Short articles describe techniques for stroboscopic photography of moving objects, mechanical and electronic demonstrations of beats at radio frequencies, simple apparatus for the determination of the specific heat of steam, and the measurement of electrostatic potential by a flame probe. (AL)

The mechanics portion of the PSSC course is taught using man-sized" carts and equipment. The students ride and propel the equipment themselves thereby experiencing the forces and acceleration involved. The experiments are carried out in the school gymnasium. (TS)

Outlines laboratory activities designed to permit both majors and non-majors to perform crucial experiments in physics, using, when possible, replicas of original apparatus and copies of translations of original texts. (PR)

In a senior modern physics laboratory, design" or ingenuity" experiments were introduced to acquaint students with methods of doing complete experiments. The former deals with proposed long term studies while the latter deals with apparatus and short term actual studies. Students rated the design" experiments higher. (Author/TS)

Describes laboratory experiments designed to demonstrate (1) the properties of cholesteric liquid crystals, (2) thermal mapping, (3) thermal diffusivity, (4) adiabatic expansion of rubber, and (5) measurement of radiated energy by a point source. Contains all of the information on materials and apparatus needed to perform the experiments.…