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LivePhoto Physics: Wave Pulse Propagation on a Slinky Spring
edited by Robert Teese
published by the Rochester Institute of Technology
This page contains a set of three short video clips of wave pulses on a slinky spring.  One shows a single pulse reflected from a fixed end, the second shows two pulses passing over each other, and the third is a longitudinal pulse.  LivePhoto Physics uses high-speed DV format videography in which action may be stepped frame-by-frame, thus enabling easy use of video analysis software.  The videos are 10-30 frames in length and may be viewed in step motion or real-time.  Position and time data may be measured and collected by using video-analysis tools.  

See related items on this page for a link to download free Tracker video analysis software.  Tracker allows students to not only analyze the video in slow-motion, but also to overlay the videos with dynamical models to see how well the model matches the real world.  

This video is part of a larger collection of short physics videos developed by the Rochester Institute of Technology Live Photo Physics Project.

Please note that this resource requires Quicktime.
https://www.rit.edu/cos/livephoto/LPVideos/Slinky/
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- Technology
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Waves and Pendula
- Wave Motion
= Interference and Diffraction
= Longitudinal Pulses and Waves
= Transverse Pulses and Waves
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- Middle School
- Lower Undergraduate
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Access Rights: Free access
Restriction: © 2007 Rochester Institute of Technology
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Keywords: Slinky, Slinky spring, longitudinal waves, mechanics videos, physics videos, transverse waves, video, video analysis, video capture, wave pulse, waves
Record Cloner: Metadata instance created March 5, 2009 by Caroline Hall
Record Updated: Aug 19, 2020 by Lyle Barbato
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AIP Format
, edited by R. Teese (Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, 2007), WWW Document, (https://www.rit.edu/cos/livephoto/LPVideos/Slinky/).
AJP/PRST-PER
LivePhoto Physics: Wave Pulse Propagation on a Slinky Spring, edited by R. Teese (Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, 2007), <https://www.rit.edu/cos/livephoto/LPVideos/Slinky/>.
APA Format
Teese, R. (Ed.). (2008, January 8). LivePhoto Physics: Wave Pulse Propagation on a Slinky Spring. Retrieved December 7, 2024, from Rochester Institute of Technology: https://www.rit.edu/cos/livephoto/LPVideos/Slinky/
Chicago Format
Teese, Robert, ed. LivePhoto Physics: Wave Pulse Propagation on a Slinky Spring. Rochester: Rochester Institute of Technology, January 8, 2008. https://www.rit.edu/cos/livephoto/LPVideos/Slinky/ (accessed 7 December 2024).
MLA Format
Teese, Robert, ed. LivePhoto Physics: Wave Pulse Propagation on a Slinky Spring. Rochester: Rochester Institute of Technology, 2007. 8 Jan. 2008. 7 Dec. 2024 <https://www.rit.edu/cos/livephoto/LPVideos/Slinky/>.
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@misc{ Title = {LivePhoto Physics: Wave Pulse Propagation on a Slinky Spring}, Publisher = {Rochester Institute of Technology}, Volume = {2024}, Number = {7 December 2024}, Month = {January 8, 2008}, Year = {2007} }
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Is Supplemented By Tracker Video Analysis

This is the web site to obtain a free download of Tracker Video Analysis software, a tool to analyze video clips frame-by-frame and also combine the videos with computer-generated dynamical models. Full instructions for use in the classroom are included.

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