
What is Color?
FSU undergrad, Daniel Stribling, investigates the intimate relationship between light and color. Daniel discusses the history, physics, and theory of light to engage young learners and encourage them to be excited about science.
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Resonance and Bridges
Abbie describes why bridges must be designed to counteract the effects of unwanted vibrations.
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Standing waves
Reflecting waves gives standing waves, which can be resonances. Standing waves on strings and in pipes and plates.
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The Doppler effect
Moving either source or receiver produces a frequency shift called the Doppler effect, which we measure and analyse.
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Travelling waves II
The wave equation and its physical origin. Power in a wave and its relation to intensity in radiation.
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Travelling waves I
In an extended medium, inertia and a restoring force can lead to waves, which reflect at boundaries, either erect or inverted.
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Diffraction and Fourier Transforms

Measuring the speed of sound
A presentation showing how to measure the speed of sound over a short distance on a laboratory table.
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Measuring the speed of sound – experimental details
A short clip showing the measurement of the speed of sound over short distances.
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