Physics Project Lab

by Gluck, Paul; King, John

• ISBN13: 9780198704577
• ISBN10: 0198704577
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2015-02-04
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Author Biography

Paul Gluck, Lecturer, Jerusalem College of Engineering,John King, Francis L Friedman Professor of Physics (Retired), MIT

Table of Contents

Introduction: Projects: why and how?
Part 1: Mechanics
1. Bouncing balls
2. Mechanics of soft springs
3. Pulse speed in falling dominoes
4. A variable mass oscillator
5. Rotating vertical
6. Cycloidal paths
7. Physics of rubber bands and cords
8. Oscillation modes of a rod
Part 2: Electromagnetism
9. Physics of incandescent lamps
10. Propulsion with a solenoid
11. Magnetic dipoles
12. The jumping ring of Elihu Thomson
13. Microwaves in dielectrics I
14. Microwaves in dielectrics II
15. The Doppler effect
16. Noise
17. Johnson noise
18. Network analog for lattice dynamics
19. Resistance networks
Part 3: Acoustics
20. Vibrating wires and strings
21. Physics with loudspeakers
22. Physics of the tuning fork
23. Acoustic resonance in pipes
24. Acoustic cavity resonators and filters
25. Room acoustics
26. Musical instruments: the violin
27. Musical instruments: the guitar
28. Brass musical instruments
Part 4: Liquids
29. Sound from gas bubbles in a liquid
30. Shape and path of air bubbles in a liquid
31. Ink diffusion in water
32. Refractive index gradients
33. Light scattering by surface ripples
34. Diffraction of light by ultrasonic waves in liquids
35. The circular hydraulic jump
36. Vortex physics
37. Plastic bottle oscillator
38. Salt water oscillator
Part 5: Optics
39. Birefringence in cellulose tapes
40. Barrier penetration
41. Reflection and transmission of light
42. Polarisation by transmission
43. Laser speckle
44. Light scattering from suspensions
45. Light intensity from a line source
46. Light interference in reflecting tubes
Part 6: Temperature & Heat
47. Cooling I
48. Cooling II
49. The Leidenfrost effect I
50. The Leidenfrost effect II
51. The drinking bird
52. Liquid vapor equilibrium
53. Solar radiation flux
Appendix A: Project ideas
Appendix B: Facilities, materials, devices and instruments
Appendix C: Reference library