3 Oscillations & Waves

Meterstick "Kater" Pendulum

Catalog: 
3A15.70B
Location: 
Ba1
As discribed by Randall D. Peters, "Student-Friendly Percision Pendulum", The Physics Teacher, Vol.37, Oct. 1999. A meterstick setup to oscillate about an axis at its upper end and another axis approximately 66.6cm from the first.

Pendulum Man (Chaotic pendulum)

Catalog: 
3A95.520
Location: 
Ba2
A pendulum system that can be configured 68 different ways to demonstrate pendulum motion

Boomwhackers

demonstration image
Catalog: 
3D30.20A
Location: 
Bd1
A collection of eight tubes cut to the length for musical notes (from shortest to longest) C,B,A,G,F,E,D, and C with each note a unique color. There are also caps for each tube to change the end of the tube from an antinode to a node. A musical book is included which is color coded for each note.

Resonance Reeds

This shows the "teeth" that vibrate one at a time depending on the speed.
Catalog: 
3A60.50A
Location: 
Ba3
A brass disk spins very fast. As it slows down the shortest "tooth" vibrates. As it further slows the longer teeth vibrate one at a time. A resonance, or vibrating-reed, tachometer uses a series of consecutively tuned reeds to determine engine speed by indicating the vibration frequency of the machine.

Moire patterns

demonstration image
Catalog: 
3B50.40C
Location: 
3_1
Video Encyclopedia :Two transparencies of equally spaced circles on the overhead.

Adding waves model

The black beads of crests are on the crests of the wave form. This is constructi
Catalog: 
3B27.20A
Location: 
Bb4
Bead model. -1(model), -2(equal amplitude, equal frequency template), -3(half amplitude, double frequency template)

Bell in a Vacuum

Catalog: 
3B30.30A
Location: 
Bc1
An electric bell is placed in an evacuated jar.

Doppler balls

Spin the balls around your head and they make a whistling sound.
Catalog: 
3B40.102
Location: 
Bc1
Yellow and red balls

Quincke's Tube

The path of the sound can be lengthened on one side by pulling the slide like a
Catalog: 
3B55.40
Location: 
The sound from a small speaker branches in two directions then out the horn. The length of one of the paths can be changed by pulling the slide like a trombone. The sound will constructively and destructively add as the slide is pulled.

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