A Slinky can show two different types of waves - longitudinal and transverse.
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Read more: The Difference Between Transverse & Longitudinal Waves
A strobe light can make a vibrating string appear bent and unmoving in midair!
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Read more: Standing Waves and the Strobe Effect
The wave machine is used to show how the frequency and the wavelength of a wave depend on one another.
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Read more: Wavelength & Frequency
This demo shows the wave patterns of three different instruments:
a flute, a saxophone, and a trumpet.
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The behavior of a wave reflecting at a boundary on the wave machine depends on whether the boundary is free or clamped.
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A podcast that reviews the
Voyager Golden Record!
