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Nanophysics
Atomic Force Microscopy
Resistance of Atomic Wires
Imaging Atoms (Demonstration)

Waves
Audio Crime Lab
Resonance Lab
Diffraction of Light
Interference in Thin Films
Exploring Wave Phenomena

Electricity and Magnetism
Water Analogy to Electric Circuits
Discovering Ohm's Law
Too Cool to Resist

Magnetic Force on a wire with current

Physics on a Guitar

Quantum Physics
Bohr Model Game
The Phantastic Photon
Light Emitting Diodes

Mechanics
Double Pendulum
Mousetrap and Ping Pong Balls
The Physics of Rock Climbing
Vortex Rings

Particle Physics
2-D Scattering
Cloud Chamber and Cosmic Rays

Optics
Communicating with Light
Is the Light Bulb Too Good to be True?

Resonance Lab

Authors: J. Harbold, C. Rydgren
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Abstract: This experiment is designed to develop the student’s understanding of resonance. Students explore resonance of transverse waves on a string and discover the relationship between nodes and antinodes for different resonant modes. Students also derive the relationship between frequency length for a single resonant mode.