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Light Waves and Colour

Useful information driven site which provides details on both how light can be considered a wave and the relationship between waves and colour.

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http://www.physicsclassroom.com/Class/light/

Moving Point source: Doppler effect and shock wave

An animation to illustrate the propagation of sound waves from a moving source. You can modify the wave speed, the source speed and wavelength.

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http://www.phy.ntnu.edu.tw/ntnujava/index.php?topic=21

Wave Express

This site has good detail on light and sound waves.

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http://library.thinkquest.org/C005705/

Wave Adder

This site is rather complex to use but allows users to set up two waves of a certain amplitude, frequency and wavelength and add them together.

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http://id.mind.net/~zona/mstm/physics/waves/waveAdder/WaveAdder1.html

Longitudual and Transverse Wave Motion

Animations which demonstrate both types of wave and illustrate the difference between the motion of the wave and the motion of the particles in the medium through which the wave is travelling.

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http://paws.kettering.edu/~drussell/Demos/waves/wavemotion.html

Sound Waves

A very comprehensive resource covering a large range of wave topics, includes excellent animations and diagrams.

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http://www.isvr.soton.ac.uk/SPCG/Tutorial/Tutorial/StartCD.htm

Superposition Principle of Wave

This animation allows the interference of two traveling waves to be explored. They can be made to travel in the same direction or opposite directions.

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http://www.phy.ntnu.edu.tw/ntnujava/index.php?topic=19
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Standing Waves

Describes the concept of a standing wave.

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http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/waves/standw.html#c1

Wave interference

Java applet showing constructive and destructive interference between two longitudinal waves, the wavelength and amplitude of each of which can be altered by the user.

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http://www.colorado.edu/physics/2000/applets/fourier.html

Standing Waves, Medium Fixed At Both Ends

This site is an animation showing the standing wave patterns that are produced on a string on a musical instrument.

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http://id.mind.net/~zona/mstm/physics/waves/standingWaves/standingWaves1/StandingWaves1.html
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