DVDs

The Films of Charles & Ray Eames, volume 1: Powers of Ten

The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory

PHYSICS: CINEMA CLASSICS LASER DISCS (Set of 3)

These laser discs were ordered in 1992 from:
AAPT / IMC
University of Nebraska
110 Ferguson Hall
Lincoln, NE 68588-0116
FAX: (402) 472-6234
Phone: (402) 472-2790

This is a videodisc collection of 248 chapters of physics scenes taken from more than 100 film sources including:
Physical Science Study Committee (PSSC) 16 mm films
Encyclopedia Brittanica films
Project Physics 8 mm film loops
Ealing 8 mm film loops, etc.

There are about 290,000 Individual physics images on 6 sides of 3 videodiscs. Every image is individually addressable. Stop action sequences are readily available at the touch of a keypad, or the use of a barcode reader. Each chapter is preceded by a short set of instructor's hints. Every chapter is accompanied by 2 different audio tracks: an inquiry track and a physics explanation track. You can listen to one, the other, or neither, but not both.

The following list just gives the categories of information covered. For greater detailed information, please consult the brochure in room 72 Le Conte.

Laser Disc 1 Side A: Mechanics (1)
Time and Place
Uniform Motion
Accelerated Motion
Free Fall
Vectors
Newton's Laws

Laser Disc 1 Side B: Mechanics and Heat (2)
Projectile Motion
Circular Motion
Periodic Motion
Planetary Motion
Heat and Temperature
Gas Laws

Laser Disc 2 Side C: Waves (1)
Wave Propagation
Periodic Waves
Superposition
Standing Waves
Reflection
Refraction
Dispersion

Laser Disc 2 Side D: Waves (2) & Electricity and Magnetism
Interference
Diffraction
Color, Scattering and Polarization
Electrostatics
Electric Currents
Magnetism & Magnetic Fields
Electromagnetism

Laser Disc 3 Side E: Conservation Laws
Work and Energy
Energy Conservation
Linear Momentum
Elastic Collisions
Collisions

Laser Disc 3 Side F: Angular Momentum and Modern Physics
Angular Momentum
Atoms, Molecules and Models
Photons and X-Rays
Electrons
Particles and Waves
Nuclear Physics
Condensed Matter Physics

THE MECHANICAL UNIVERSE VIDEOTAPES

Annenberg / CPB Collection
For Info: 1-800-LEARNER
Distributor: Intellimation
P.O. Box 1922
Santa Barbara,
CA 93116-1922

1. Introduction to the Mechanical Universe
Introductory preview introduces revolutionary ideas and heroes from Copernicus to Newton, and links the physics of the heavens and the earth.
2. The Law of Falling Bodies
Galileo's imaginative experiments proved that all bodies fall with the same constant acceleration.
3. Derivatives
The function of mathematics in physical science and the derivative as a practical tool.
4. Inertia
Galileo risks his favored status to answer the questions of the universe with his law of inertia.
5. Vectors
Physics must explain not only why and how much, but also where and which way.
6. Newton's Laws
Newton lays down the laws of force, mass, and acceleration.
7. Integration
Newton and Leibniz arrive at the conclusion that differentiation and integration are inverse processes.
8. The Apple and the Moon
The first real steps toward space travel are made as Newton discovers that gravity describes the force between any two particles in the universe.
9. Moving in Circles
A look at the Platonic Theory of uniform circular motion.
10. Fundamental Forces
All physical phenomena of nature are explained by four forces: two nuclear forces, gravity, and electricity.
11. Gravity, Electricity, Magnetism.
Shedding light on the mathematical form of the gravitational, electric, and magnetic forces.
12. The Millikan Experiment.
A dramatic recreation of Millikan's classic oil-drop experiment to determine the charge of a single electron.
13. Conservation of Energy.
According to one of the major laws of physics, energy is neither created nor destroyed.
14. Potential Energy.
Potential energy provides a powerful model for understanding why the world has worked the same way since the beginning of time.
15. Conservation of Momentum.
What keeps the universe ticking away until the end of time?
16. Harmonic Motion.
The music and mathematics of periodic motion.
17. Resonance.
Why a swaying bridge collapses with a high wind, and why a wine glass shatters with a higher octave.
18. Waves
With an analysis of simple harmonic motion and a stroke of genius, Newton extended mechanics to the propagation of sound.
19. Angular Momentum.
An old momentum with a new twist.
20. Torques and Gyroscopes.
From spinning tops to the precession of the equinoxes.
21. Kepler's Three Laws.
The discovery of elliptical orbits helps describe the motion of heavenly bodies with unprecedented accuracy.
22. The Kepler Problem.
The deduction of Kepler's laws from Newton's universal law of gravitation is one of the crowning acheivments of Western thought.
23. Energy and Eccentricity.
The precise orbit of a heavenly body- a planet, asteroid, or comet- is fixed by the laws of conservation of energy and angular momentum.
24. Navigating in Space.
Voyages to other planets use the same laws that guide planets around the solar system.
25. Kepler to Einstein.
From Kepler's laws and the theory of tides, to Einstein's general theory of relativity, into black holes, and beyond.
26. Harmony of the Spheres.
A last lingering look back at mechanics to see new connections between old discoveries.
27. Beyond the Mechanical Universe.
The world of electricity and magnetism, and 20th- century discoveries of relativity and quantum mechanics.
28. Static Electricity.
Eighteenth-century electricians knew how to spark the interest of an audience with the principles of static electricity.
29. The Electric Field.
Faraday's vision of lines of constant force in space laid the foundation for the modern force field theory.
30. Potential and Capacitance.
Franklin proposes a successful theory of the Leyden jar and invents the parallel plate capacitor.
31. Voltage, Energy, and Force.
When is electricity dangerous or benign, spectacular or useful?
32. The Electric Battery.
Volta invents the electric battery using the internal properties of different metals.
33. Electric Circuits.
The work of Wheatstone, Ohm, and Kirchoff leads to the design and analysis of how current flows.
34. Magnetism.
Gilbert discovered that the earth behaves like a giant magnet. Modern scientists have learned even more.
35. The Magnetic Field.
The law of Biot and Savart, the force between electric currents, and Ampere's law.
36. Vector Fields and Hydrodynamics.
Force fields have definite properties of their own suitable for scientific study.
37. Electromagnetic Induction.
The discovery of electromagnetic induction in 1831 creates an important technological breakthrough in the generation of electric power.
38. Alternating Current.
Electromagnetic induction makes it easy to generate alternating current while transformers make it practical to distribute it over long distances.
39. Maxwell's Equations.
Maxwell discovers that displacement current produces electromagnetic waves or light.
40. Optics.
Many properties of light are properties of waves, including reflection, refraction, and diffraction.
41. The Michelson- Morley Experiment.
In 1887, an exquisitely designed measurement of the earth's motion through the ether results in the most brilliant failure in scientific history.
42. The Lorentz Transformation.
If the speed of light is to be the same for all observers, then the length of a meter stick, or the rate of a ticking clock , depends on who measures it.
43. Velocity and Time.
Einstein is motivated to perfect the central ideas of physics, resulting in a new understanding of the meaning of space and time.
44. Mass, Momentum, Energy.
The new meaning of space and time make it necessary to formulate a new mechanics, therefore E=mc2.
45. Temperature and Gas Laws.
Hot discoveries about the behavior of gases make the connection between temperature and heat.
46. Engine of Nature.
The Carnot engine, part one, beginning with simple steam engines.
47. Entropy.
The Carnot engine, part two, with profound implications for the behavior of matter and the flow of time through the universe.
48. Low Temperatures.
With the quest for low temperatures came the discovery that all elements can exist in each of the basic states of matter.
49. The Atom.
A history of the atom, from the ancient Greeks to the early 20th century, and a new challenge for the world of physics.
50. Particles and Waves.
Evidence that light can sometimes act like a particle leads to quantum mechanics, the new physics.
51. From Atoms to Quarks.
Electron waves attracted to the nucleus of an atom help account for the periodic table of the elements and ultimately lead to the search for quarks.
52. The Quantum Mechanical Universe.
A last look at where we've been and a peek into the future.

TRANSPARENCY SETS are available for these texts:

1] 1991 Harris Benson, University Physics

2] 1988 Douglas Giancoli, Physics for Scientists and Engineers, 2nd edition

3] 1992 Halliday, Resnick & Krane, Fundamentals of Physics, 4th edition extended

4] 1993 Halliday, Resnick & Walker, Fundamentals of Physics, 4th edition extended

5] 1992 Kirkpatrick & Wheeler, Physics: Building A World View

35 mm ASTRONOMY SLIDES G+0+0

Three sets of slides:

HPF (Haydn Planetarium)
1) The solar system
2) Formation of the planets
3) The Sun
4) Mercury (Mariner 10 NASA photo)
5) Crescent Venus
6) Clouds of Venus (in UV) (Mariner 10 NASA photo)
7) The Earth (Apollo 17 NASA photo)
8) Full moon
9) Mars
10) Mars: Olympus Mons volcano (Mariner 9 NASA photo)
11) Mars: Grand Canyon (Mariner 9 NASA photo)
12) Mars: Sinuous channel (Mariner 9 NASA photo)
13) Phobos (Mariner 9 NASA photo)
14) Jupiter with moon
15) Jupiter's great red spot (Pioneer 11 NASA photo)
16) Saturn
17) Saturn: rings edge-on
18) Uranus and Neptune (arrows indicate moons)
19) Pluto
20) Comet Ikeya-Seki

V
1) The Sun in total eclipse, June 30, 1973
2) The Sun in annular eclipse, April 19, 1997 (multiple exposure)
3) The moon in total eclipse, May 25, 1975
4) Greenish northern lights (aurora borealis) Fin-land, Nov. 22, 1975
5) Blue northern lights (aurora borealis) Finland, Jan. 6, 1978
6) Comet West (1976 VI), March 4, 1976
7) 2 Nebulae in Scorpius NGC 6357 (top) & NGC 6334
8) Orion's Belt and Nebulae: Horsehead and Great Nebula
9) Trifid (top) and Lagoon Nebulae in Sagittarius M20 & M8)
10) California Nebula (NGC 1499) in Perseus
11) North American & Pelican Nebulae in Cygnus (NGC 7000 & IC 5067-70)
12) Eta Carinae Nebula (NGC 3372)
13) Veil Nebula in Cygnus (complete loop: NGC 6960/95)
14) Open Cluster NGC 6231 and Nebula in Scor-pius
15) Praesepe Open Cluster (M44) in Cancer
16) Omega Centauri Globular Cluster (NGC 5139)
17) Milky Way in Sagittarius (looking toward center of galaxy)
18) Milky Way with Southern Cross, Coalsack, and Eta Carinae
19) Large Megellanic Cloud with Tarantula Nebula (NGC 2070)
20) Small Megellanic Cloud and Globular Cluster 47 Tucanae

USNO (United States National Observatory)
1) Crab Nebula in Taurus (M1, NGC 1952)
2) Lagoon Nebula in Sagittarius (M8, NGC 6523)
3) Trifid Nebula in Sagittarius (M20, NGC 6514)
4) Dumbbell Nebula in Vulpecula (M27, NGC 6853)
5) Great Nebula in Orion (M42, NGC 1976)
6) Ring Nebula in Lyra (M57, NGC 6720)
7) Veil Nebula in Cygnus (NGC 6992-95)
8) Globular Cluster in Hercules (M13, NGC 6205)
9) Milky Way in Sagittarius
10) Andromeda Galaxy: Nucleus (M31, NGC 224)
11) Elliptical Galaxies (M32, NGC 221, type E2) and (NGC 205 type E6p)
12) Whirlpool Galaxy in Canes Venatici, type SC I/Irr (M51, NGC 5194/5)
13) Irregular Galaxy in Ursa Major type SCP? (M82, NGC 3034)
14) Spiral Galaxy in Coma Berenices, type SB (edge-on) (NGC 4565)
15) Spiral Galaxy in Draco, Type SC/SB (edge-on) (NGC5907)
16) Spiral Galaxy in Cygnus, type SC (NGC 6946)
17) Jupiter (great red spot visible)
18) Saturn (rings nearly edge-on)
19) Star trails around the North Star
20) Aurora (the Northern Lights)

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