Peter Zilavy 2009 Phys. Educ. 44 607 doi:10.1088/0031-9120/44/6/006
Peter Zilavy
Show affiliationsThe induction cooker is a common appliance nowadays. How does it work? Why is it not possible to use aluminium utensils with it? What experiments can be carried out with it (at different levels) and not only in physics lessons? Searching for the answers to these and other questions is the purpose of this article.
Issue 6 (November 2009)
Received 20 April 2009, in final form 9 July 2009
Peter Zilavy 2009 Phys. Educ. 44 607
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