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ERIC Number: EJ471548
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1992
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0036-8555
Standing Waves on a Shoestring.
Hendrix, Laura
Science Teacher, v59 n3 p28-31 Mar 1992
Describes the construction of a wave generator used to review the algebraic relationships of wave motion. Students calculate and measure the weight needed to create tension to generate standing waves at the first eight harmonics. (MDH)
Descriptors: Computation, Demonstrations (Educational), Laboratory Equipment, Mathematical Formulas, Physics, Science Activities, Science Education, Science Equipment, Science Instruction, Secondary Education, Secondary School Science, Teaching Methods, Waves (Physics)
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Demonstrations (Science); Harmonics