Andrew Norton uses a ripple tank to demonstrate some basic features of waves.

Exploring wave motion - for iPod/iPhone

Properties of waves

Exploring wave motion

Transcript -- A brief introduction to this album.

Transcript -- Exploring wave motion

Transcript -- Andrew Norton uses a ripple tank to demonstrate some basic features of waves.

Transcript -- Properties of waves

Andrew Norton demonstrates the effects of changing the driving frequency of the oscillator that's creating the wave.

Oscillation and wave speed

Transcript -- Andrew Norton demonstrates the effects of changing the driving frequency of the oscillator that's creating the wave.

Transcript -- Oscillation and wave speed

Andrew Norton shows what happens when waves pass through apertures of different sizes.

Apertures and diffraction

Transcript -- Andrew Norton shows what happens when waves pass through apertures of different sizes.

Transcript -- Apertures and diffraction

Andrew Norton uses lasers to show what happens when light passes through a small aperture.

Diffraction of light

Transcript -- Andrew Norton uses lasers to show what happens when light passes through a small aperture.

Transcript -- Diffraction of light

Education

What are waves and what happens to them when they pass through a gap? Do different sorts of waves behave in the same way? Dr Andrew Norton of The Open University uses a ripple tank to demonstrate some of the key features of wave motion, and show how waves spread out when they pass through an aperture. Using a laser and a diffraction grating, he shows that light waves spread out in the same way. The album draws on material originally created to support The Open University course Exploring Science.

Properties of waves

Exploring wave motion - for iPod/iPhone

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