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Institute of Physics
Practical Physics

Variety of waves

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Introducing students to waves of many types, and the language used to describe them.
Experiments

Introducing waves [2]

Red-hot heater and curved mirror [3]

Beyond the visible spectrum [4]

Transverse waves along a rope [5]

Pulses and continuous waves with a Slinky spring  [6]

Water waves seen in section  [7]

Waves along a line of students  [8]

Waves with trolleys  [9]

 

Regulated Guidance

Why experiment with waves? [10]

Asking questions [11]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Institute of Physics [12]

 


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[1] http://www.nuffieldfoundation.org/practical-physics
[2] http://www.nuffieldfoundation.org/node/1966
[3] http://www.nuffieldfoundation.org/node/1968
[4] http://www.nuffieldfoundation.org/node/1969
[5] http://www.nuffieldfoundation.org/node/1970
[6] http://www.nuffieldfoundation.org/node/1971
[7] http://www.nuffieldfoundation.org/node/1972
[8] http://www.nuffieldfoundation.org/node/1973
[9] http://www.nuffieldfoundation.org/node/1988
[10] http://www.nuffieldfoundation.org/node/1959
[11] http://www.nuffieldfoundation.org/node/1964
[12] http://www.iop.org/