Physics Demonstrations: A Sourcebook for Teachers of Physics - Hardcover

Sprott, Julien Clinton

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0299304701 ISBN 13: 9780299304706

Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press, 2015

Synopsis

Wow! How? Few techniques are as effective at generating interest in science as dramatic demonstrations. This fully illustrated sourcebook describes eighty-five physics demonstrations suitable for performance both inside and outside classrooms. These demonstrations will fascinate and amaze while teaching the wonders and practical science of physics. Videos for the demonstrations are online at http://physicsdemonstrationsvideos.com/.

Dr. Sprott shares demonstrations tested over many years in his popular public lectures on “The Wonders of Physics,” which appeal to general audiences and to students from grade school to graduate school. Science teachers at all levels will find a wealth of detail showing how to present these demonstrations to students with flair. Science professionals will find indispensable information for creating educational and entertaining public programs. Organized to teach the six major areas of classical physics—motion, heat, sound, electricity, magnetism, and light—Physics Demonstrations includes:

• a brief description of each demonstration
• materials lists, with sources for common materials
• preparation procedures
• discussions of the physics principles demonstrated
• potential safety hazards
• references for further information.

About this title

About the Author

Julien Clinton Sprott is a professor emeritus of physics at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, USA, and his many books include Chaos and Time-Series Analysis and Images of a Complex World: The Art and Poetry of Chaos. He has received numerous awards for his work in public science education, including a lifetime achievement award from the Wisconsin Association of Physics Teachers. For more fun physics information, visit sprott.physics.wisc.edu/wop.htm.

Edition details

• Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0299304701
• ISBN 13: 9780299304706
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 304