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General Sources of Materials Chapter 5 Chapter 10 Experiment 6
Chapter 1 Chapter 6 Experiment 1 Experiment 7
Chapter 2 Chapter 7 Experiment 4 Experiment 9
Chapter 4 Chapter 9 Experiment 5 Experiment 10

Note: Prices and part numbers are subject to change! The list given here is not meant to be exclusive. Other suppliers may be able to provide the materials at competitive prices.



General Sources of Materials
Aldrich Chemical
1001 West St. Paul Avenue
Milwaukee, WI 53201
(800) 558-9160
Fax (800) 962-9591
Flinn Scientific, Inc.
P.O. Box 219
Batavia, IL 60510-0219
(708) 879-6900
Fax (708) 879-6962
Edmund Scientific Company
101 East Glouster Pike
Barrington, NJ 08007-1380
phone: (800)728-6999
fax: (609) 547-3292
NADA Scientific LTD.
P. O. Box 1336
Champlain, NY 12919-1336
(800) 233-5381
Fax (514) 246-4188
 Arbor Scientific
P.O. Box 2750
Ann Arbor, MI 48106-2750
(800) 367-6695
(Piezoelectric demonstrator P6-2110)
Materials Education Council
106 Materials Research Laboratory
University Park, PA 16802
(814) 865-1643
Fax (814) 863-7040
(Educational aids: Journal of Materials
Education, videotapes, books)

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Chapter 1

Re-entrant foam

Foamade
P.O. Box 215110
2250 Auburn Ct.
Auburn Hills, MI 48321-5110
phone: (800) 221-7388
fax: (248) 853-3442
email: sales@foamade.com

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Chapter 2

Ferrofluid

Ferrofluidics Corporation
40 Simon Street
Nashua, NH 03061-2000
(603) 883-9800

Heat capacity samples

NADA Scientific LTD.
P. O. Box 1336
Champlain, NY 12919-1336
(800) 233-5381
Fax (514) 246-4188

Magnets

Magnet Sales and Mfg. Co.
11248 Playa Court
Culver City, CA 90230-6100
(310) 391-7213, Fax (310) 390-4357

Farm supply store


NADA Scientific LTD.
P. O. Box 1336
Champlain, NY 12919-1336
(800) 233-5381
Fax (514) 246-4188

Edmund Scientific Company
101 East Glouster Pike
Barrington, NJ 08007-1380
phone: (800)728-6999
fax: (609) 547-3292

Educational Innovations
362 Main Ave
Norwalk, CT 06851
phone: 888-912-7474
fax: 203-229-0740
email: info@teachersource.com

Indigo Instruments
169 Lexington Court, Unit I
Waterloo, ON, N2J 4R9
Phone: (519) 746-4761
Fax: (519) 747-5636

Piezoelectricity

Flinn Scientific, Inc.
P.O. Box 219
Batavia, IL 60510-0219
(708) 879-6900
Fax (708) 879-6962

Aldrich Chemical
P. O. Box 2060
Milwaukee, WI 53201
(800) 558-9160
Fax (800) 962-9591

Educational Innovations
362 Main Ave
Norwalk, CT 06851
phone: 888-912-7474
fax: 203-229-0740
email: info@teachersource.com

Teaching Scanning Tunneling Microscope

Burleigh Instruments
PO Box E, Burleigh Park
Fishers, NY 14453-0755
(716) 924-9355

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Chapter 4

Laser Pointers

Beta Electronics
2209 Cloverdale Court
Columbus, OH 43235
Phone: (800) 546-2382
Fax: (800) 329-2382


Melles Griot
1700 Kettering St.
Irvine, CA 92714
(800) 836-2626

Edmund Scientific Company
101 East Gloucester Pike
Barrington, NJ 08007-1380
phone: (800) 728-6999
fax: (609) 547-3292

Optical Transforms

Institute for Chemical Education
Department of Chemistry
University of Wisconsin-Madison
1101 University Avenue
Madison, WI 53706
phone: 608/262-3033; 800/991-5534
fax: 608/265-8094
ice@chem.wisc.edu

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Chapter 5

Computer Programs

Eugene Myers and Carlos Blanco
Department of Computer Science
Richard Hallick and Jerome Jahnke
Departments of Biochemistry and Cellular Biology
University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ 85721

J. A. Bertrand
School of Chemistry
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, GA 30332-0400
(404) 894-4050
e-mail: jbertrand@chemistry.courier.gatech.edu


W. R. Robinson, "A Window on the Solid State" available from:

JCE:Software
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Department of Chemistry
1101 University Avenue
Madison, WI 53706
phone: 800/991-5534
fax: 608/265-8094
jcesoft@chem.wisc.edu

Minerals

Ward's Natural Science Establishment, Inc.
5100 W. Henrietta Road
PO Box 92912
Rochester, NY 14692
ph: (800) 962-2660
fax: (800) 635-8439

Model kits

Carolina Biological Supply Co.
2700 York Road
Burlington, NC 27215
(800) 334-5551

Darling Models
P.O. Box 1818
Stow, OH 44224
(330) 688-2080

Flex-O-Models
P.O. Box 844
Everett, MA 02149
(617) 884-7643

Geoscience Resources
2990 Anthony Road
Burlington, NC 27215
(800) 742-2677

Halsteducate Company
2140 Lincolnwood Dr.
Evanston, IL 60201
(708) 866-7069

Institute for Chemical Education
Department of Chemistry
University of Wisconsin-Madison
1101 University Avenue
Madison, WI 53706
phone: 608/262-3033; 800/991-5534
fax: 608/265-8094
ice@chem.wisc.edu


Klinger Educational Products
112-19 14th Road
College Point, NY 11356-1353
(800) 522-6252

Learning Things Incorporated
P.O. Box 436
Arlington, MA 02174
(617) 646-0093

Molecular Models
Edgerton, WI 53534
(608) 884-9877

NADA Scientific LTD.
P. O. Box 1336
Champlain, NY 12919-1336
(800) 233-5381
Fax (514) 246-4188

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Chapter 6

Irradiated NaCl for F-center demonstrations

Radiation Science and Engineering Center
College of Engineering
The Pennsylvania State University
Breazeale Nuclear Reactor
University Park, PA 16802-2301
phone: 814/865-6351

Piano Wire

Schaff Piano Supply Co.
Lake Zurich, IL 60047
(708) 438-4556

Salt crystals for cleavage and F-center experiments

International Crystal Laboratory
11 Erie Street
Garfield, NJ 07026
(201) 478-8944

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Chapter 7

Conductivity/Resistance experiments

Mouser Electronics
2401 Hwy 287 North
Mansfield, TX 76063-4827
ph: 817/483-0931
fax: 800/346-6873

Diamond Tip Pencil

Aldrich Chemical
1001 West St. Paul Avenue
Milwaukee, WI 53201
(800) 558-9160
Fax (800) 962-9591

Graphite intercalation demonstration

Alfa/Johnson Matthey
P.O. Box 8247
Ward Hill, MA 01835-0747

Carbone of America
P.O. Box 747
Bay City, MI 48707
(517) 894-2911

Chicago Miniature Lamp Works
Chicago, IL

Experiments with light emitting diodes

Mouser Electronics
2401 Hwy 287 North
Mansfield, TX 76063-4827
ph: 817/483-0931
fax: 800/346-6873

Parts to construct circuits for LEDs:

LEDs:

Digi-Key Corp.
701 Brooks Ave. South
Thief River Falls, MN 56701-0677
(800) 344-4539

Panasonic LEDs with clear, flat lenses (bulk discounts available):

Quantum Devices, Inc.
112 Orbison, P.O. Box 100
Barneveld, WI 53507
(608) 924-3000
Fax (608) 924-3007

AlxGa1-xAs LEDs:

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Chapter 9

Memory metal rods and wires

Shape Memory Applications, Inc.
2380 Owen St.
Santa Clara, CA 95054
Phone (408) 727-2221
Fax (408) 727-2778

Educational Innovations
362 Main Ave
Norwalk, CT 06851
phone: 888-912-7474
fax: 203-229-0740
email: info@teachersource.com

Mondo-tronics
524 San Anselmo Ave. #107
San Anselmo, CA 94960
(800) 374-5764
Fax (415) 455-9333

NADA Scientific LTD.
P. O. Box 1336
Champlain, NY 12919-1336
(800) 233-5381
Fax (514) 246-4188


Superconductors

Colorado Superconductor Inc.
PO Box 8223
Fort Collins, CO 80526
phone: 970/490-2787
fax: 970/491-9106

Flinn Scientific, Inc.
P.O. Box 219
Batavia, IL 60510-0219
(708) 879-6900
Fax (708) 879-6962

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Chapter 10

Optical Fibers

Edmund Scientific Company
101 East Glouster Pike
Barrington, NJ 08007-1380
phone: (800)728-6999
fax: (609) 547-3292

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Experiment 1

Heat capacity samples (see supplies listed under Chapter 2)

Frey Scientific
Mansfield, OH
phone: 888/222-1332
fax: 888/454-1417

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Experiment 4

Laser pointers and optical transform slides (see supplies listed under Chapter 4)

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Experiment 5

Mineral samples

Ward's Natural Science Establishment, Inc.
5100 W. Henrietta Road
PO Box 92912
Rochester, NY 14692
ph: (800)635-8439
fax: (800)962-2660

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Experiment 6

Radon test disks

Alpha Trak
141 Northridge Dr.
Centralia, WA 98531
(206) 736-3884
Fax (206) 736-0897

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Experiment 7

LEDs and related equipment (see supplies listed under Chapter 7)

Diffraction gratings

Edmund Scientific Company
101 East Glouster Pike
Barrington, NJ 08007-1380
phone: (800)728-6999
fax: (609) 547-3292

Flinn Scientific, Inc.
P.O. Box 219
Batavia, IL 60510-0219
(708) 879-6900
Fax (708) 879-6962

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Experiment 9

Encapsulated solar cells

Edmund Scientific Company
101 East Glouster Pike
Barrington, NJ 08007-1380
phone: (800)728-6999
fax: (609) 547-3292

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Experiment 10

NiTi (see supplies listed under Chapter 9)

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