Electricity and Magnetism Index
Demonstrations are listed under the major divisions in the PIRA DCS. See here for subheadings in the DCS.
Links marked with asterisks (***) are not active. Those marked with (I) need a photo.
- 5A-Electrostatics
- 5A.10. Producing Static Charge
- (***)Charged rods
- (***)Electrophorus
- 5A.20. Coulomb's Law
- 5A.22. Electrostatic Meters
- (***)Electroscopes
- 5A.30. Conductors and Insulators
- 5A.40. Induced Charge
- (***)Charging by induction
- (***)Can attracted to charged rod
- (***)Paper sticks on board
- (***)Charged rod and 2x2
- (***)Deflection of a stream of water
- (***)Kelvin water drop generator
- 5A.50. Electrostatic Machines
- (***)Wimshurst machine
- (***)Van de Graaff generator
- (***)Electrostatic motor
- 5B-Electric Fields and Potential
- 5B.10. Electric Fields
- (***)Van de Graaff-hair on end, streamers
- (***)Electrostatic ping pong
- 5B.20. Gauss' Law
- (***)Radio in a wire cage
- 5B.30. Electrostatic Potential
- 5C-Capacitance
Capacitance Miscellany (quotes)
- 5C.10. Capacitors
- Sample capacitors (I)
- 5C.20. Dielectric
- (***)Dissectible Leiden jar
- 5C.30. Energy Stored in a Capacitor
- (***)Wimshurst and Leiden jar
- (***)1 Farad capacitor and light bulb
- 5D-Resistance
- 5D.10. Resistance Characteristics
- Sample resistors
- 5D.20. Resistivity and Temperature
- Wire coil in liquid nitrogen (I)
- 5D.30. Conduction in Solutions
- (***)Conductivity of salt water
- Glowing pickle (I)
- 5D.40. Conduction in Gases
- 5E-Electromotive Force and Current
- 5E.20. Electrolysis
- 5E.30. Plating
- 5E.40. Cells and Batteries
- 5E.50. Thermoelectricity
- 5E.60. Piezoelectricity
- 5F-DC Circuits
- 5F.10. Ohm's Law
- 5F.15. Power and Energy
- 5F.20. Circuit Analysis
- 5F.30. RC Circuits
- 5F.40. Instruments
- 5G-Magnetic Materials
- 5G.10. Magnets
- Lodestone (I)
- 5G.20. Magnet Domains and Magnetization
- Iron filings domains
- Compass array
- Dissectable Electromagnet
- 5G.30. Paramagnetism and Diamagnetism
- 5G.40. Hysteresis
- 5G.45. Magnetostriction and Magnetoresistivity
- 5G.50. Temperature and Magnetism
- High Tc superconductor (I)
- 5H-Magnetic Fields and Forces
- 5H.10. Magnetic Fields
- 5H.15. Fields and Currents
- 5H.20. Forces on Magnets
- 5H.25. Magnet/Electromagnet Interaction
- 5H.30. Force on Moving Charges
- 5H.40. Force on Current Wires
- Drinking cup loudspeaker
- 5H.50. Torque on Coils
- 5J-Inductance
- 5J.10. Self Inductance
- (***)Sample inductors
- (***)Inductor and light bulb
- 5J.20. LR Circuits
- (***)LR time constant on scope
- 5J.30. RLC Circuits - DC
- 5K-Electromagnetic Induction
- 5K.10. Induced Currents and Forces
- 5K.20. Eddy Currents
- Eddy current levitator
- 5K.30. Transformers
- 5K.40. Motors and Generators
- Hand crank flashlight
- Genecon motor/generator
- Motor/generator
- Forever Flashlight
- 5L-AC Circuits
- 5L.10. Impedance
- 5L.20. LCR circuits - AC
- 5L.30. Filters and Rectifiers
- 5M-Semiconductors and Tubes
- 5M.10. Semiconductors
- 5M.20. Tubes
- 5N-Electromagnetic Radiation
- 5N.10. Transmission Lines and Antennas
- 5N.20. Tesla Coil
- 5N.30. Electromagnetic Spectrum