PhysicsLAB: Ripple Tank Video Guides

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Ripple Tank Video Guides

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Reflection of Plane Waves

Subtopic	Internet Source
normal barrier angled barrier	[80-231] Ealing filmloop Reflection of Straight Waves from Straight Barriers in a Ripple Tank

Reflections off Parabolic Barriers

Subtopics	Internet Source
plane waves circular waves	[80-233] Ealing filmloop Reflection of Waves from Concave (parabolic) Barriers in a Ripple Tank

Reflections of Circular Waves

Subtopic	Internet Source
straight barrier circular barrier elliptical barrier	[80-232] Ealing filmloop Reflection of Circular Waves from Various Barriers in a Ripple Tank

Two-Point Source Interference

Suntopics;	Internet Sources
frequency transitions	[80-2405] Ealing filmloop Interference of Waves in a Ripple Tank
drawing nodal and antinodal lines path differences	constructive and destructive interference xmtutor: path differences [n = 0, 1, 2, 3 ...]
overhead projector demonstration of source separation transitions	WSU: Separation of Sources

Diffraction

Subtopics	Internet Sources
single slit diffraction	[80-242] Ealing filmloop Single Slit [various widths] Diffraction of Waves in a Ripple Tank
diffraction and obstacles	[80-224] Ealing filmloop Diffraction and Scattering around One-Sided Barrier and [various-width] Obstacles
	[80-2439] Ealing filmloop Multiple Slit Diffraction of Waves in a Ripple Tank
	Review: Review: [80-2405] Ealing Filmloop Interfence of Waves [2 point sources] in a Ripple Tank
[80-2074] Ealing Filmloop	Diffraction of Light: Double Slit

Refraction

Subtopics	Internet Sources
Two Point Source Interference	[80-234] Ealing Filmloop [0:00] Plane Waves Refracting along Normal Interface in Ripple Tank [0:25] Plane Waves Refracting along Angled Interface ub Ripple Tank

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