One sentence is, in general, sufficient to describe the unique characteristics, if any, of an item. Each demonstration is listed in only one location, even if it is commonly used to illustrate several concepts. The committee has tried to determine the most fundamental use for any demonstration and included reference pointers at other common locations of demonstration use. If you can find the location of a particular demonstration, all references relating to that demonstration should be located in the immediate vicinity. Unfortunately, this work is incomplete, as most of the volumes from the Physics Teacher and some from The American Journal of Physics are not included at this time.
All suggestions are welcome and thoughtfully considered.
Since this work is based on publications, many unpublished demonstrations do not appear in this compilation. It is important that we include as many unpublished demonstrations as possible in the next draft. If you notice demonstrations in your collection that do not appear on this list, please communicate with a committee member. The DCS committee would like to acknowledge the work done on this project by the late Philip Johnson of the University of Minnesota. His leadership and guidance were key to the development of this database.