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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.

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http://members.aol.com/nicholashl/waves/stationarywaves.html

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.

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http://members.aol.com/nicholashl/waves/movingwaves.html

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.

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http://www.s-cool.co.uk/topic_principles.asp?loc=pr&topic_id=3&subject_id=16&ebt=315&ebn=&ebs=&ebl=

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 ...

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http://science.hq.nasa.gov/kids/imagers/ems/visible.html

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).

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