Textbooks come in all shapes, sizes, and media these days. An electronic textbook resource offers Physics materials for an entire course. The text offers an explanation of physics topics as well as examples of calculations and reading...

The cycle of energy is important to many different systems on Earth. Scholars use questioning and observation to investigate the differences between renewable and non-renewable resources and how they relate to global changes. They...

Take a look at an organized physics course. The 34-section electronic textbook covers material in AP® Physics 1 and 2. Teachers use the text to supplement lectures and have the class work through the labs. Each section contains...

Explore a variety of science concepts in an interactive textbook created for middle school scholars. A lengthy table of contents takes readers to pages comprised of a subject overview, outline, and summary. Follow links further to find...

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White Fang gets into the mind of a wild wolfdog as people domesticate him. The story tells of trials with violent animals and humans alike. White Fang captures readers' hearts as the pup separates from his family.

Students discover the difference between traveling and standing waves in this physics tutorial.

Here is an introduction to the concept of waves and wavelike motion people experience anywhere and everywhere.

Students examine how waves are described in a manner that allows us to understand their basic nature and qualities.

This physics tutorial helps students categorize waves based on distinguishing, observable characteristics.

This interactive physics tutorial allows students to investigate the nature, properties and behaviors of sound waves and apply basic wave principles towards an understanding of music.

This physics tutorial attempts to explain the wave equation in a three-part example problem.

Students see illustrated diagrams and animations to help them understand the pressure characteristics of a sound wave.

Students are introduced to the concept of frequency as it relates to periodic wave motion.

Through interactive practice problems and illustrations, students explore nodes and antinodes in standing waves.

Students explore and discover how sound is created through longitudinal waves.

Review of how to produce beats through the constructive and destructive interference of sound waves.

The animation portrays a medium as a series of particles connected by springs. In this type of longitudinal wave the particles of the medium vibrate in a direction parallel to the direction of energy transport.

Through illustrated examples, video clips, and practice problems, students explore what happens to waves at the boundary of different mediums.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers three types of mechanical waves - transverse, longitudinal, and surface - and their characteristics. Includes labeled illustrations and two video animations.

In this illustrated physics tutorial, students learn about sound wave behaviors and apply them to the reflection, diffraction, and refraction of sound waves.

Utilize this wiki-type page created by students and faculty members to gain a higher understanding of the electromagnetic waves. Study the equations to comprehend how different variables can affect characteristics of wavelengths.

Use this interactive physics tutorial to introduce students to the concepts of pitch and frequency in sound waves.

Students explore intensity of sound waves and the decibel scale in this interactive physics tutorial.