• Catch up
• Discussion of Indivdiual Investigations

September 10

• 4.1 Oscillations
• Simple Harmonic Motion
• pHET:The Pendulum Lab
• Notes

• 4.2 Travelling Waves
• Everyone Loves a Slinky
• Waves in a Slinky
• Transverse & Longitudinal Waves
• Transverse & Longitudinal Waves (Java animation)
• Frequency, wavelength, & velocity (Java animation)
• Wave Speed (Java animation)
• Absorb Physics: What are Waves
• Absorb Physics: Wave Properties
• Absorb Phsyics: Wave Speed
• Absorb Physics: Bouncing Waves
• Waves at a Boundary: Relection & Transmission
• PhET: Wave-on-a-string
• Notes

• 4.3 Wave Characteristics
• Ripple Tank
• Ripple Tank Applet (needs Java)
• The Principle of Superposition (Java animation)
• Superposition of Waves
• Constructive & Destructive Interference (Java animation)
• Absorb Physics: Interference
• Malus' Law
• Notes

• 4.4 Wave Behaviour
• Reflection
• Refraction
• Absorb Physics: Bending Waves
• Refraction & Snell's Law
• Critical Thinking Exercises
• Snell's Law simulation
• Diffraction
• More Diffraction
• The Brightest Part of a Shadow is in the Middle
• Interference caused by a path difference
• Mathematics of Two-Point Source Interference (all sections)
• pHET: Wave Interference
• Interference of Water Waves
• Interference Model: Ripple Tank
• Optics Interference: Ripple Tank Program
• Light Interference
• Young's Experiement
• Young's Double Slit Experiment
• The Original Double Slit Experiment
• Wave Refraction Sheet
• Diffraction Sheet
• Superposition of Waves Sheet (example)
• Waves at a Boundary Sheet
• Notes

• 4.5 Standing Waves
• Standing Waves
• Standing Wave Animation
• Standing wave animation & simulation
• Standing Waves Explained
• Booming Sands
• Resonance & Music
• Barton's Pendulum
• Tacoma Narrows Bridge
• Resonance Review
• Unlocking a Car With Your Brain
• Notes

• REVIEW for CUMULATIVE TEST
• Review of TOPIC 6
• Notes

• CUMULATIVE TEST for TOPICS 2, 3 & 6 (PAPER 1)