Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Physics Tutorial: Waves: The Speed of a Wave
With sample data, equations, and practice problems, students explore the concept of wave speed.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physical Science: Surface Wave
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Definition and example of a surface wave, how the medium moves in a surface wave and why ocean waves break.
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The Physics Classroom: Waves: The Anatomy of a Wave
Students explore the characteristics of both transverse and longitudinal waves.
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The Physics Classroom: Waves: Harmonics and Patterns
This illustrated physics tutorial helps students understand harmonics and wave patterns.
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The Physics Classroom: Sound Waves and Music: The Doppler Effect and Shock Waves
This physics tutorial focuses on the application of the Doppler effect to sound.
Physics Aviary
Physics Aviary: Wavelength Lab
This lab is designed to have students investigate the relationship between the speed of a wave, the frequency of the wave and the wavelength of the wave. Students can vary wave speed and frequency. Each of these should be varied while...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physical Science: Longitudinal Wave
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] What a longitudinal wave is, its compressions and rarefactions and what a P wave is.
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The Physics Classroom: Waves: Formation of Standing Waves
Through illustrated examples and animations, students investigate the formation of standing waves.
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The Physics Classroom: Sound Waves and Music: Standing Wave Patterns
Elaborate on the essential characteristics and the causes of standing wave patterns and relate these patterns to the vibrations of musical instruments.
Physics Aviary
Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: Wave Properties From Graph 1
Determine the wavelength and amplitude of a wave based on the vertical position vs. horizontal position graph.
Physics Aviary
Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: Wave Properties From Graph 2
Determine the period, frequency and amplitude of the wave that produced the position vs. time graph shown below.
Physics Aviary
Physics Aviary: Visualizing a Wave as a Line of Oscillating Objects
This program gives students a visual representation of a wave as a line of masses that are oscillating out of step. Each oscillating mass will affect the oscillation of the wave next to it.
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The Physics Classroom: Waves: The Doppler Effect
This explanation of the Doppler effect allows students to visualize how this physics phenomenon happens.
Physics Aviary
Physics Aviary: Wave on String Lab
This lab is designed to help students discover the connections between the linear density of a string and the tension in the string with the speed of the wave along the string. The program can be set with six identical strings or six...
Physics Aviary
Physics Aviary: Resonance Tube Lab
This lab is designed to help students visualize the formation of standing waves in a wind instrument. Students will be able to view fundamental waves as well as some higher harmonics. They can work with a tube with two open ends or just...
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The Physics Classroom: 2 Point Source Interference Patterns
The interference of two sets of circular waves with the same frequency and the same amplitude results in a standing wave pattern. These standing wave patterns are known as two-point source interference patterns since they result from the...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Wave Interference Review
Review the key terms and skills related to wave interference, including how to predict wave interference patterns.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Standing Waves Review
Review key terms and skills related to standing waves including how to find standing wave harmonics.
Open Curriculum
Open Curriculum: Wave Optics
Learn about the diffraction of light using the wave model and Huygen's principle.
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The Physics Classroom:characteristics of a Transmitted Pulse
A reference page that explores boundary behavior of waves with an animation and examples.
Concord Consortium
Concord Consortium: Stem Resources: Making Waves
Learn how to make waves! Using a motion sensor, students will recreate distance vs. time graphs given in the lab. Lab gives a detailed procedure as well as questions that can be saved online.
Physics Aviary
Physics Aviary: Doppler Lab
This lab is designed to have students investigate the changes to wavelength and frequency that occur when the source of the waves is in motion. This video describes the lab: https://youtu.be/eCceYPBR6f4
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Particles and Waves: The Central Mystery of Quantum Mechanics
One of the most amazing facts in physics is that everything in the universe, from light to electrons to atoms, behaves like both a particle and a wave at the same time. But how did physicists arrive at this mind-boggling conclusion? Chad...
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: The Physics of Playing Guitar
Guitar masters like Jimi Hendrix are capable of bending the physics of waves to their wills, plucking melody from inspiration and vibration. But how do wood, metal, and plastic translate into rhythm, melody, and music? Oscar Fernando...
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