce an image of the light...

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High School / Physics

Archimedes' Principle

The buoyant force on several objects is measured by weighing the water displaced by the object as it is submerged. The buoyant force is also determined...

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High School / Physics

Shadows

The purpose of this experiment is to show the umbra (darker part) and the penumbra (lighter part) of the shadow.

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High School / Physics

Microscope

In this experiment, you will construct a microscope and determine its magnification.

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High School / Physics

Telescope

In this experiment, you will construct a telescope and determine its magnification.

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High School / Physics

Virtual Images

In this experiment, you will study virtual images formed by a diverging lens and a convex mirror.

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