Unit VIII - AP Physics 1

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AP Physics 1
Unit VIII - Waves and Sound

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Lesson - Wave Fundamentals
PhET animation - Wave on a String
Demonstrations with long spring
Lesson - Waveform and Vibration graphs
Lesson - Speed of a wave in a string/rope/wire under tension
Lab - frequency software and tension to get µ
Lesson - Sound Fundamentals
Lesson - Interference (superposition) of wave forms
Lesson - Beats – interference between slightly different frequencies of sound
Lab - interference shading
Lesson -fixed vs free reflections/boundary conditions
Worksheet - Fixed and Free Reflections
Lesson - standing waves and resonance states
Lab - speed of sound in air
Lab - pipe music
Demonstrations - Kundt's Tube Resonance States and Ruben's Tube
Lab -Kundt’s Tube Apparatus
Lesson - Doppler Effect
Lab - Source moving

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