Physics, Fun and Beyond: Electrifying Projects and Inventions from Recycled and Low-Cost Materials

Index

A

accelerometer

alternative, 124

caution, 124

fun facts, 125

step by step, 124

supplies, 124

tests, 124–125

acoustic periscope, 280

acoustics, 265–298

adaptive optics, 191

adhesion, 252, 254

air and water thermometers, See thermometers

airplane wing

fun facts, 99–100

step by step, 99

supplies, 99

air streams (lateral)

fun facts, 96

step by step, 95–96

supplies, 95

alternating current (AC), 327

anatomy of a balloon, 21

angle of attack

and wind tunnel, 100–103

fun facts, 102–103

step by step, 100–102

angular momentum, 119

antiferromagnet, 316

Archimedes’ screw, 128–131

arch length, 298

astronaut in the elevator, 38–42

free-falling coins

fun facts, 39–40

step by step, 39

free-falling water, step by step, 38

spring pressure, step by step, ...