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Home > AP Courses and Exams > Course Home Pages > Dispersion of Light and the Electromagnetic Spectrum Dispersion of Light and the Electromagnetic Spectrum More About Waves and Optics... Properties of Traveling Waves Properties of Standing Waves Doppler Effect and Superposition Interference and Diffraction Reflection and Refraction Mirrors Lenses Demonstrations Each of the demonstrations includes a picture, description, suggestion of use, equipment needed, and the approximate setup time.   Crossed-Polaroids: E-Field Components   Rope and Cookie Coolers Simulation Polarized Wave This applet shows a transverse wave traveling in the positive z direction.   Polarized Wave Explorations Molecular Expressions from Florida State University This site includes excellent background theory with interactive simulations.   Polarization of Light   Electromagnetic Radiation NASA: The Electromagnetic Spectrum This site includes comprehensive background theory with interactive simulations.   NASA: The Electromagnetic Spectrum 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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