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- Subject: Physics
- AS: 90254
- Level: 2
- Credits: 4
- External
Physics 2.3 Demonstrate understanding of wave phenomena
Sites for revision
Java applets on physics
A website that provides interactive Java applets on topics of physics – mechanics, oscillations and waves, electrodynamics, optics, thermodynamics, theory of relativity, physics of atoms, and nuclear physics. Suitable for NCEA.
HyperPhysics
This website has information about many topics in the subjects physics, chemistry, geophysics, and biology. You can select the subject area to find a topic or select from an index. Suitable for NCEA levels 2 and 3.
The physics department
This website has information on mechanics, waves, and light – the latter two being most useful for this topic. It has notes, diagrams, and animations suitable for NCEA levels 2 and 3.
Waves
This website has basic notes to help in learning for this achievement standard. Although some other sites have better diagrams and animations, this is a useful site for the basic facts of the topic.
The physics classroom tutorial
This website covers all topics of physics including wave phenomena. It contains good notes with real-life examples. Suitable for NCEA levels 2 and 3.
The applet collection
This website has many useful animations of physics principles including wave phenomena. Useful for NCEA levels 2 and 3.
Physics education technology
This website has interactive simulations to assist in learning the principles of physics, including wave phenomena. Useful for NCEA levels 2 and 3.
