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College Physics for AP® Courses
Take a look at an organized physics course. The 34-section electronic textbook covers material in AP® Physics 1 and 2. Teachers use the text to supplement lectures and have the class work through the labs. Each section contains...
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Waves: Nodes and Anti Nodes
Through interactive practice problems and illustrations, students explore nodes and antinodes in standing waves.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Waves: Boundary Behavior
Through illustrated examples, video clips, and practice problems, students explore what happens to waves at the boundary of different mediums.
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.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Wave: Mathematics of Standing Waves
Students analyze harmonic patterns through several example problems and interactive practice examples.
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The Physics Classroom: Sound Waves and Music: Open End Air Columns
Through illustrated diagrams and interactive practice examples, students explore the physics of sound in open-end air column musical instruments.
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The Physics Classroom: Sound Waves and Music: Closed End Air Columns
Through illustrated diagrams and interactive practice examples, students explore the physics of sound in closed-end air column musical instruments.
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The Physics Classroom: Sound Waves and Music: The Speed of Sound
Students discover factors that affect the speed of sound waves through a medium with illustrated examples and interactive practice problems.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Light Waves/color: Electromagnetic and Visible Spectra
This illustrated physics tutorial explains the electromagnetic and visible spectra of light using illustrated examples and interactive practice problems.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Sound Waves and Music: Interference and Beats
Illustrated diagrams and interactive practice problems show constructive and destructive interference occurring at sound beats.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Light Waves and Color: Polarization
Through illustrated practice problems and video clips, students learn about polarization of light.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Light Waves and Color: Color Addition
Through illustrated example problems, and some interactive practice, students learn about color addition and color perception.