Topic 4 Lesson 3 - Travelling Waves

Topic 4.2 Lesson 1 - Travelling Waves Textbook Reference: Hamper HL Physics 2nd Edition - pp 161 - 168 Understandings: Travelling wavesWavelength, frequency, period and wave speed Transverse and longitudinal waves The nature of electromagnetic wavesThe nature of sound waves Applications and skills: Explaining the motion of particles of a medium when a wave passes through it for both transverse and longitudinal cases Sketching and interpreting displacement–distance graphs and displacement–time graphs for transverse and longitudinal wavest Solving problems involving wave speed, frequency and wavelengthInvestigating the speed of sound experimentally Activity #1: PhET Waves on a String Use this simulations to complete the Handout "Waves on a String: Speed of a Wave Lab" Activity #2: Complete Quizzes: #1 Waves on a String & #2 Travelling Waves Activity #3: View this web page: Regents Physics - Wave Characteristics Activity #4: Use the PhET Sound simulation to complete the Handout "Sound and Wave Basics". http://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/legacy/sound