Online physics lab experiment in which students use resonating waves inside of a closed-end air column to determine the speed of sound. The form allows students to check their answers and receive immediate feedback.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] What wavelength is and how it relates to the energy of a wave.

Basic definitions and characteristics of the different wave types, diagrams, and speeds of the waves. Has links to information on seismology, earthquakes, and plate tectonics.

This program gives students a way to combine waves together to see what properties the new wave will possess. It is helpful in looking at constructive and destructive interference. It can also illustrate beats and carrier waves.

This lecture includes discussion on various factors affecting waves. Topics addressed include velocity, intensity, energy and frequency. Several examples are given to clarify each topic. The lecture is available in video, audio or...

To understand how bounded waves behave and how reflection of waves affects the wave components.

A good resource offering lessons, animations, slide shows, example exams, and facts covering basic physics topics: mechanics, electricity & magnetism, energy, waves, and modern physics.

This lesson will show how a particle can travel in a wave form, by following perpendicular electric and magnetic fields. It is 1 of 4 in the series titled "Electromagnetic Waves."

Here is an introduction to the concept of waves and wavelike motion people experience anywhere and everywhere.

This site boasts an extensive list of physics animations that cover topics such as electricity, magnetism, quantum mechanics, and relativity. Variables can be manipulated for each demonstration.

With this article, students can learn about and understand the concept of wave motion.

Students see illustrated diagrams and animations to help them understand the pressure characteristics of a sound wave.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Explores the pitch of sound, how it relates to the frequency of sound waves, and what infrasound and ultrasound are.

This article helps illustrate the behavior of electrons as waves and the uncertainty principle.

An interactive introduction to the properties of waves with descriptions, animations, and questions.

The animation portrays a medium as a series of particles connected by springs. In this type of longitudinal wave the particles of the medium vibrate in a direction parallel to the direction of energy transport.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students discover how standing waves form through constructive interference, and learn how to solve standing wave problems where either both ends are constrained or...

This digital textbook covers core physics concepts and includes interactive features, real world examples, videos, and study guides.

This digital textbook covers core physical science concepts and includes interactive features, real world examples, and videos.

An illustrated discussion about the physics principles associated with tennis rackets and sweet spots.

Link to nine major physics topics and dig deeper into the content. Find out about the work of scientists in each field and see example physical science experiments.

In this illustrated physics tutorial, students learn about sound wave behaviors and apply them to the reflection, diffraction, and refraction of sound waves.

An easy experiment through which students explore sound waves while tapping their fingers on a desk or table in a quiet room.

Online physics text that illustrates and explains the various characteristics of waves such as amplitude, period, frequency, wavelength, and speed. Includes interactive exercises.