Wathiq N Abdul-Razzaq et al 2008 Phys. Educ. 43 206 doi:10.1088/0031-9120/43/2/012
Wathiq N Abdul-Razzaq, Manfred H Boehm and Ryan K Bushey
Show affiliationsIntroductory physics laboratories have been demonstrated in some instances to be difficult or uninteresting to students at the collegiate level. We have developed a laboratory that introduces the concept of the Lorentz force and allows students to build a non-traditional DC motor out of easily acquired materials. Basic electricity and magnetism concepts are joined together in a simple and enjoyable experiment that allows the students to demonstrate physics at first hand and without the use of complex materials.
01.50.Pa Laboratory experiments and apparatus
Issue 2 (March 2008)
Received 25 September 2007, in final form 26 September 2007
Wathiq N Abdul-Razzaq et al 2008 Phys. Educ. 43 206
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