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ERIC Number: EJ095279
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1974
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Millikan Oil-Drop Experiment in the Introductory Laboratory
Heald, Mark A.
American Journal of Physics, 42, 3, 244-246, Mar 74
Discusses a simplified Millikan oil-drop experiment which emphasizes the enplanation of basic concepts in mechanics and electrostatics, the use of home-made apparatus, the request for an individual's observation of his own drop, and the application of statistical analysis in data interpretation. (CC)
Descriptors: College Science, Instruction, Instructional Materials, Laboratory Experiments, Mechanics (Physics), Physics, Science Activities, Science Education, Scientific Concepts, Teaching Methods
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