| DCS # | DEMONSTRATION | REFERENCE | ABSTRACT |
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| 6A42.00 | Refraction at Flat Surfaces | | |
| 6A42.10 | blackboard optics - refraction | PIRA 500 | |
| 6A42.10 | blackboard optics - refraction | Od-2 | Blackboard optics with a single beam and a large rectangle and prism of plexiglass. |
| 6A42.11 | optical disk with glass block | PIRA 1000 | |
| 6A42.11 | optical disk with glass block | 6A42.11 | A single beam of light on the optical disc is used to show refraction through a rectangular block of glass. |
| 6A42.12 | refraction/reflection from plastic | Disc 22-06 | Rotate a rectangle of plastic in a single beam of light. |
| 6A42.15 | optical disc - semicircle | Od-3 | A single beam of light is refracted at the flat but not the curved side if it leaves along a radius. |
| 6A42.20 | refraction tank | PIRA 200 | Rotate a beam of light in a tank of water containing some fluorescein. |
| 6A42.20 | refraction tank | Od-1 | A rotatable beam of light in a tank of water containing some fluorescein. |
| 6A42.21 | Nakamara refraction tank | PIRA 1000 | |
| 6A42.21 | Nakamara refraction tank | 6A42.21 | |
| 6A42.22 | big plastic refraction tank | 6A42.22 | |
| 6A42.24 | force table refeaction tank | TPT 28(6),422 | A small refraction tank is mounted on a force table. |
| 6A42.27 | refraction | L-28 | Three refraction demos - optical tank, ripple tank, glass block. |
| 6A42.30 | refraction model - rolling | PIRA 1000 | |
| 6A42.30 | refraction model | L-30 | An axle with independent 1" wheels rolls down an incline with one wheel on cloth, the other on the plain board. |
| 6A42.31 | string models of refraction | 34-1.21 | String
models of refraction representing a water tank, prism, thin lens, comma aberration,
and astigmatism are shown. Pictures, Construction details in appendix, p.1345. |
| 6A42.32 | wavefront strips model | AJP 48(4),275 | |
| 6A42.35 | ripple tank refraction | PIRA 1000 | |
| 6A42.35 | ripple tank refraction | 6A42.35 | |
| 6A42.40 | penny in a cup | PIRA 500 | |
| 6A42.40 | penny in a cup | 6A42.40 | |
| 6A42.40 | seeing a coin | Od-4 | Pour water into a beaker until a coin at the bottom previously hidden by the side is visible. |
| 6A42.43 | light in a tank | PIRA 1000 | |
| 6A42.43 | small refraction tank | Disc 22-07 | Position
a lamp in an opaque tank so the filament cannot be seen, then add water until
the light from the filament is seen over the edge of the tank. |
| 6A42.45 | stick in the water | PIRA 500 | |
| 6A42.45 | stick in water | Od-5 | A stick appears bent when inserted into water at an angle. |
| 6A42.46 | rugged refraction demonstration | AJP 43(1),112 | Cast a stick in a tumbler filled with clear casting resin. Pass around the class. |
| 6A42.47 | acrylic/lead glass refraction | PIRA 1000 | |
| 6A42.47 | acrylic/lead glass refraction | Disc 22-08 | Hold
a stick behind stacked lead glass and acrylic blocks. The image of the stick
is shifted when viewed off the normal to the surface of the blocks. |
| 6A42.50 | minimum angle of deviation | PIRA 1000 | |
| 6A42.50 | minimum deviation of a prism | Of-1 | At minimum deviation light reflected off the base is parallel to that passing through an equilateral prism. |
| 6A42.50 | minimum angle of deviation | O-2b | Project
a line filament through a large prism on a rotating platform with and without
monochromatic filters. Reference: TPT 7(9),513. |
| 6A42.51 | three prism stack | PIRA 1000 | |
| 6A42.51 | three different prisms | Disc 22-09 | A stack of three prisms of different glass shows different refraction and dispersion. |
| 6A42.55 | paraffin prism and microwaves | PIRA 1000 | |
| 6A42.55 | paraffin prism and microwaves | 6A42.55 | |
| 6A42.55 | microwave paraffin prism | 33-7.10 | Determine the index of refraction of a large paraffin prism with 3.37 cm microwaves. |
| 6A42.60 | dispersion in different media | Oj-6 | A multiple element prism is made with layers of different plastic and glass. |
| 6A42.65 | dispersion of liquids | Oj-5 | A hollow prism is filled with a layer of carbon disulfide and a layer of water. |