Electricity and Magnetism Index


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Demonstrations are listed under the major divisions in the PIRA DCS. See here for subheadings in the DCS.

5A-Electrostatics
5A.10. Producing Static Charge
Charged rods
Electrophorus
5A.20. Coulomb's Law
5A.22. Electrostatic Meters
Electroscopes
5A.30. Conductors and Insulators
5A.40. Induced Charge
Charging by induction
Can attracted to charged rod
Paper sticks on board
Charged rod and 2x2
Deflection of a stream of water
Kelvin water drop generator
5A.50. Electrostatic Machines
Wimshurst machine
Van de Graaff generator
Electrostatic motor
5B-Electric Fields and Potential
5B.10. Electric Fields
Van de Graaff-hair on end, streamers
Electrostatic ping pong
5B.20. Gauss' Law
Flux model
Radio in a wire cage
5B.30. Electrostatic Potential
5C-Capacitance
Capacitance miscellany (quotes)
5C.10. Capacitors
Sample capacitors
5C.20. Dielectric
Dissectible Leiden jar
5C.30. Energy Stored in a Capacitor
Wimshurst and Leiden jar
1 Farad capacitor and light bulb
5D-Resistance
5D.10. Resistance Characteristics
Sample resistors
5D.20. Resistivity and Temperature
Wire coil in liquid nitrogen
5D.30. Conduction in Solutions
Conductivity of salt water
Glowing pickle
5D.40. Conduction in Gases
5E-Electromotive Force and Current
5E.20. Electrolysis
5E.30. Plating
5E.40. Cells and Batteries
5E.50. Thermoelectricity
5E.60. Piezoelectricity
5F-DC Circuits
5F.10. Ohm's Law
5F.15. Power and Energy
5F.20. Circuit Analysis
5F.30. RC Circuits
5F.40. Instruments
5G-Magnetic Materials
5G.10. Magnets
Lodestone
5G.20. Magnet Domains and Magnetization
Iron filings domains
Compass array
Dissectable Electromagnet
5G.30. Paramagnetism and Diamagnetism
5G.40. Hysteresis
5G.45. Magnetostriction and Magnetoresistivity
5G.50. Temperature and Magnetism
High Tc superconductor
5H-Magnetic Fields and Forces
5H.10. Magnetic Fields
Magnetic field of a current carrying wire
Magnetic field of a solenoid
5H.15. Fields and Currents
Drinking cup loudspeaker
5H.20. Forces on Magnets
5H.25. Magnet/Electromagnet Interaction
5H.30. Force on Moving Charges
5H.40. Force on Current Wires
Force on aluminum strip
Force between current carrying wires
Drinking cup loudspeaker
5H.50. Torque on Coils
5J-Inductance
5J.10. Self Inductance
Sample inductors
Inductor and light bulb
5J.20. LR Circuits
LR time constant on scope
5J.30. RLC Circuits - DC
5K-Electromagnetic Induction
5K.10. Induced Currents and Forces
Degaussing coil and search coil
5K.20. Eddy Currents
Eddy current levitator
Jumping rings
5K.30. Transformers
5K.40. Motors and Generators
World's simplest motor
Hand crank flashlight
Genecon motor/generator
Motor/generator
Forever flashlight
5L-AC Circuits
5L.10. Impedance
5L.20. LCR circuits - AC
5L.30. Filters and Rectifiers
Bicoloured LED
5M-Semiconductors and Tubes
5M.10. Semiconductors
5M.20. Tubes
5N-Electromagnetic Radiation
5N.10. Transmission Lines and Antennas
5N.20. Tesla Coil
5N.30. Electromagnetic Spectrum


Disclaimer: All demonstrations are posted for the convenience and benefit of faculty and staff in the Department of Physics at Simon Fraser University and are not intended for outside use. The author(s) assume no responsibility or liability for the use of information contained on this site. Warnings and precautionary measures listed on this site assume normal operation of equipment and are not inclusive. Demonstrations may pose a significant hazard and can, in some instances, result in death; reasonable safety precautions must be taken. Demonstrations should be performed by qualified individuals only.


Prepared by Jeff Rudd, 1999
Revised by Laura Schmidt, 2007


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