Physics Resources AS Waves topic

At the bottom of the page you will find links to whole websites that are useful for this topic.

Complete set of notes

Waves Revision from GCSE

Waves Powerpoint
Revision Crossword
Links
http://www.ewart.org.uk/science/Waves/wav_index.htm

Waves Refraction

Reflection and Refraction Powerpoint
Links
http://acept.la.asu.edu/PiN/rdg/refraction/refraction2.shtml
http://www.ps.missouri.edu/rickspage/refract/refraction.html
http://schools.matter.org.uk/SchoolsGlossary/refractive_index.html
http://www.walter-fendt.de/ph14e/refraction.htm

Total Internal Reflection

Total Internal Reflection Powerpoint
Links
http://www.phy.ntnu.edu.tw/java/light/flashLight.html
http://www.glenbrook.k12.il.us/gbssci/phys/Class/refrn/u14l3b.html

Uses of Optic Fibres

Optic Fibres Powerpoint
Links
http://floti.bell.ac.uk/MathsPhysics/fibre.htm http://www.science.org.au/nova/021/021key.htm

Wave Definitions and the Wave Equation

Waves General Questions
Links
http://id.mind.net/zona/mstm/physics/waves/waves.html
http://www.ewart.org.uk/science/Waves/wav_index.htm
http://library.thinkquest.org/C005705/English/Waves/index.htm

Graphical Representations of Waves

Diffraction and the Ripple Tank

http://www.thespectroscopynet.com/Educational/Diffraction.htm http://physics.nad.ru/Physics/English/DG10/dg10.htm

Interference

Young's Slit Questions
Interference Questions
Links
http://vsg.quasihome.com/interfer.htm

Superposition of Waves

http://www.kettering.edu/drussell/Demos/superposition/superposition.html

Standing Waves

Standing Waves questions

Polarisation

Polarisation Questions

Complete online textbooks and websites

Wikipedia – definitions http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Wave_mechanics

Jacaranda Physics - Complete textbook
http://www.jaconline.com.au/jacarandaphysics/jacarandaphysics1/weblinks.html

Light (goes further than you need for the exam, but good information clearly presented)
http://ircamera.as.arizona.edu/NatSci102/lectures/light.htm

Lakeside - Complete textbook (other topics included)
http://www.lakesideschool.org/people/homepages/minor/PhysicsLinks.htm

Physics Classroom - Complete textbook
http://www.physicsclassroom.com/mmedia/waves/lw.html

Mind.net - Complete waves textbook
http://id.mind.net/~zona/mstm/physics/waves/waves.html

Hazelwood - Waves animations
http://www.hazelwood.k12.mo.us/~grichert/sciweb/waves.htm

Ewart - Complete textbook
http://www.ewart.org.uk/science/Waves/wav_index.htm

Wave Express - Complete waves textbook
http://library.thinkquest.org/C005705/English/Waves/index.htm

Zona Land - Excellent site linking maths and physics, with a section on waves
http://id.mind.net/~zona/contents/contents.html

PhoolProof Physics – nice Unit on waves and another on optics
http://library.thinkquest.org/15433