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| Mechanics |
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Frequency of a spring pendulum
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Frequency of a string pendulum |
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Free fall with a fall plate
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Displacement-time law for free fall with falling ball apparatus
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Uniform, unaccelerated motion in a straight line
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Linear motion in the absence of force |
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Uniformly accelerated motion, Newton's second law |
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Elastic collisions |
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Inelastic collisions |
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Frequency of a string pendulum |
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Pendulum oscillations of a varible-gravity pendulum |
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Harmonic oscillations of spring pendulums - springs coupled in series or parallel |
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How the period of oscillation of a leaf spring pendulum depends on the length of the pendulum and the mass of the bob |
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Moments of inertia of various bodies: circular discs etc. Steiner's theorem |
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Uniform motion in a circle |
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Uniformly accelerated motion in a circle, moment of inertia |
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*Hooke's law |
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*Newton's 2nd law / Air track |
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*Newton's 2nd law/Demonstration dynamics and motion track |
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*Laws of collision/air track |
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*Laws of collision / Demonstration dynamics and motion track |
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*Free fall |
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*Moment of inertia and angular acceleration |
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*Moment of inertia and angular acceleration |
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*Centrifugal force |
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*Variable gravity pendulum |
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*Coupled pendulums |
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*Harmonic oscillations of coil springs - springs linked in parallel and series
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*Forced oscillations - Pohl's pendulum |
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*Moments of inertia of various bodies/Steiner's theorem |
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*Surface tension by the pull-out method |
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*Velocity of sound in air and in metal rods with Cobra3 |
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*Acoustic Doppler effect |
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*Resonance frequencies of Helmholtz resonators |
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*Interference of acoustic waves, stationary waves and diffraction at a slot |
| Acoustics |
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Measuring the frequency of a tuning fork and changing its frequency |
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Investigation of the intrinsic resonant frequencies of columns of air |
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Measurement of the speed of sound in air |
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Measurement of the speed of sound in various gases |
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Measurement of the speed of sound in metal rods |
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Acoustic Doppler effect |
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Investigation of beats |
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Effect of damping on the range of resonant vibrations of air columns |
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Resonance in resonating cavities - Helmholtz resonators |
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Analysis of sounds |
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Oscillations in metal plates |
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Voice analysis |
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Signal filtering - eliminating noise |
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Determining of speed of sound - Measurement of time delay between two microphones |
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Spatial orientation of acoustic signalsrung |
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*Chladni figures with frequency generator module and Cobra3 BASIC unit
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*Velocity of sound using Kundt's tube with frequency generator module and Cobra3 BASIC unit |
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*Wavelength and frequency, Quincke tube wwith frequency generator module and Cobra3 BASIC unit |
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*Determination of ultrasonic velocity (sonar principle) |
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*Ultrasonic Doppler effect |
| Thermodynamics |
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Specific heat capacity of water |
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Specific latent heat of vaporisation of water |
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Specific heat capacity of water liquids |
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Specific heat capacity of solid bodies
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Specific latent heat of condensation of water |
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Specific latent heat of fusion of ice |
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Specific heat of solution of salts |
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Specific heat of combustion of white spirit |
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Expansion in volume of gasesn |
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Gay-Lussac's law with the Cobra3 BASIC unit (pressure software) |
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Charles' law |
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Boyle's law with the Cobra3 BASIC unit (pressure software) |
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Gay-Lussac's law with the Cobra3 BASIC unit (gas law software) |
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Charles' law - version A |
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*Heat capacity of gases |
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*Heat capacity of metals |
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*Stefan-Boltzmann's law of radiation |
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*Stirling engine |
| Electricity |
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Ohm's law |
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How the resistance of pure metals depends on temperature
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Characteristics of semiconductor diodes |
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Characteristic of collector current to collector voltage for an NPN transistor |
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Electrolytes |
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Switch-on current for an incandescent lamp |
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Measurement of work and power for an incandescent lamp |
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Response of a capacitor when switched on |
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Response of an inductor when switched on
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Inductive repulsion with the Cobra3 BASIC unit |
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Generation of AC voltage, rectification and smoothing |
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Efficiency of motors and generators |
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Measuring the bounce-time of a switch |
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Current-voltage characteristic of a solar cell |
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Unique and non-unique Fourier spectra |
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Analysis of individual and combined sine-wave signals |
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Spectral analysis of various signal forms - sine waves, square waves, triangular waves |
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Spectral analysis of periodic needle pulses |
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Determining harmonic distortion factor from a Fourier spectrum
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Fourier spectrum of rectified but non-smoothed AC voltages |
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Investigation of resonance of air columns |
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Coupled resonant circuits |
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Forced oscillation of a non-linear series resonant circuit - chaotic oscillation |
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Analysis of Fourier series |
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High-pass, low-pass and band-pass filters |
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Bouncing of switches |
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Phase relationships in a series resonant circuit |
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Free damped oscillation |
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Use of diodes as rectifiers |
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Response of a coil when switched on - response of current and voltage over time |
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Filters |
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How phototransistors work |
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Generation of square-wave voltages with an operational amplifier |
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*Ohm's Law with frequency generator module and Cobra3 BASIC unit
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*Current balance/force acting on a current-carrying conductor |
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*Characteristic curves of semiconductors with frequency generator module and Cobra3 BASIC unit |
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*Second order conductors. Electrolysis with frequency generator module and Cobra3 BASIC unit |
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*Switch-on behaviour of a capacitors and inductors with frequency generator module and Cobra3 BASIC unit |
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*Coulomb's law |
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*Magnetic field of single coils/Biot-Savart's law |
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*Magnetic field of paired coils in Helmholtz arrangement |
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*Ferromagnetic hysteresis with Cobra3 |
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*Magnetic induction with frequency generator module and Cobra3 BASIC unit |
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*Inductance of solenoids |
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*Coils in AC circuits |
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*Capacitor in AC circuits with frequency generator module and Cobra3 BASIC unit |
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*RLC Circuits |
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*High-pass and low-pass filters with frequency generator module and Cobra3 BASIC unit |
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*Inductive repulsion |
| Optics |
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How light intensity depends on distance |
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*Determination of diffraction intensity from multiple slits and grids |
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*Photometric law of distance |
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*Fresnel's equations - Theory of reflection |
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*LDA - Laser Doppler Anemometry |
| Atomic physics |
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Range of alpha particles in air |
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Medium range of beta particles in air |
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Absorption of electrons (or positrons) in thin layers of matter |
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Quantum current of gamma radiation in air |
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Absorption of gamma quanta (or electrons) as related to thickness of material |
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Law of radioactive decay |
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Equilibrium in radioactive decay |
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*Half-life and radioactive equilibrium |
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*Poisson's distribution and Gaussian distribution of radioactive decay |
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*Rutherford's experiment |
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*Fine structure of alpha-spectrum of 241Am |
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*Study of the alpha-energies of 226Ra |
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*Energy loss of alpha particles in gases |
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*Law of distance and absorption of gamma and beta rays |
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*Energy dependence of the gamma-absorption coefficient |
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*Compton effect |
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*Internal conversion in 137mBa |
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*Photonuclear cross-section/Compton scattering cross-section |
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*X-ray fluorescence and Moseley's law |
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*Hall effect in p-doped germanium |
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*Hall effect in n-doped germanium |
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*Band gap of germanium |
