This is a comprehensive interactive homework problem about the speed of a pulse sent along a Slinky toy.  It focuses on the same central idea as The Physics Classroom tutorial here, and extends it to use mathematics in a real-life problem.

Visit The Physics Classroom's Flickr Galleries and enjoy a photo overview of the topic of waves.

Improve your problem-solving skills with problems, answers and solutions from The Calculator Pad.

Need to see it? View the Echo vs. Reverberation animation from the Multimedia Physics Studios.

Looking for a lab that coordinates with this page? Try the A Wave for Motion Lab from The Laboratory.

Learning requires action. Give your students this sense-making activity from The Curriculum Corner.

Practice makes perfect with this computational activity from The Curriculum Corner.

Need ideas? Need help? Explore The Physics Front's treasure box of catalogued resources on Wave Properties.