High School and Undergraduate Physics Practicals
With 3D Simulations
1st Edition
Published on 29. May 2022
246 pages
978-1-000-57244-5 (ISBN)
Description
This book describes more than thirty physics practicals at high school and undergraduate levels with background information on each one, a description of the equipment needed, and instructions on how the experiment is performed. Uniquely, for those without access to a real laboratory, the book provides access to highly detailed 3D simulations of all the experiments.
The simulations are a superset of the Virtual Physics Laboratory as reviewed and given the Green Tick of Approval by the Association for Science Education. They run in any browser that supports WebGL, such as Microsoft Edge or Firefox on Windows and Safari on Mac. For the school or university student who wants to practice and widen their knowledge of physics, or for those who are learning on their own, this is an ideal book for honing and broadening experimental skills.
The simulations are the result of many years researching the teaching of online science, a field in which the author has published many papers.
The companion website for the book can be found here: https://www.virtual-science.co.uk/
The simulations are a superset of the Virtual Physics Laboratory as reviewed and given the Green Tick of Approval by the Association for Science Education. They run in any browser that supports WebGL, such as Microsoft Edge or Firefox on Windows and Safari on Mac. For the school or university student who wants to practice and widen their knowledge of physics, or for those who are learning on their own, this is an ideal book for honing and broadening experimental skills.
The simulations are the result of many years researching the teaching of online science, a field in which the author has published many papers.
The companion website for the book can be found here: https://www.virtual-science.co.uk/
More details
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
Illustrations
26 Tables, black and white; 49 Line drawings, black and white; 115 Halftones, black and white; 164 Illustrations, black and white
ISBN-13
978-1-000-57244-5 (9781000572445)
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Person
Rob Lucas has worked in and around education for forty years. As well as teaching at university undergraduate and postgraduate levels, he has created many software products for teaching. These include TOM, the Thoroughly Obedient Moron, which is a computer simulator for Windows, the Virtual Language Laboratory, which was the first multimedia language lab that used a PC network, and many science 3d simulations based on his research into online methods for teaching Physics.
Content
1 Millikan's oil drop experiment 2 Planck's constant 3 Rutherford's gold foil experiment 4 Measuring the acceleration due to gravity 5 Average velocity using an AirTrack 6 Determining acceleration using an AirTrack 7 Confirmation of Newton's second law 8 Showing conservation of energy using an AirTrack 9 Conservation of momentum in an inelastic collision using an AirTrack 10 Hooke's Law 11 Young's modulus 12 Velocity of rifle shell using a ballistic balance 13 Simple pendulum 14 Simple Harmonic Motion using a mass-spring system 15 Capacitor charge and discharge 16 The internal resistance of a dry cell 17 The IV characteristics of a diode 18 The IV characteristics of a filament lightbulb 19 The Resistivity of constantan 20 Resistors in Series and Parallel 21 Heat Transfer 22 Boyle's law 23 Charles's law 24 Mechanical equivalent of heat 25 Specific heat capacity of brass 26 Investigation of mechanical waves 27 Measuring the speed of water ripples 28 Infrared Radiation 29 Diffraction using a monochromatic laser 30 Inverse square law for gamma radiation 31 Refraction of light 32 Magnetic field due to a coil of wire 33 Investigation of magnetic flux of a current carrying wire 34 Magnetic flux linkage
