Animations | These are from a course at the University of Saskatchewan similar to ours. In fact, this class offers a complete set of course notes and tutorials. (My thanks to Prof. Hirose.) |
Another Animation | Wave propagation on a string composed of two different segments. (From Prof. Stein, a geologist at Northwestern University.) |
Stings Waves and Music | A good discussion that covers a variety of situations important for making music. |
Breaking The Sound Barrier | Part of NOVA's web site for science education. |
A photo of a jet breaking the sound barrier. | You can hear a sonic boom, but is there anything to see? |
Ultrasound Medical Diagnostic | From How Stuff Works. |
Sonar in Dolphins | The ocean is too murky to see far, so try something else... |
Dolphin and Whale Sounds | They cut their own CD? |
Earthquakes and Seismic Waves | From the Nevada Seismo Lab. |
The Big One | Be glad you live in Columbus. |
Earthquakes | From The Learning
Channel. Includes the MakeAQuake simulator and good animations. Some of the gallery pictures are painful, as you might expect. |
Solar Quakes | Making waves on the sun. |
Water Waves | Among the most complicated waves you'll experience. This page is very much worth reading if you enjoy understanding why the things around you are the way they are. |
Ocean Waves | Discusses their cause, why they line up with the beach... |
Waves at the Beach | Lecture notes on the subject. They're pretty interesting. There's a lot going on at the beach. |
Waves and Tsunamis | Interesting pictures (with minimal text unfortunately) from a class's lecture notes. |