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Home » Lecture Demonstration Manual » 4. Electricity and Magnetism » D. Electrodynamics

Table of Contents

  • 1. Mechanics
  • 2. Harmonic Motion, Waves and Sound
  • 3. Matter and Thermodynamics
  • 4. Electricity and Magnetism
    • A. AC Circuits
    • B. Capacitors and Inductors
    • C. DC Circuits
    • D. Electrodynamics
      • 10. Bicycle Generator
      • 20. Current Coupled Coils
      • 30. E/M and Helical Electrons
      • 40. Experiments in a Microwave Oven
      • 50. Faraday Induction
      • 60. Hertzian Waves
      • 70. Infrared, Radiometer, and Maxwell's Spectrum
      • 80. Lenz's Law
      • 90. Motors and Generators
      • 100. Mutual Inductance
      • 110. Paul Trap
      • 120. Tesla Coils
      • 130. Transformers
      • 140. Transmission Line
      • 150. Vector Potential
    • E. Electronics
    • F. Electrostatics
    • G. Mag Lev
    • H. Magnetic Fields of Currents
    • I. Magnetostatics
  • 5. Light and Optics
  • 6. Modern Physics
  • 7. Astronomy
  • 8. Software and Multimedia
  • 9. Index and code conversion from older manual
  • External Resources

10. Bicycle Generator

A person pushes the pedals of the the bicycle to generate enough current to light up to eight parallel light bulbs. The more bulbs the more resistance. Try it. you'll see.

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