Making Waves to the End

Post date: Jun 5, 2018 4:25:30 PM

Assignments

6/13 - Use Wave on a String - phet.colorado.edu with WS (Exceeding Option uses an older version)

6/11 - Portfolio 5/7 to 6/7

6/8 - Waves KIMs Sheet & Measurements

Websites

Wave on a String - phet.colorado.edu - Demonstrates all the basic properties of waves.

The Physics Classroom - Waves Tutorial - physicsclassroom.com

• What is a Wave?

• Categories of Waves (ie. wave 'shape')

• The Anatomy of a Wave

• Frequency and Period of a Wave

• Energy Transport and the Amplitude of a Wave

• Boundary Behavior (ie. reflection)

• Interference of Waves

• Resonance

Mechanical Waves - ck12.org

• Mechanical Wave

• Transverse Wave

• Wave Amplitude

• Reflection of Mechanical Waves

• Wave Interactions - reflection, refraction, and diffraction

• Wave Interference - constructive, destructive, and standing waves

Sound - phet.colorado.edu - Simulates pitch, volume, reflection, and refraction of sound waves.

Fourier - phet.colorado.edu - See and hear the effects of adding different frequency waves together.

Acoustics and Vibrations Animations - acs.psu.edu

A Self Guide Tour of the Electromagnetic Spectrum - pbs.org

http://www-tc.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/assets/swf/1/hubble-telescope/01-howi.swf