Demonstrations are classified for the most part by the Physics Instructional Resources Association (PIRA) Demonstration Classification System (DCS). The motivation for this classification is described in PIRA DCS. This classification system has become a standard.
Most demonstrations in this catalogue are formatted according to the layout in
Sample Demonstration.
Please view this. Some demonstrations are arranged differently when more practical to do so.
A list of the abbreviations used in the references section may be found in
Demonstration Books.