Re: AP Physics Experments List

[Brian McInnes <mcinnes@PHYSICS.USYD.EDU.AU>]

Tony,
What about:
Becqueral - investigation into x-rays leading to discovery of radioactivity
Cuies - discovery of new elements
Thomson - measurment of e/m ratio
Hertz -discovery of radio waves
Geiger and Marsden - alpha particle scattering
Frank and Hertz - energy levels in an atom
Davisson and Germer - electron diffraction
Joule - paddle wheel (and temperature increase for water in a waterfall)
Josephson -barrier tunnelling:Josephson junction
Gabor - holography
Glaser - bubble chamber
Mossbauer -resonance absorption of gamma rays
Landau - work with liquid helium

Brian McInnes



> I teach AP Physics at our school. I was trying to come with a list of
> experiemtns for my studnets to study for the AP exam. I want them to know who
> did, what is demonstrated, how the calculations were done and the physical
> setup. Can you think of any experiments other than the one's below?
>
> Cavindish -"G"
> Millikin -elementary charge
> Rutherford -Nucleus
> Compton -x-ray scattering
>
>
> -tony
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> Tony Wayne
> Those that can, do.
> wayne@pen.k12.va.us                                                Those that
> understand, teach.