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Home > AP Courses and Exams > Course Home Pages > Doppler Effect and Superposition Doppler Effect and Superposition More About Waves and Optics... Properties of Traveling Waves Properties of Standing Waves Interference and Diffraction Dispersion of Light and the Electromagnetic Spectrum Reflection and Refraction Mirrors Lenses Doppler Effect Demonstration Doppler Ball The following demonstration includes a picture, description, suggestion of use, equipment needed, and the approximate setup time.   Doppler Ball Lecture Notes and Tutorial Doppler Effect, Bow Waves, Shock Waves These notes from PhysicsLAB by Catherine H. Colwell contain detailed explanations of background material, annotated diagrams and illustrations, and solved examples.   Doppler Effect, Bow Waves, Shock Waves Simulation Doppler Effect This applet shows the variation of pitch with velocity.   Doppler Effect Exploration The Doppler Effect and Sonic Booms This site includes detailed explanations of moving sound sources and sonic booms. The famous videoclip of an airplane breaking the sound barrier can be found here.   The Doppler Effect and Sonic Booms Superposition Demonstration Shive Wave Machine: Superposition of Pulses The following demonstration includes a picture, description, suggestion of use, equipment needed, and the approximate setup time.   Shive Wave Machine: Superposition of Pulses Simulations   Transverse Waves   Longitudinal Waves See also... AP Physics Web Guide AP Physics B Course Home Page AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism Course Home Page AP Physics C: Mechanics Course Home Page Teachers' Resources

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