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The Physics Lecture Demonstrations' Collection is comprised of over 1,000 pieces of equipment, plus 50 black & white film strips (3-4 minutes each), 20 films (approx. 1 hr each), and 100 videotapes (seminars, colloqiua, films).

Managers of the collection are happy to give out information, and to show the collection. Demonstrations are set up mainly for professors teaching physics classes either in LeConte Hall or Pimentel Hall. Some demos are loaned temporarily to teaching assistants for discussion sessions; however regular physics classes always have priority. The demonstrations are generally not for loan to anyone outside the physics department. (Many of them are delicate, one-of-a-kind, and expensive.)


  • Location: 72 LeConte Hall
  • Hours: No public hours
  • Information: Ken, Cindy, or Bill at (510) 642-3267, or Rusty at 642-8128, or Ron at 642-5515, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.

  • About Physics Demonstrations
  • Mechanics
  • Waves
  • Properties of Heat and Matter
  • Electricity and Magnetism
  • Optics
  • Modern and Contemporary Physics
  • Astronomy and Perception
  • Index to All Physics Demonstrations
  • Download Physics Demonstrations illustrations via ftp

  • Go to The Physics Department Home Page
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