Classroom Demonstrations

      Harold T. Stokes
      Department of Physics and Astronomy
      Brigham Young University
      Provo, Utah 84602
      801-378-2215
      e-mail: stokesh@byu.edu

      This page is currently under construction. Below are items that have been posted here so far.

      Conservation of Energy

      • Bungee Jumping: conservation of mechanical energy

      Fluids

      • Ping-Pong Cannon: force exerted by air at atmospheric pressure
      • Alka-Seltzer in a Latex Glove: buoyant force of air

      Sound

      • Standing waves on a violin string

      Magnetic fields

      • Red October: force of magnetic field on moving charges

      Optics

      • Resolving power of the eye