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  • Simple harmonic motion
  • Progressive waves
  • EM waves
  • Reflection and refraction
  • Superpostion

Vibrations and waves

Each topic is subdivided into a number of episodes.

An episode represents a coherent section of teaching – perhaps one or two lessons.

Each episode contains links to a number of activities.

Simple harmonic motion (SHM)

  • Episode 300: Preparation for simple harmonic motion topic
  • Episode 301: Recognising SHM
  • Episode 302: Getting mathematical
  • Episode 303: Mass-spring systems
  • Episode 304: Simple pendulum
  • Episode 305: Energy in SHM
  • Episode 306: Damped SHM
  • Episode 307: Resonance

Progressive waves

  • Episode 308: Preparation for progressive waves topic
  • Episode 309: Generating waves
  • Episode 310: Wave graphs
  • Episode 311: Speed, frequency and wavelength

Electromagnetic (EM) waves

  • Episode 312: Preparation for electromagnetic waves topic
  • Episode 313: Polarisation
  • Episode 314: Electromagnetic waves
  • Episode 315: The inverse square law

Reflection and refraction

  • Episode 316: Preparation for reflection and refraction topic
  • Episode 317: Reflection and refraction
  • Episode 318: Total internal reflection and fibre optics

Superposition

  • Episode 319: Preparation for superposition topic
  • Episode 320: Superposition
  • Episode 321: Interference pattern
  • Episode 322: Diffraction gratings
  • Episode 323: Diffraction
  • Episode 324: Stationary or standing waves
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