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115 - Standing Waves
In this video Paul Andersen explains how standing waves are created through the reflection and interference of traveling waves. Destructive interference creates areas of no movement called nodes. Constructive interference creates areas of maximum movement called antinodes. Examples of standing waves include string which is fixed at both ends and tubes filled with air that are open on one or two ends.
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Music Attribution
Title: String Theory
Artist: Herman Jolly
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Africa, Jason Bagley from Somerset West, South. English: Vuvuzelas during the Game between Portugal and North Korea at FIFA World Cup 2010, 21 June 2010, Green Point Stadium, Cape Town. Original Description by the Photographer: “This Time Round, They Were All Blowing Their Vuvuzela’s in Unison!.,” June 21, 2010. Blow those vuvuzela’s Uploaded by Trycatch. commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:FIFA_World_Cup_2010_Portugal_North_Korea_Vuvuzelas_21_June_2010.jpg.
ArtFavor. A Tuba, April 9, 2010. Open Clip Art Library image’s page. commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tuba_01.svg.
Bank, New Zealand Physics Teachers’ Resource. A Rubens’ Tube Setup, Done at Hutt International Boys School, Wellington, New Zealand., November 10, 2006. New Zealand Physics Teachers’ Resource Bank Sound Flames: Rubens Tube. commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:RubensTube.png.
Descouens, Didier. English: Pan Flute, November 19, 2014. Own work. commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Flute_de_Pan_Des_Salomon_MHNT_ETH_AC_NH_29_Roquemaurel.jpg.
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Elenaf. Italiano: Armonici Chitarra 2, October 9, 2012. Own work. commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Armonici_chitarra_2_-_guitar_harmonics_2.JPG.
Esquembre, Lookang many thanks to author of original simulation = Juan M. Aguirregabiria author of Easy Java Simulation = Francisco. English: The Fundamental Frequency of a Sound Wave in a Tube with Right End CLOSED End Can Be Found Using the Following Equation:, October 5, 2013. Own work http://weelookang.blogspot.sg/2013/10/wikipedia-contribution-to-fundamental.html. commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:F0rightclosed.gif.
“Flute.” Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia, April 20, 2015. en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Flute&oldid=657263996.
gessner, jason. 365-2011-043-Alternate, February 12, 2011. 365-2011-043-alternate: Rich Lighting the Ruben’s Tube Uploaded by clusternote. commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rich_Lighting_the_Rubens_Tube_(photo_by_Jason_Gessner).jpg.
G, Gerald. English: SVG Drawing of a Baseball Bat., November 13, 2007. Baseball bat at openclipart.org/. commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Baseball_bat.svg.
“Interference (wave Propagation).” Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia, April 3, 2015. en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Interference_(wave_propagation)&oldid=654718966.
“Simulations.” SimBucket. Accessed April 21, 2015. simbucket.com/welcome-to-simbucket/.
vedub4us. English: SVG Drawing of a Baseball., April 22, 2009. openclipart.org/. commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Baseball.svg.
“Vuvuzela.” Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia, February 11, 2015. en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Vuvuzela&oldid=646627463.
“Wave on a String.” PhET. Accessed April 20, 2015. https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/wave-on-a-string.
115 - Standing Waves
In this video Paul Andersen explains how standing waves are created through the reflection and interference of traveling waves. Destructive interference creates areas of no movement called nodes. Constructive interference creates areas of maximum movement called antinodes. Examples of standing waves include string which is fixed at both ends and tubes filled with air that are open on one or two ends.
Do you speak another language? Help me translate my videos:
bozemanscience.com/translations
Music Attribution
Title: String Theory
Artist: Herman Jolly
sunsetvalley.bandcamp.com/track/string-theory
All of the images are licensed under creative commons and public domain licensing:
Africa, Jason Bagley from Somerset West, South. English: Vuvuzelas during the Game between Portugal and North Korea at FIFA World Cup 2010, 21 June 2010, Green Point Stadium, Cape Town. Original Description by the Photographer: “This Time Round, They Were All Blowing Their Vuvuzela’s in Unison!.,” June 21, 2010. Blow those vuvuzela’s Uploaded by Trycatch. commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:FIFA_World_Cup_2010_Portugal_North_Korea_Vuvuzelas_21_June_2010.jpg.
ArtFavor. A Tuba, April 9, 2010. Open Clip Art Library image’s page. commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tuba_01.svg.
Bank, New Zealand Physics Teachers’ Resource. A Rubens’ Tube Setup, Done at Hutt International Boys School, Wellington, New Zealand., November 10, 2006. New Zealand Physics Teachers’ Resource Bank Sound Flames: Rubens Tube. commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:RubensTube.png.
Descouens, Didier. English: Pan Flute, November 19, 2014. Own work. commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Flute_de_Pan_Des_Salomon_MHNT_ETH_AC_NH_29_Roquemaurel.jpg.
DisillusionedBitterAndKnackered. English: Plastic Vuvuzela Measuring 58cm: First Three Harmonics. 1=(somewhat Sharp) Bb below Middle C; 2=a Very Wide Octave Higher, More of a B Natural; 3=a Rather Sharp F Sharp., June 13, 2010. Own work. commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vuvuzela_harmonics_1_to_3.ogg.
Elenaf. Italiano: Armonici Chitarra 2, October 9, 2012. Own work. commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Armonici_chitarra_2_-_guitar_harmonics_2.JPG.
Esquembre, Lookang many thanks to author of original simulation = Juan M. Aguirregabiria author of Easy Java Simulation = Francisco. English: The Fundamental Frequency of a Sound Wave in a Tube with Right End CLOSED End Can Be Found Using the Following Equation:, October 5, 2013. Own work http://weelookang.blogspot.sg/2013/10/wikipedia-contribution-to-fundamental.html. commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:F0rightclosed.gif.
“Flute.” Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia, April 20, 2015. en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Flute&oldid=657263996.
gessner, jason. 365-2011-043-Alternate, February 12, 2011. 365-2011-043-alternate: Rich Lighting the Ruben’s Tube Uploaded by clusternote. commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rich_Lighting_the_Rubens_Tube_(photo_by_Jason_Gessner).jpg.
G, Gerald. English: SVG Drawing of a Baseball Bat., November 13, 2007. Baseball bat at openclipart.org/. commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Baseball_bat.svg.
“Interference (wave Propagation).” Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia, April 3, 2015. en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Interference_(wave_propagation)&oldid=654718966.
“Simulations.” SimBucket. Accessed April 21, 2015. simbucket.com/welcome-to-simbucket/.
vedub4us. English: SVG Drawing of a Baseball., April 22, 2009. openclipart.org/. commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Baseball.svg.
“Vuvuzela.” Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia, February 11, 2015. en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Vuvuzela&oldid=646627463.
“Wave on a String.” PhET. Accessed April 20, 2015. https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/wave-on-a-string.
