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Stationary Waves
This Java applet shows stationary waves which can be made from 1 waves going in opposite directions. The waves can be either longitudinal or transverse.
Waves
A Java applet showing two types of wave - transverse and longitudinal. Transverse waves include all electromagnetic [radio, radar, i.r., visible, u.v., X-rays], and longitudinal waves are sound waves.
Uses of Waves
A series of summaries on uses of waves for the UK GCSE level. Covers topics such as sound waves and electromagnetic spectrum.
Visible Light Waves
Visible light waves are the only electromagnetic waves we can see. We see these waves as the colors of the rainbow. Each colour has a different wavelength. Red has the longest wavelength and violet ...
Sinusoidal Waves
Sine waves can be represented mathematically and it can be shown that any wave can be constructed from an appropriate combination of sine waves (Fourier Series).
Transverse and longitudinal waves.
Gives definitions of transverse and longitudinal waves with animation consisting of words moving to show how waves move in a medium.
Radio Waves
Radio waves have the longest wavelengths in the electromagnetic spectrum. These waves can be longer than a football field or as short as a football.
Doppler Effect and Shock Waves
Use the mouse to create waves user can then alter the frequency, velocity and frame rate of the waves to see the Doppler and Shock Wave effect.
Electromagnetic waves
View and rotate different waves including linear, circular and gaussian
Properties of Waves
A UK GCSE level revision guide covering the essentials of waves. Well presented and clearly explained.



