"Physics 3D Virtual Laboratory describes 35 Physics practicals at GCSE level, undergraduate level and beyond. Each practical includes background information, a description of the equipment needed and how the experiments are performed. Uniquely, for thosewithout access to a real laboratory, this book comes with free access to highly detailed 3D simulations of all the experiments. These are the same as in the Virtual Physics Laboratory as reviewed and given the Green Tick by the Association for Science Education. They don't just give ideal results, they need to be done with care to get good results. This is the ideal study guide for the school or university student who wants to improve their knowledge of physics and experimental skills. Thanks to its clear explanations and descriptions, the book is also accessible to those that are learning on their own"--
This book describes more than thirty Physics practicals at high school and undergraduate level. Background info, a description of the equipment needed, and how the experiment is performed. Uniquely, for those without access to a real laboratory, the book gives you access to highly detailed 3d simulations of all the experiments.
1 Millikans oil drop experiment 2 Plancks constant 3 Rutherfords 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 Newtons second law 8 Showing conservation of energy using an
AirTrack 9 Conservation of momentum in an inelastic collision using an
AirTrack 10 Hookes Law 11 Youngs 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 Boyles law 23 Charless
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
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.
