Course : ASTR 1010 Instructor : Seth Hornstein Semester : Fall
Section Number : 100 Course Title :  Introductory Astronomy 1 Course Year :  2008


15 Requested Demonstrations


Date Requested Code Title Comments
11/6/2009      55-gallon drum and vacuum pump for barrel crushing demo. 
10/30/2009  6F10.20  Color Filters  I don't need the variac but would like overhead diffraction grating setup (overhead projector, slits, diffraction grating) as well as the large red plastic filter. Additionally, I would like a second overhead projector, the high-quality red overhead filter (with stray light sources blocked off if possible), square aperture masks, colored knee pads, and blue coffee can.  
10/28/2009      Enough LN2 and a proper container to cover a small (fist-sized) ball of silly putty.  
10/23/2009  4B20.05  Lava Lamps  Also needed for 2pm class.  
10/9/2009  1Q40.27  Hoberman Sphere  plus stool & weights. 
10/9/2009      flat glass bowl with pepper from astronomy shelf 
10/7/2009  1Q40.10  Rotating Table  would prefer the rotating platform that has slots so you can set a stool in it. 
10/7/2009  1Q40.27  Hoberman Sphere   
9/25/2009      medicine ball. Happen to have a bag that it can fit into? 
9/23/2009      fire extinguisher, rolling cart, medicine ball, basketball, lead weights. 
9/11/2009      2-3 150-watt bulbs to set up at front of classroom (like the kind I've been using as a Sun, but 1-2 more for more light output), largest styrofoam ball available for moon phase demo. 
9/2/2009      Red/green/blue powered gyroscope. With weights to clip on to cause precession. 
8/31/2009  1E20.20  Foucault Pendulum  Also needed for 1110-001 course (2-3pm M, still not on pulldown... although a non-existent 10:00-10:50 course is.) 
8/26/2009      Powers of Ten DVD (also needed for 1110 section at 2pm. Not on pulldown list of courses to choose from.) 
8/26/2009      100-meter tape measure. (only needed for 2pm 1110 section.) 

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