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Mechanics (A)
Acceleration (A+0)
Conservation of Energy (A+5)
Frames of Reference (A+10)
Friction (A+12)
Forces (A+14)
Gravitation (A+15)
Linear Inertia (A+20)
Rotational Inertia (A+25)
Angular Momentum (A+30)
Linear Momentum (A+35)
Motion in One Dimension (A+37)
Physical Measurements (A+45)
Projectiles (A+50)
Rotational Dynamics (A+55)
Statics and Mechanical Equilibrium (A+60)
Torque (A+65)
Vectors (A+70)
Mechanical Advantage (A+80)
Waves (B)
Chaotic Oscillations (B+5)
Simple Harmonic Motion (B+10)
Coupled Harmonic Oscillators (B+15)
Forced Oscillations/Resonance (B+20)
Travelling Waves (B+25)
Superposition : Fourier Principles/Complex Waves (B+30)
Interference (B+35)
Sound Spectrum/Sources (B+45)
Standing Waves/Resonance (B+50)
Vibrational Modes (B+55)
Speed of Sound (B+60)
Doppler Shift (B+65)
Shock Waves (B+67)
Music and the Ear (B+70)
Properties of Heat and Matter (C)
Weather and the Atmosphere (C+0)
Calorimetry (C+5)
Carnot Cycle (C+10)
Conduction (C+15)
Convection (C+20)
Engines and Pumps (C+22)
Fluid Dynamics (C+25)
Surface Tension and Capillary Action (C+27)
Fluid Statics (C+30)
Heat and Work (C+35)
Heat Capacity (C+40)
Heat of Fusion (C+45)
Irreversibility and Fluctuations (C+50)
Kinetic Theory and Gas Models (C+55)
Liquification of a Gas (C+60)
Molecular Models and Crystal Structure (C+62)
Radiation (C+65)
Temperature and Expansion (C+70)
Thermometry (C+75)
Triple Point (C+80)
Mechanical Properties of Materials (C+90)
Electricity and Magnetism (D)
Capacitance (D+0)
Electromagnetic Oscillations (D+5)
Electrostatics (D+10)
Faraday's Law (D+15)
Inductance (D+20)
LCR Phase Relationships (D+25)
Magnetic Fields (D+30)
Magnetic Properties (D+35)
Meters (D+40)
Motors (D+45)
Oscilloscopes (D+50)
Resistance (D+55)
Solid State and Semiconductors (D+60)
Thermionic Emission (D+65)
Thermoelectricity (D+70)
Transformers (D+75)
Voltaic Cells (D+80)
Electrolysis (D+85)
Optics (E)
Color Perception (E+5)
Diffraction (E+10)
Gratings and Spectra (E+15)
Holography (E+20)
Interference (E+25)
Lenses (E+30)
Metallic Color (E+35)
Mirrors (E+40)
Polarization and Birefringence (E+45)
Prisms (E+50)
Propagation of Light (E+55)
Refraction and Reflection (E+60)
Spectral Energy (E+65)
Modern and Contemporary Physics (F)
Cathode and Canal Rays (F+0)
X-Rays (F+5)
Electron Diffraction (F+10)
Photoelectric Effect (F+15)
Atomic Structure (F+20)
Photons (F+18)
Quantum Mechanical Barrier Penetration (F+30)
Scattering (F+25)
Elementary Particles (F+35)
Cloud Chambers (F+45)
Range of Alpha Particles (F+50)
Franck-Hertz Experiment (F+55)
Radioactivity (F+65)
Accelerators (F+70)
Fission and Fusion (F+80)
Superconductivity (F+85)
Zeeman Effect (F+90)
Laser (F+95)
Fuel Cells (F+100)
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Demonstrations by PIRA index
1 Mechanics
1A Measurement
1A50 Math Topics
1A60 Scaling
1C Motion In One Dimension
1C10 Velocity
1C20 Uniform Acceleration
1C30 Measuring G
1D Motion In Two Dimensions
1D10 Displacement in Two Dimensions
1D15 Velocity, Position, and Acceleration
1D40 Motion of the Center of Mass
1D50 Central Forces
1D52 Deformation by Central Forces
1D55 Centrifugal Escape
1D60 Projectile Motion
1E Relative Motion
1E10 Moving Reference Frames
1E20 Rotating Reference Frames
1E30 Coriolis Effect
1F Newton's First Law
1F10 Measuring Inertia
1F20 Inertia of Rest
1F30 Inertia of Motion
1G Newton's Second Law
1G10 Force, Mass, and Acceleration
1G20 Accelerated Reference Frames
1G30 Complex Systems
1H Newton's Third Law
1H10 Action and Reaction
1H11 Recoil
1J Statics Of Rigid Bodies
1J10 Finding Center of Gravity
1J11 Exceeding Center of Gravity
1J20 Stable, Unstable and Neutral Equilibrium
1J30 Resolution of Forces
1J40 Static Torque
1K Applications Of Newton's Laws
1K10 Dynamic Torque
1K20 Friction
1K30 Pressure
1L Gravity
1L10 Universal Gravitational Constant
1L20 Orbits
1M Work And Energy
1M10 Work
1M20 Simple Machines
1M30 Non-Conservative Forces
1M40 Conservation of Energy
1M50 Mechanical Power
1N Linear Momentum And Collisions
1N10 Impulse and Thrust
1N20 Conservation of Linear Momentum
1N21 Mass and Momentum Transfer
1N22 Rockets
1N30 Collisions in One Dimension
1N40 Collisions in Two Dimensions
1Q Rotational Dynamics
1Q10 Moment of Inertia
1Q20 Rotational Energy
1Q30 Transfer of Angular Momentum
1Q40 Conservation of Angular Momentum
1Q50 Gyros
1Q60 Rotational Stability
1R Properties Of Matter
1R10 Hooke's Law
1R20 Tensile and Compressive Stress
1R30 Shear Stress
1R40 Coefficient of Restitution
1R50 Crystal Structure
3 Oscillations and Waves
3A Oscillations
3A10 Pendula
3A20 Springs & Oscillators
3A15 Physical Pendula
3A40 Simple Harmonic Motion
3A50 Damped Oscillators
3A60 Driven Mechanical Resonance
3A70 Coupled Oscillations
3A75 Normal Modes
3A80 Lissajous Figures
3A95 Non-Linear Systems
3B Wave Motion
3B10 Transverse Pulses and Waves
3B20 Longitudinal Pulses and Waves
3B22 Standing Waves
3B25 Impedence and Dispersion
3B27 Compound Waves
3B30 Wave Properties of Sound
3B33 Phase and Group Velocity
3B35 Reflection & Refraction (Sound)
3B39 Transfer of Energy in Waves
3B40 Doppler Effect
3B45 Shock Waves
3B50 Interference and Diffraction
3B55 Interference and Diffraction Of Sound
3B60 Beats
3B70 Coupled Resonators
3C Acoustics
3C10 The Ear
3C20 Pitch
3C30 Intensity and Attenuation
3C40 Architectural Acoustics
3C50 Wave Analysis and Synthesis
3C55 Music Perception and the Voice
3D Instruments
3D20 Resonance in Strings
3D22 Stringed Instruments
3D30 Resonance Cavities
3D32 Air Column Instruments
3D40 Resonance in Plates, Bars, Solids
3D46 Tuning Forks
3D50 Electronic Instruments
3E Sound Reproduction
3E10 Audio System
3E20 Loudspeakers
3E30 Microphones
3E40 Amplifiers
3E60 Recorders
3E80 Digital System
4 Thermodynamics
4A Thermal Properties Of Matter
4A10 Thermometry
4A20 Liquid Expansion
4A30 Solid Expansion
4A40 Properties of Materials at Low Temperature
4A50 Liquid Helium
4B Heat And The First Law
4B10 Heat Capacity and Specific Heat
4B20 Convection
4B30 Conduction
4B40 Radiation
4B50 Heat Transfer Applications
4B60 Mechanical Equivalent of Heat
4B70 Adiabatic Processes
4C Change Of State
4C10 PVT Surfaces
4C20 Phase Changes: Liquid-Solid
4C30 Phase Changes: Liquid-Gas
4C31 Cooling by Evaporation
4C32 Dew Point and Humidity
4C33 Vapor Pressure
4C40 Sublimation
4C45 Phase Changes: Solid Solid
4C50 Critical Point
4D Kinetic Theory
4D10 Brownian Motion
4D20 Mean Free Path
4D30 Kinetic Motion
4D40 Molecular Dimensions
4D50 Diffusion & Osmosis
4E Gas Law
4E10 Constant Pressure
4E20 Constant Temperature
4E30 Constant Volume
4F Entropy And The Second Law
4F10 Entropy
4F30 Heat Cycles
5 Electricity and Magnetism
5A Electrostatics
5A10 Producing Static Charge
5A20 Coulomb's Law
5A22 Electrostatic Meters
5A30 Conductors and Insulators
5A40 Induced Charge
5A50 Electrostatic Machines
5B Electric Fields And Potential
5B10 Electric Field
5B20 Gauss' Law
5B30 Electrostatic Potential
5C Capacitance
5C10 Capacitors
5C20 Dielectric
5C30 Energy Stored in a Capacitor
5D Resistance
5D10 Resistance Characteristics
5D20 Resistivity and Temperature
5D30 Conduction in Solutions
5D40 Conduction in Gases
5E Electromotive Force And Current
5E20 Electrolysis
5E30 Plating
5E40 Cells and Batteries
5E50 Thermoelectricity
5E60 Piezoelectricity
5F DC Circuits
5F10 Ohm's Law
5F15 Power and Energy
5F20 Circuit Analysis
5F30 RC Circuits
5F40 Instruments
5G Magnetic Materials
5G10 Magnets
5G20 Magnet Domains & Magnetization
5G30 Paramagnetism and Diamagnetism
5G40 Hysteresis
5G45 Magnetostriction and Magnetoresistance
5G50 Temperature and Magnetism
5H Magnetic Fields And Forces
5H10 Magnetic Fields
5H15 Fields and Currents
5H20 Forces on Magnets
5H25 Magnet/Electromagnet Interactions
5H30 Force on Moving Charges
5H40 Force on Current in Wires
5H50 Torques on Coils
5J Inductance
5J10 Self Inductance
5J20 LR Circuits
5J30 RLC Circuits DC
5K Electromagnetic Induction
5K10 Induced Currents and Forces
5K20 Eddy Currents
5K30 Transformers
5K40 Motors and Generators
5L AC Circuits
5L10 Impedance
5L20 LCR Circuits AC
5L30 Filters and Rectifiers
5M Semiconductors And Tubes
5M10 Semiconductors
5M20 Tubes
5N Electromagnetic Radiation
5N10 Transmission Lines and Antennas
5N20 Tesla Coil
5N30 Electromagnetic Spectrum
6 Optics
6A Geometrical Optics
6A01 Speed of Light
6A02 Straight Line Propagation
6A10 Reflection From Flat Surfaces
6A20 Reflection from Curved Surfaces
6A40 Refractive Index
6A42 Refraction at Flat Surfaces
6A44 Total Internal Reflection
6A46 Rainbow
6A60 Thin Lens
6A61 Pinhole
6A65 Thick Lens
6A70 Optical Instruments
6B Photometry
6B10 Luminosity
6B30 Radation Pressure
6B40 Blackbodies
6C Diffraction
6C10 Diffraction Through One Slit
6C20 Diffraction Around Objects
6D Interference
6D10 Interference From Two Sources
6D15 Interference of Polarized Light
6D20 Gratings
6D30 Thin Films
6D40 Interferometers
6F Color
6F10 Synthesis and Analysis of Color
6F30 Dispersion
6F40 Scattering
6H Polarization
6H10 Dichroic Polarization
6H20 Polarization by Reflection
6H30 Circular Polarization
6H35 Birefringence
6H50 Polarization by Scattering
6J The Eye
6J10 The Eye
6J11 Physiology
6Q Modern Optics
6Q10 Holography
6Q20 Physical Optics
7 Modern Physics
7A Quantum Effects
7A10 Photoelectric Effect
7A15 Millikan Oil Drop
7A20 Compton Effect
7A50 Wave Mechanics
7A55 Particle/Wave Duality
7A60 X-ray and Electron Diffraction
7A70 Condensed Matter
7B Atomic Physics
7B10 Spectra
7B11 Absorption
7B13 Resonance Radiation
7B20 Fine splitting
7B30 Ionization Potential
7B35 Electron Properties
7B50 Atomic Models
7D Nuclear Physics
7D10 Radioactivity
7D20 Nuclear Reactions
7D30 Particle Detectors
7D40 Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR)
7D50 Models of the Nucleus
7E Elementary Particles
7E10 Miscellaneous
7F Relativity
7F10 Special Relativity
7F20 General Relativity
8 Astronomy
8A Planetary Astronomy
8A05 Historical Astronomy
8A10 Solar System Mechanics
8A20 Earth Moon Mechanics
8A30 Views From Earth
8A35 Views From Earth 2
8A40 Planetary Properties: Globes, Hemispheres, & Maps
8A50 Planetary Properties 2: The Planets
8A60 Planetary Properties 3: Planetoids, Minor Objects
8A70 Planetary Properties 4: Planetary Characteristics
8A80 Planetary Properties 5: Comets And The Search For Life
8B Stellar Astronomy
8B10 The Sun
8B20 Stellar Spectra
8B30 Stellar Evolution
8B40 Black Holes
8B50 Stellar Miscellaneous
8C Cosmology
8C10 Models of The Universe
8C20 Gravitational Effects
8D Miscellaneous
8D10 Miscellaneous Astronomy
8E Astronomy Teaching Techniques
8E30 Techniques and Projects
9 Equipment
9A Support Systems / Facility
9A10 Blackboard Tools
9A20 Audio
9A30 Slide Projectors
9A34 Film Projectors
9A36 Overhead Projectors
9A38 Video & Computer Projection
9A40 Photography
9A50 X-Y, Chart Recorders
9A60 Buildings
9A65 Museums
9A70 Resource Books
9A73 Unclassified Demonstrations
9A75 Philosophy
9A80 Films
9A85 Computer Programs
9B Electronic
9B10 Timers
9B15 Position and Velocity Detectors
9B17 Sources of Sound
9B18 Sound Detectors
9B20 Circuits/Components/Instruments
9B30 Function Generators
9B37 Oscilloscopes
9B40 Advanced Instruments
9B50 Power Supplies
9B60 Light Sources
9B61 Light Paths Made Visible
9B62 Lasers
9B65 Microwave Apparatus
9B90 Computer Interface
9C Mechanical
9C10 Motors
9C20 Pumps
9C25 Vacuum
9C30 Air Support
9C35 Ripple Tank
9C40 Other
2 Fluid Mechanics
2A Surface Tension
2A10 Force of Surface Tension
2A15 Minimal Surface
2A20 Capillary Action
2A30 Surface Tension Propulsion
2C Dynamics Of Fluids
2C10 Flow Rate
2C20 Forces in Moving Fluids
2C30 Viscosity
2C40 Turbulent and Streamline Flow
2C50 Vorticies
2C60 Non Newtonian Fluids
2B Statics Of Fluids
2B20 Static Pressure
2B30 Atmospheric Pressure
2B35 Measuring Pressure
2B40 Density and Buoyancy
2B60 Siphons, Fountains, Pumps
2B20.10
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