Oscillation and Wave Demonstrations

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3A-Oscillations

10. Pendulums
- 10. Simple Pendulum
- 15. Bowling Ball Pendulum
- 17. Different Mass/Length Pendulums
- 30. Torsion Pendulum
15. Physical Pendula
20. Springs and Oscillators
- 10. Mass on a Spring
40. Simple Harmonic Motion
- 51. Simple Harmonic Motion with Pasco Dynamics Track
50. Damped Oscillators
60. Driven Mechanical Resonance
- 20. Driven Mechanical Resonance with a Pasco Dynamics Cart
- 26. Driven Mechanical Resonance with Two Pasco Dynamics Carts
70. Coupled Oscillators
- 21. Sargent Welch Coupled Harmonic Oscillator
- 33. Coupled Pendula Resonance
75. Normal Modes
80. Lissajous Figures
95. Non-Linear Systems

10. Transverse Pulses and Waves
- 10. Wave Pulse on a Spring
- 55. Transverse Wave Projection
20. Longitudinal Pulses and Waves
- 10. Wave Pulse on a Slinky
22. Standing Waves
- 50. Standing Waves on a Spring
25. Impedance and Dispersion
27. Compound Waves
30. Wave Properties of Sound
33. Phase and Group Velocity
35. Reflection and Refraction (sound)
39. Transfer of Energy in Waves
40. Doppler Effect
- 10. Doppler Nerf Ball
- 18. Doppler Tuning Fork
45. Shock Waves
50. Interference and Diffraction
- 40. Moire Pattern Transparencies
- 55. Interference with Fiberglass Roofing Strips
- 60. Interference with Resonance Boxes
60. Beats
- 10. Beats with Resonance Boxes
70. Coupled Resonators
- 10. Coupled Resonance with Resonance Boxes

20. Resonance in Strings
22. Stringed Instruments
30. Resonance Cavities
- 20. Boom Whackers
- 50. Flame Tube (Ruben's Tube)
- 71. Hoot Tubes
32. Air Column Instruments
- 40. Trumpet and Flute
- 45. PVC Trombone
40. Resonance in Plates, Bars, Solids
42. Percussion Instruments
46. Tuning Forks
- 10. Tuning Forks
50. Electronic Instruments