Types of waves
Ride on the crest of a transverse wave as you learn about waves
Read meProperties of waves
Lots of keywords to increase the amplitude of your knowledge
Read meWave calculations
Increasing the frequency of your revision will improve your understanding of waves
Read meThe ripple tank
Required practical
Unfortunately this is not about a chocolate ripple or even raspberry ripple ice cream
Read meWaves in a solid
Required practical
Yes you can get waves in a solid. This one for musicians
Read meReflection
(physics only)
Be like Narcissus and reflect on your increasing knowledge of physics
Read meReflection and refraction
Required practical (physics only)
Bending and bouncing all in one practical.
Read meSound waves
(physics only)
Apparently, Beethoven was deaf. There were sound reasons for the diagnosis!
Read meUltrasound
(physics only)
Na na na na na na na na Batman!
Read meSeismic waves
(physics only)
Unleash a seismic shift in your understanding of waves. Quake no more!
Read meThe EM spectrum
The electromagnetic spectrum in all its wavy glory
Read meWaves and refraction
Refraction is the bending of light not to be confused with reflection
Read meThe Leslie cube
Required practical
Roll up and be warmed by Dr Leslie and his amazing cube
Read meProperties of EM waves
Electrons bouncing around shells like pinballs
Read meConvex lenses
(physics only)
Vexed by lenses? Focus your attention on these notes
Read meMagnifying glass
(physics only)
Magnifying your understanding of light and lenses
Read meConcave lenses
(physics only)
Unlike concave lenses this is real knowledge and not virtual knowledge!
Read meVisible light
(physics only)
Take your knowledge from opaque through translucent to totally transparent
Read meBlack body radiation
(physics only)
perfect absorbers and perfect emitters
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