PhET Teacher Ideas & Activities: EM Wave Analogy Tutorial

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written by Noah S. Podolefsky
published by the PhET

This item is a tutorial for introductory calculus-based physics students on the topic of waves. It was created to be used with the simulation "Wave on a String", developed by PhET (Physics Education Technology Project). The author uses sound wave analogies to prepare students for learning about electromagnetic waves. This item was approved by the PhET project, and is part of a set of teacher-created materials developed to supplement the PhET collection of interactive physics simulations.

https://phet.colorado.edu/en/activities/2910

Subjects	Levels	Resource Types
Oscillations & Waves - Oscillations = Springs and Oscillators - Wave Motion = Longitudinal Pulses and Waves	- High School - Lower Undergraduate	- Instructional Material = Activity = Best practice = Tutorial

Appropriate Courses	Categories	Ratings
- Algebra-based Physics - AP Physics	- Lesson Plan - Activity - Laboratory - Assessment	Currently 0.0/5 Want to rate this material? Login here!

Intended User:: Learner
Formats:: application/pdf
application/ms-word
text/html
Access Rights:: Free access
Restriction:: © 2007 The PhET Project
Keywords:: PHET, Phet, electromagnetic waves, longitudinal waves, sound waves, tutorial, waves
Record Cloner:: Metadata instance created April 18, 2008 by Caroline Hall
Record Updated:: February 22, 2025 by Lyle Barbato
Last Update when Cataloged:: March 31, 2008

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<a href="https://www.compadre.org/precollege/items/detail.cfm?ID=6886">Podolefsky, Noah S.. PhET Teacher Ideas & Activities: EM Wave Analogy Tutorial. Boulder: PhET, March 31, 2008.</a>

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N. Podolefsky, (PhET, Boulder, 2007), WWW Document, (https://phet.colorado.edu/en/activities/2910).

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N. Podolefsky, PhET Teacher Ideas & Activities: EM Wave Analogy Tutorial (PhET, Boulder, 2007), <https://phet.colorado.edu/en/activities/2910>.

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Podolefsky, N. (2008, March 31). PhET Teacher Ideas & Activities: EM Wave Analogy Tutorial. Retrieved April 20, 2025, from PhET: https://phet.colorado.edu/en/activities/2910

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Podolefsky, Noah S.. PhET Teacher Ideas & Activities: EM Wave Analogy Tutorial. Boulder: PhET, March 31, 2008. https://phet.colorado.edu/en/activities/2910 (accessed 20 April 2025).

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Podolefsky, Noah S.. PhET Teacher Ideas & Activities: EM Wave Analogy Tutorial. Boulder: PhET, 2007. 31 Mar. 2008. 20 Apr. 2025 <https://phet.colorado.edu/en/activities/2910>.

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PhET Teacher Ideas & Activities: EM Wave Analogy Tutorial:

Supplements PhET Simulation: Wave on a String

This is an interactive simulation developed by PhET (Physics Education Technology Project) which is designed to be used with this tutorial on EM Wave Analogy.

relation by Caroline Hall

Supplements PhET Simulation: Sound

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