Another great post by Rhett at Dot Physics! It’s always difficult to teach the wave-particle duality of light since students (and even teachers) struggle with the abstract reasoning involved. Rhett does a fantastic job with his illustrations and explanations of light as a wave. I’m definitely using this with my students.
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Posts Tagged ‘waves’
20 Sep
Light & Waves by Dot Physics
7 May
Corks, Ears, and Eyes, Oh My!
I recently read this question, I’m curious to hear what you think!
Someone (maybe Helmholtz) suggested the following way of thinking about how our eyes and ears interpret light and sound. Imagine that you are standing at the edge of a lake. If you use your eyes, you can get an enormous amount of detailed information [...]
9 Feb
Single Wave Pulse Videos
As I was trying to create an assignment regarding transverse and longitudinal waves the other day, I stumbled upon these videos of a single wave pulse. The anatomy of the waves are very clear and, I suspect, a great teaching tool!
Transverse Wave
Longitudinal Wave
