Standing waves and the principle of superposition

Demonstrates what happens when waves meet and how a standing wave is formed by the superposition of identical travelling waves in opposite directions.

Credits

producer

Ron Sorri

production company

Encyclopaedia Britannica Films

Duration

00:10:50:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1971

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

28879

Language

English

Subject categories

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Radio waves

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Radio waves

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Science - Study and teaching

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

Educational & Instructional → Instructional

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Radio waves

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Science - Study and teaching

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Wave mechanics

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Wave-motion, Theory of

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

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United States, 1971

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