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ERIC Number: EJ277035
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1982-Sep
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Apparatus for Teaching Physics.
Minnix, Richard B.; Carpenter, D. Rae, Jr., Eds.
Physics Teacher, v20 n6 p415-18 Sep 1982
Lasers are useful for demonstrating ray optics, especially in large classrooms where a well-defined, easily-viewed ray is essential. Described is a simple device that converts any laser to a projection oscilloscope (or laser spirograph). Suggestions for using the device (including demonstrating Lissajous figures and conic sections) are provided. (Author/JN)
Descriptors: College Science, Demonstrations (Educational), High Schools, Higher Education, Holography, Lasers, Optics, Physics, Science Activities, Science Education, Science Equipment, Science Experiments, Science Instruction, Secondary School Science
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: Oscilloscopes