Web Links

Chapter 14: Vibrations and Waves

Web Links

This has a general tutorial on simple harmonic motion and gives a great review of velocity and acceleration, plus an introduction to amplitude, period, and frequency. Visit this site to take the tutorial, then quiz yourself with the self test.
( http://www.physics.uoguelph.ca/tutorials/shm/Q.shm.html )

Particle Displacement and Wave Motion

This is an explanation of the two types of waves. View the animations for one and two dimensions of each wave and then describe the movement of a particle within the waves.
( http://www.kettering.edu/%7Edrussell/Demos/waves/wavemotion.html )

Tacoma Narrows Bridge Disaster

This page is devoted to the collapse of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge disaster. Watch the short video clip of the "rubbery" bridge and explain how the wind shattered this concrete structure.
( http://www.fen.bris.ac.uk/engmaths/research/nonlinear/tacoma/tacoma.html )

The Kobe Earthquake: One Year Later

Here is an assignment to learn more about the Kobe Earthquake in 1995 and how people recovered. Make your own presentation of this disaster using the links and resources from this page.
( http://www.seismo.unr.edu/ftp/pub/louie/class/100/effects-kobe.html )