Discusses the nature of an electromagnetic wave. Explains the oscillating electric field and represents it through clever graphics and animations.

A very detailed article on the characteristics of waves and wave behavior. It discusses the influence waves have on the marine environment and the global climate, the physics of wave motion, the interactions between waves and wind, wave...

By the end of this section, you will be able to define antinode, node, fundamental, overtones, and harmonics; identify instances of sound interference in everyday situations; describe how sound interference occurring inside open and...

This physics tutorial features text and animations explaining the particle motion of a medium through which transverse, longitudinal, or surface waves move.

[Free Registration/Login Required] Learn about the patterns of wave interference in water in this simulation.

y the end of this section, you will be able to calculate the intensity and the power of rays of sunlight and waves.

By the end of this section, you will be able to describe various characteristics associated with a wave and differentiate between transverse and longitudinal waves.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] By watching video clips, doing interactives, and reading text, students discover how mechanical waves transfer energy and how the waves require a medium to propagate...

In outer space there is utter silence. There are no sounds of traffic jams or thunderstorms or crashing waves. No buzzing bees or babies crying. Just silence. In this experiment, you will discover why empty space is void of sound.

Physiclips thoroughly presents wave and sound concepts about oscillations with animations and film clips.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this learning module, compare characteristics and behaviors of transverse waves, including electromagnetic waves.

Intended for students with a strong math and science background, a course introducing physics concepts of Newtonian mechanics, special relativity, gravitation, thermodynamics, and waves. Twenty-four class sessions in video format are...

Through informational text, interactive activities, practice problems, and virtual simulations, students explore the properties of electromagnetic waves.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students can use this module to find out what a longitudinal wave is and how it differs from a transverse wave.

Through informational text, interactive activities, and practice problems, students learn about the properties of waves, and how they transfer energy.

Explore the physical world with this series that uses everyday experiments to demonstrate scientific ideas on this site.

This lab is designed to help students visualize the progress of a wave down a string and the way the wave pulse reflects from different boundaries.

Several pages with an interesting discussion of the visible light spectrum and atomic absorption and emission line spectrum. Features excellent graphics, thorough and understandable discussion, and many interactive Java applets.

Learn about the discovery of gravitational waves made from two black holes colliding over a billion years ago!

This physics tutorial invites users to discover how sound is a pressure wave. Be sure to view the animation.

How light waves demonstrate their wave nature by reflection, refraction, and diffraction.

The behavior of light waves is introduced and discussed. Also, polarization, color, diffraction, and interference are introduced and discussed thoroughly as supporting evidence of the wave nature of light.

The dualistic nature of light is discussed. The photoelectric effect and the Davisson-Germer experiment are contrasted as empirical evidence supporting each of the two views - particle and wave - of the nature of light. The photoelectric...

Students will understand and predict wave phenomena, and investigate the energy contained in waves. They will gain a deeper understanding of waves and wave interference that will enable characterization and engineering of matter from the...