L3 waves

Waves Unit

Doppler Links: (HTML or java)

• Doppler with moving source and/or observer: Geogebra

• Doppler: Surrandraneth

• Doppler with singing: Vascak

• Doppler (downloadable JAR (java) file from HKNG)

• Doppler Lab: Physics Aviary

Standing Waves Links:

• String standing wave (Surendraneth)

• String standing wave step by step (Fendt)

• String standing wave with harmonics (HKNG)

• Open & Closed Pipe standing waves (Fendt)

• Standing waves in strings, open/open and open/closed pipes (Vascak)

• Standing waves in open/open and open/closed pipes (Geogebra)

• Detailed explanation of pipe standing waves (Uni of NSW)

• crazy membrane standing wave (Falstad)

• Great explanation of "timbre" on guitar string (Zona Land Education)

• interactive site that explains heaps about transverse (and some longitudinal) waves

Interference Links:

• Interference of water waves (HKNG: downloadable java file is better than HTML5 version)

• Interference of 2 sources (Geogebra with antinodal and nodal lines)

• 2 source interference with changeable wavelength or d or L (Geogebra)

• Diffraction Grating Lab with changeable wavelength or L (Geogebra)

• Young's 2-slit experiment with variable sep-dist & wavelength (Fendt)

• Alternative Young's experiment with variable bits (Vtorov)

• Wave interference (PhET)

• 4 pages of superposition animations & notes (Salford Uni)

• Wave tank (Falstad)

• Another interactive ripple tank! (Southwestern College, California USA)

• Beats with sound (Academo)

• Beats notes & sound (Surandraneth)

Files for L3 Wave Unit:

• Most common paragraph Qs & As

• Wave unit objectives, content, equations & vocab-list

• L3 Wave 2-page review sheet: use of equations, vocab & most common diagrams

• Answers to review sheet above