String and Sticky Tape Experiments
String and Sticky Tape Experiments
By R. D. Edge
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Physics is an experimental science, and the only way to get a feel for it is by doing hands-on experiments. However, experimenting with expensive physics equipment in schools is not an option for students. String and Sticky Tape Experiments brings together a host of experiments demonstrating fundamental physics laws in a practical way that students can work with on their own. Materials are deliberately chosen for their simplicity, availability, and low cost, so they can be done at home as well as at school.
Many of these experiments were published in the American Association of Physics Teachers’s journal The Physics Teacher.
String and Sticky Tape Experiments organizes and ranks experiments by
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Subject: Mechanics, Properties of Matter, Hydrodynamics, Heat, Wave Motion, Light, Sound, Atomic and Nuclear Physics, Solid State and Crystallography, Electrostatics, Magnetism, Current Electricity, Psychophysics, and Physics Games
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Difficulty
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Educational level
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Qualitative or quantitative nature
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Fundamental nature
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Entertainment value
Students across all physics disciplines and at all levels will learn and gain enjoyment from this book, from elementary level to high school and university. It is also a valuable resource for physics teachers.
