Apparatus Competition

2005 Summer Meeting of the AAPT

Salt Lake City, UT

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Awards:

2^nd Place & Low Cost ($700)
Inner Diameter of Narrow-Mouth Glass Bottle Measured with a Laser
Alfred F. Leung
California State University at Long Beach

2^nd Place ($600)
Electromagnetic Spring Balance
P.J. Ouseph
University of Louisville

3^rd  Place & Low Cost ($300)
Shot Drop Lab:  Converting Gravitational Potential Energy to Thermal Energy
Bill Franklin
Retired

3^rd Place ($200)
Student Sonometer
Sharon E. Finberg
Bentley College

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All Entries:

Ø Advanced Optics with Laser Pointer and Metersticks (low cost)
Roman Ya. Kezerashvili
            New York City College of Technology, CUNY

Ø CD Rainbows
P.J. Ouseph
            University of Louisville

Ø Compass and Wire Holder for Detecting Currents  (low cost)
Bill Franklin
            Retired

Ø Electromagnetic Spring Balance
P.J. Ouseph
            University of Louisville

Ø Inner Diameter of Narrow-Mouth Glass Bottle Measured with a Laser  (low cost)
            Alfred F. Leung
            California State University at Long Beach

Ø Magnetic Dipole Interaction Analyzer
            Arturo Freyre-Rodriguez
            Rosalina Flores-Bermude
            Facultad de Ciencias, UNAM

Ø Multipurpose Pop Bottle Accelerator (low cost)
Duane Merrell
            Brigham Young University

Ø Pendulum with Variable Acceleration  (low cost)
Roman Ya. Kezerashvili
            Alexander Sapozhnikov
            New York City College of Technology, CUNY
            Brooklyn College, CUNY

Ø Pressure in Air Stream (low cost)
John Welch
            Cabrillo College

Ø Shot Drop Lab:  Converting Gravitational Potential Energy to Thermal Energy  (low cost)
Bill Franklin
            Retired

Ø Showing the Expanding Universe using a Mug Rack Expander  (low cost)
Wayne D. Peterson
            Brigham Young University

Ø Stacked Balls – How a ball can bounce higher than its starting point (low cost)
Bill Franklin
Retired

Ø Student Sonometer  (low cost)
Sharon E. Finberg
            Bentley College

Ø Weight-Detecting Capillary Viscometer
            Dr. Rafael M. Digilov
            Technion, Israel Instituite of Technology

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