The Miller Collection - Physics Single-concept films

19 short films which have been transferred from film to videodisc. We have most of these as 8mm film loops. A sound track, written by Professor Miller, has been added. A Teacher's Guide is on file in the Physics Demonstrations Library.
The code, eg 4:40, [*****;W;1], is from the 8mm film loop index.

1. Tacoma narrows bridge collapse, 4:40, [*****;W;1]
no description necessary, a classic
2. Inertial forces - translational acceleration: weight in an elevator, 2:05, [*****;M,MP;1]
man standing on spring scale in elevator, shows changes in scale reading on acceleration
3. Inertial forces - centripetal acceleration, 3:15, [*****;M;1]
people in the "Rotor Ride" - a large rotating cylinder whose floor drops away when the rotor is up to speed
4. The Wilberforce pendulum, 5:00, [****;W;2]
nice, but better done live
5. Measurement of G (Cavendish expt), 4:25, [***;M;1]
Leybold apparatus (we have one in UG2), shows position of reflected spot as a function of time, G calculated in notes on box
6. Coupled Oscillators-Equal Masses
7. Coupled Oscillators-Unequal Masses
8. Non-recurrent wavefronts, 3:15, [****;W;1]
single crest water wave, tidal bore, people pulse, shock wave following hydrogen bomb, light pulse from nova
9. Diffraction: single slit, 3:45, [***;O;1]
nice shot of single slit pattern with varying wavelength, everything else is better done live with a laser
10. Diffraction: double slit, 4:00, [****;O;1]
nice shots of effect of varying separation of slits, wavelength
11. Resolving power, 3:55, [***;O;3]
diffraction pattern from a pinhole viewed through an aperture, 2 pinholes viewed through various fixed apertures, varying aperture
12. Michelson interferometer, 4:45, [***;O;3]
13. Temperature waves, 4:00, [*****;H,W;1]
insulated brass rod with thermometers attached along length, temperature distribution along rod shown for one end hot, one end cold and one end cycled
14. Critical temperature, 5:00, [****;H;1]
cooling of ethyl ether through the critical point
15. Ferromagnetic domain wall motion, 4:50, [****;EM,SS;2]
domain walls on an iron whisker, dependence of domain size and shape on field
16. Paramagnetism of liquid oxygen, 3:40, [***;H,EM;1]
liquid oxygen and nitrogen poured over pole pieces of magnet
17. Absorption spectroscopy, 3:50, [***;O,MP;1]
emission and absorption spectrum of a sodium flame (beautiful), absorption spectra of hemoglobin in solution, didymium glass
18. Radioactive Decay
19. Scintillation spectroscopy, 3:35, [***;MP;?]
assembly of scintillation detector, spectrum of Mn56 for 3 counting times showing photopeak, Compton edge and backscatter, useful for properties of detector and for showing effect of longer counting times

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