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Ripple Tank Simulation
An online simulation of waves in a ripple tank. See what happens when you add more than one source, sources of different frequencies, walls, moving sources.
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Overtones
The term harmonic has a precise meaning - that of an integer (whole number) multiple of the fundamental frequency of a vibrating object.
Hits: 580
The Frequency and Wavelength of Light
How and why photons are emitted from an atom by electrons changing energy level and incorporates the wave equation and Planck's constant.
Hits: 972
AC generator
A diagram on which you can adjust the frequency of rotation. You can them observe the voltage induced on an analogue meter, and an oscilloscope screen. Good description of the slip ring.
Hits: 921
Waves and wave motion
An introduction to longitudinal and transverse waves, and period and frequency.
Hits: 1933
Straw Oboes - Physics to go
An experiment from our Physics To Go series about sound and frequency. All you need is a straws and scissors.
Hits: 37
Atomic Clock
Very accurate clocks can be constructed by locking an electronic oscillator to the frequency of an atomic transition.
Hits: 1163
What is sound?
A basic explanation of sound: what it is, how it travels, how you characterise sounds (frequency, wavelegth and intensity) and how they are made.
Hits: 1988
Wave parts
Allows students to look at descriptions of amplitude, wavelength and frequency on a sinusoidal wave. A diagram accompanies each description.
Hits: 1207
Electric Resonance
Resonance in AC circuits implies a special frequency determined by the values of the resistance, capacitance and inductance.
Hits: 1856
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