PIRA
PIRA is an association of professionals dedicated to the support and advancement of physics education. We work together and in alliance with physics educators and support specialists to develop effective teaching tools and techniques to aid and promote physics education.
The live links indicates we have a corresponding experiment, and will take you to the entry in the LibGuide.
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MECHANICS |
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OPTICS |
| 1A - Measurement | 6A - Geometrical Optics | ||
| 1C - Motion in One Dimension | 6B - Photometry | ||
| 1D - Motion in Two Dimensions | 6C - Diffraction | ||
| 1E - Relative Motion | 6D - Interference | ||
| 1F - Newton's First Law | 6F - Color | ||
| 1G - Newton's Second Law | 6H - Polarization | ||
| 1H - Newton's Third Law | 6J - The Eye | ||
| 1J - Statics of Rigid Bodies | 6Q - Modern Optics | ||
| 1K - Applications of Newton's Laws | |||
| 1L - Gravity | MODERN PHYSICS | ||
| 1M - Work and Energy | 7A - Quantum Effects | ||
| 1N - Linear Momentum and Collisions | 7B - Atomic Physics | ||
| 1Q - Rotational Dynamics | 7D - Nuclear Physics | ||
| 1R - Properties of Matter | 7E - Elementary Particles | ||
| 7F - Relativity | |||
| FLUID MECHANICS | |||
| 2A - Surface Tension | ASTRONOMY | ||
| 2B - Statics of Fluids | 8A - Planetary Astronomy | ||
| 2C - Dynamics of Fluids | 8B - Stellar Astronomy | ||
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8C - Cosmology | |
| OSCILLATIONS AND WAVES | 8D - Miscellaneous | ||
| 3A - Oscillations | 8E - Astronomy Teaching Techniques | ||
| 3B - Wave Motion | |||
| 3C - Acoustics | EQUIPMENT | ||
| 3D - Instruments | 9A - Support Systems / Facility | ||
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3E - Sound Reproduction |
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9B - Electronic |
| THERMODYNAMICS | 9C - Mechanical | ||
| 4A - Thermal Properties of Matter | |||
| 4B - Heat and the First Law | |||
| 4C - Change of State |  |
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| 4D - Kinetic Theory | |||
| 4E - Gas Law | |||
| 4F - Entropy and the Second Law | |||
| ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM | |||
| 5A - Electrostatics | |||
| 5B - Electric Fields and Potentials | |||
| 5C - Capacitance | |||
| 5D - Resistance | |||
| 5E - Electromotive Force and Current | |||
| 5F - DC Circuits | |||
| 5G - Magnetic Materials | |||
| 5H - Magnetic Fields and Forces | |||
| 5J - Inductance | |||
| 5K - Electromagnetic Induction | |||
| 5L - AC Circuits | |||
| 5M - Semiconductors and Tubes | |||
| 5N - Electromagnetic Radiation |
These are the Physics classes at Kettering that correspond to PIRA Demonstrations.
Mechanics
PHYS 114/115 - Newtonian Mechanics
PHYS 412 - Theoretical Mechanics
Oscillations + Waves
PHYS 302 - Vibration, Sound + Light
PHYS 477 - Optics
Thermodynamics
PHYS 452 - Thermodynamics + Statistical Physics
Electricity + Magnetism
PHYS 224/225 - Electricity + Magnetism
Modern Physics
PHYS 362 - Modern Physics