Simple Waves

Series: PSSC Physics Films Series

Year Published: 1959

Creator: Education Development Center www.edc.org

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Sound: sound

Description: John Shive explains that pulse propagation on ropes and slinkies shows elementary characteristics of waves, such as different speeds in different media. He uses a torsion bar wave machine to repeat these experiments to demonstrate reflection and other phenomena. For more info on PSSC, its history, and films, visit http://www.afana.org/psscfilms.htm, Shows elementary characteristics of waves by means of pulse propagation on ropes and slinkies. Effects are shown at regular speeds and in slow motion. A torsion bar wave-machine is used to demonstrate reflection.

Complete Record: John Shive explains that pulse propagation on ropes and slinkies shows elementary characteristics of waves, such as different speeds in different media. He uses a torsion bar wave machine to repeat these experiments to demonstrate reflection and other phenomena. For more info on PSSC, its history, and films, visit http://www.afana.org/psscfilms.htm, Shows elementary characteristics of waves by means of pulse propagation on ropes and slinkies. Effects are shown at regular speeds and in slow motion. A torsion bar wave-machine is used to demonstrate reflection. NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.