This site contains an online course on sound waves, music, and other related topics. The table of contents is as follows: Lesson 1: The Nature of a Sound Wave -Sound is a Mechanical Wave -Sound is a Longitudinal Wave -Sou  ... more

This site contains an online course on sound waves, music, and other related topics. The table of contents is as follows: Lesson 1: The Nature of a Sound Wave -Sound is a Mechanical Wave -Sound is a Longitudinal Wave -Sound is a Pressure Wave Lesson 2: Sound Properties and Their Perception -Pitch and Frequency -Intensity and the Decibel Scale -The Speed of Sound -The Human Ear Lesson 3: Behavior of Sound Waves -Interference and Beats -The Doppler Effect and Shock Waves -Boundary Behavior -Reflection, Refraction, and Diffraction Lesson 4: Resonance and Standing Waves -Natural Frequency -Forced Vibration -Standing Wave Patterns -Fundamental Frequency and Harmonics Lesson 5: Musical Instruments -Resonance -Guitar Strings -Open-End Air Columns -Closed-End Air Columns   less

This learning object covers the wave mechanics of sound waves using an explanation and an applet. The following links containing supplemental information are also included: -Mechanical Wave -Longitudinal Wave -Pressure Wave  ... more

This learning object covers the wave mechanics of sound waves using an explanation and an applet. The following links containing supplemental information are also included: -Mechanical Wave -Longitudinal Wave -Pressure Wave -The Human Ear -Pitch and Frequency -Intensity/Decibel Scale   less

This learning object contains movies that show standing waves as the superposition of two sine waves traveling in opposite directions. In each case the fundamental waves are in black and the superposition is shown in blue. Each mo  ... more

This learning object contains movies that show standing waves as the superposition of two sine waves traveling in opposite directions. In each case the fundamental waves are in black and the superposition is shown in blue. Each movie is set up for seamless looping, but you may have to download and play them outside your browser to enable the loop feature.   less

The interference tutorial explores how light waves can interact to interfere with one another. The user can vary the wavelength, phase, and amplitude of the two interfering waves.  ... more

The interference tutorial explores how light waves can interact to interfere with one another. The user can vary the wavelength, phase, and amplitude of the two interfering waves.   less

This software organizes links to outline text from the classroom PowerPoint presentations in the Geophysics segment of the Geophysics and Remote Sensing subject, together with selected graphics from those presentations. Subject se  ... more

This software organizes links to outline text from the classroom PowerPoint presentations in the Geophysics segment of the Geophysics and Remote Sensing subject, together with selected graphics from those presentations. Subject segments: - Introduction - Gravity - Magnetics - Seismic Refraction - Seismic Reflection - Textbook Information - Other links This software was originally cataloged at http://www.my-edu2.com/eduframe.htm.   less

This learning object provides an online course on waves and wave mechanics. The following topics and sub-topics are covered: Lesson 1: The Nature of a Wave -Waves and Wavelike Motion -What is a Wave? -Categories of Waves  ... more

This learning object provides an online course on waves and wave mechanics. The following topics and sub-topics are covered: Lesson 1: The Nature of a Wave -Waves and Wavelike Motion -What is a Wave? -Categories of Waves Lesson 2: Properties of a Wave -The Anatomy of a Wave -Frequency and Period of a Wave -Energy Transport and the Amplitude of a Wave -The Speed of a Wave -The Wave Equation Lesson 3: Behavior of Waves -Boundary Behavior -Reflection, Refraction, and Diffraction -Interference of Waves -The Doppler Effect Lesson 4: Standing Waves -Traveling Waves vs. Standing Waves -Formation of Standing Waves -Nodes and Anti-nodes -Harmonics and Patterns -Mathematics of Standing Waves The site also includes links to sites containing information about many other topics in general physics.   less

This applet illustrates the principles of constructive and destructive interference in transversal waves.  ... more

This applet illustrates the principles of constructive and destructive interference in transversal waves.   less

This Java applet shows the interference of two circular respectively spherical waves (e.g. of water or sound waves). The waves spread out from two sources oscillating with the same phase.  ... more

This Java applet shows the interference of two circular respectively spherical waves (e.g. of water or sound waves). The waves spread out from two sources oscillating with the same phase.   less

This website demonstrates the propagation of spin waves on a 2-dimensional lattice using a simulation. The user is given the option of varying the external magnetic field strength and the propagation wavevector to observe differe  ... more

This website demonstrates the propagation of spin waves on a 2-dimensional lattice using a simulation. The user is given the option of varying the external magnetic field strength and the propagation wavevector to observe different effects.   less

This learning object contains an applet which allows the user to observe waves at any wavelength, frequency, and wave speed. The user is allowed to vary all of these quantities.  ... more

This learning object contains an applet which allows the user to observe waves at any wavelength, frequency, and wave speed. The user is allowed to vary all of these quantities.   less