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Properties of Waves (1990 Video)

Subject

Physics

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 25 min., 1998 sale: £29.50 (+VAT +p&p)

Discusses the mechanisms, characteristics and behaviour of (non-light) waves travelling through matter. Examines: transverse waves, tension waves (ripples, gravity waves, longitudinal or push waves, shear...

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Waves on Water (1965 Film)

Subject

Physics

Distribution

Film (16mm)

Using large experimental tanks, explains how waves are created and shows that even though waves may travel at a good rate of speed, the water does not move. It also notes that high-energy waves are created...

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Standing Waves and the Principle of Superposition (1971 Film)

Subject

Physics

Distribution

Film (16mm)

Explains how standing waves were associated only with sound waves until it was shown that the principle of superposition is applicable to all waves. Recent developments with low-cost laser and holographic...

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Waves in Fluids (1964 Film)

Director

Quentin Brown

Subject

Physics

Distribution

Film (16mm)

Behaviour of surface gravity waves in liquids. Experiments in open water channels.

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Shedding Light on Electromagnetic Waves (2013)

Producer

Spiros Liacos

Subject

Physics

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 57 minutes), £49.00 (DVD), £20.00 (1 Year Digital Licence), £49.00 (3 Year Digital Licence)

In this video resource from the Shedding Light series, science teacher Spiro Liacos introduces students to waves in general, and then takes a detailed and entertaining look at radio waves, microwaves,...

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Oscillations and Waves Tutorial Cd-Rom, The (1997 Multimedia)

Subject

Physics

Distribution

CD-ROM

The first in a series of CD-ROMs providing advanced tutorial material for A-level and university physics. Physics tutorial material, with everyday examples, virtual laboratories and quizzes. Covers...

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Waves (1989 Video)

Producer

Tony Jolly

Subject

Geography

Distribution

Off-air recording licence Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min., 1999 sale: £145.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Two case studies concerned with waves: 1) describes the classic experiment ‘waves across the Pacific’ in which Walter Munk and colleagues tracked waves across half the globe from Antartica to Alaska; 2)...

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Progressive Waves and Stationary Waves (1965 Film)

aka: Ondes Progressives - Ondes Stationnaires

Subject

Physics

Distribution

Film (16mm)

Vibrating strings and animated diagrams are used to illustrate wave propagation, wave deformation and wave reflection from a stationary obstacle. Acquaintance with the sine function is assumed.*

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Trigonometric Functions 2: Sinusoidal Waves (1989 Video)

Subject

Mathematics

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 60 min., 2000 sale: £29.50 (+VAT +p&p)

Illustrates trigonometric functions, using computer animation. In six 10-minute sections: Radian Measure; The Sine Function; Amplitude and Period; Cosine and Tangent Functions; Sinusoidal Waves; Applications...

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Ocean Waves (1972 Film, Video)

Subject

Geography

Distribution

Film (16mm)

Ocean waves are followed from generation and propagation to final dissipation on the beaches of Northumberland. The interaction between waves and coastal configurations of various types is demonstrated,...

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